Bookseller Alexander Bahlai reacts as firefighters try to put out a fire at a city book market following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, early Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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 woman mourns during the funeral of Hezbollah member Ali al-Haj Hassan, his wife and four children who were killed the previous day by an Israeli airstrike, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)A firefighter walks through a burned area as flames engulf a house during a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)A tiger lies in a crate as a Four Paws animal welfare organization member prepares for its transfer from a shuttered zoo to a sanctuary in South Africa, in Lujan, Argentina, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)People search for gold at a mining site in Iga-Barrière, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)A supporter of opposition presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro carries an image of Flavio Bolsonaro’s father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, as he arrives for a campaign rally in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)A wildfire approaches a beach on the Adriatic coast near Omis, southern Croatia, early Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Dubravec)A boy holds an AK-style rifle while sitting in a vehicle decorated with Taliban flags during celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nava Jamshidi)Sima covers her face at the grave of her six-month-old granddaughter, her daughter Diba’s daughter, who died during the winter, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. Originally from Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, Sima, who believes she is about 60 but does not know her exact age, helps support her extended family by begging and collecting items she can reuse or sell. (AP Photo/Nava Jamshidi)Relatives mourn over the bodies of victims of a suspected gas leak at a shipbreaking yard during the dismantling of a decommissioned ship in Sitakunda area of Chattogram, Bangladesh, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo)An Iraqi vendor offers a peacock at the Pet Market (al-Ghazl market) one of Baghdadi’s favorite destinations, especially on Fridays, it attracts buyers and sellers peddling birds, dogs, cats, and exotic animals such as snakes and monkeys in Baghdad Friday Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)Spanish player Alejandra Salazar hits the ball on a padel court installed at the Sydney Opera House for an invitational tournament in Sydney, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)Palestinians remove iron from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes during the war with Hamas, repair and recycle it for construction, building tents or selling it, in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)Isabella Geraci of the United States and Rosalie Landry of Canada challenge for the ball during the Flag Football World Championship women’s final game between Canada and USA in Duesseldorf, Germany, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)A corgi dog participates in a fashion show during a international event Corgi Race Vilnius 2026 in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)Rescuers assess earthquake damage in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)An attendee wearing a horse head mask strikes a pose at the annual festival honoring the Orlov Trotter breed outside Tarusa, Kaluga region, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)Athletes compete in the women’s marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek/Pool)
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