Ukrainian soldiers speak to their relatives after returning from captivity after a Prisoners of War (POWs) exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 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 reacts as she looks at charred books after a fire at the country’s biggest book market, caused by a recent Russian missile attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Visitors watch a humanoid robot perform during the World Robot Conference at the Beiren Yichuang International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Master sand casters Mevlut, left, and Ahmet Yildirim make molds for pouring molten metal in their workshop in the Buyukhan artisan quarter in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)President Donald Trump speaks outside the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington, at the construction site of the new helicopter landing zone on the South Lawn of the White House. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)People are silhouetted as they enjoy the view from the Floating Bridge in Zaryadye park, backdropped by the Kremlin, during sunset, in Moscow, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli army strike on a cafe at the Gaza port the previous day, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)Kansas City Royals’ Carlos Duran, left, and Bobby Witt Jr., right, are doused by Kyle Isbel, center, after their baseball game against the Athletics, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)A U.S. flag hangs on the roof of Ohio-based Palestinian American Loui Ridi’s home, which has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week, in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, south of Nablus, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)A Japanese sea nettle is displayed at the Jellyfish Museum, a facility that is home to about 20 unique species of jellyfish found in Florida and other parts of the world, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Pompano Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds, center, is kissed by his wife Erika, while standing on stage with their children Darin, left, Damon, second from left, and Mason during at a primary election party Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)A pilot takes off in his hang glider from the Vale do Parana free-flight launch site during the 2026 Brasilia Open Hang Gliding near Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)A homeless man sits on a street in a shopping district in central London, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)People film and take photos of salmon using the fish ladder at the Ballard Locks, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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