With a backdrop of the Space Needle, candles are seen lighted during the vigil for victims the day after a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
An aerial view of pilgrims praying next to the vandalized statue of the Virgin Mary, which has been covered with a white sheet, on Apparition Hill in Medjugorje, Bosnia, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo)The sun rises as Shiite pilgrims march on their way, to Karbala, to observe Arbaeen that marks the end of a 40-day mourning period following the Day of Ashura, in Najaf, Iraq, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)Mahasen Faqih is seen through a shattered glass door as she checks her home, destroyed during the Israeli military operation, after returning to it in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)Firefighters use controlled burning to halt a wildfire that continues to spread near Cebreros, Ávila province, Spain, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)An Armed Forces Body Bearer Team moves the casket of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., upon arrival for a Congressional tribute in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)A Palestinian scans a valley with a flashlight as people gather around a bonfire during a volunteer night watch to help prevent Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank town of Sinjil, Monday, July 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)Firefighting vehicles line a road to suppress fires near Ares, during wildfires in the area of southwestern France, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner, Pool)Attendees hold signs as President Donald Trump speaks at the General Motors Proving Ground, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)Debris is seen in front of a damaged house after a tornado struck Monday, July 27, 2026, in Menasha, Wis. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf)Canada’s Hannah Blair, right, and Jersey’s Lucy Woodward compete in the Women’s Heptathlon 100m hurdles at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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