An American flag is reflected in front of fans waiting for the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Spain and Austria in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
A building damaged during the earthquakes is marked with “S.O.S.” painted stands in La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Rescue workers attend to Hernán Alberto Gil Flores after he was pulled from the rubble eight days after he was trapped by twin earthquakes that struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)A woman holds up her hands, painted red to symbolize blood with the words in Hebrew “we will not forget” during a protest marking 1,000 days since the Oct. 7 2003 Hamas-led attack on Israel, outside the prime minister residence in Jerusalem, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)A woman looks at an apartment building burning after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine uses an icepack during the second round women’s singles match against Anna Blinkova of Russia at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)Dog walker Nahuel Meneghini walks dogs dressed in jerseys of the Argentine national soccer team in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)A cow, a pig and a horse are cut into a corn field to get a labyrinth for visitors in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)Participants wearing shoes with heels of at least 10 centimeters (3.9 inches) run in the annual high heel race during Madrid’s Pride week, in Madrid, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)A portrait of slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and an Iranian flag are displayed in the window of a book store ahead of Khamenei’s funeral ceremonies, in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Shariah law officials escort a woman convicted of violating Islamic law by kissing a man, both unmarried, during a TikTok livestream after her public caning, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah)
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