Syrian security personnel inspect a burned vehicles near the Four Seasons Hotel after two explosions rocked the area earlier while Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa was meeting French President Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
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 horse is led into the bullring to take part in a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)Policemen detain an exiled Tibetan protester outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi, India, during a demonstration against political repression in Tibet, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)A virtual taekwondo athlete practices at a training center in Puchong, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)Ringo Starr arrives for the annual Peace & Love celebration for his 86th birthday on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)A man walks in the rain next to rows of Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags strung above a mountain trail in Dharamshala, India, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)Far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaves the courtroom after the verdict of her appeal trial, in Paris, France, Tuesday, July. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)Fans watch the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Colombia and Switzerland on a terrace rooftop in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Sebastian Barros)Switzerland goalkeeper Gregor Kobel (1) blocks a penalty shot by Colombia’s Cucho Hernandez in a shootout during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)Mackenzie Looper, 4 and her sister Mikayla Looper, 3, of Rapid City, S.D., pose for a portrait while attending the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Argentina players toss teammate Lionel Messi (10) into the air as they celebrate after the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)President Donald Trump, center, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, during a formal welcome at the Bestepe Presidential Palace during the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Participants walk near displays during the NATO Defense Industry Forum at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)A woman using a mobile phone light inspects her apartment damaged by Monday’s Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)An Iraqi Shiite soldier chants on the eve of funeral ceremonies for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outside the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)Kenyan plain clothes police officers arrest protesters, during a demonstration marking a day that is historically associated with the pro-democracy protests of the 1990s that ushered in multipartyism, in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)Team cars share equipment during the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 181.9 kilometers (112.4 miles) with start in Carcassonne and finish in Foix, France, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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