A man stands on a boat over a coral reef in the Dutch Cays of Guna Yala on Panama's Caribbean coast, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
From front page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos, chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Serena Williams, of the United States, signs autographs for fans following a mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)A woman shops at a butcher shop that remains open amid shuttered businesses in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)Rohingyas gather during an event at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, marking the anniversary of the their exodus. (AP Photo/Abdul Goni)Yakoub Durak stacks wood into a pile at a charcoal production site in a forest in Kocaeli province, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. A handful of family-run producers continue the region’s traditional practice of slowly carbonizing hardwood in earthen kilns to make charcoal for barbecues and restaurants. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)A resident watches a damaged house after a tornado ravaged the small village of Pomas in southern France, leaving dozens injured, Tuesday Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Frederic Lancelot)People watch the sun set over Lake Ontario, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Olcott, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)Skeletal remains inside the Espiritu Santo Hospital from 1575, according to archeologists from ProLima, are exposed during excavation at the Sanctuary of Santa Rosa de Lima, in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)A Muslim faithful prays as she marches in Lagos, Nigeria, to mark Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, known as Mawlid, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)New Zealand’s players perform the Haka during an international friendly rugby match between Lions and New Zealand, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)People use umbrellas to shield themselves from the scorching sun Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)People hold Ukrainian flags as the Eiffel Tower is illuminated with the colors of Ukraine in honor of it’s Independence Day and to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country, in Paris, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)Palestinians inspect the Abu Salim Mosque a day after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Humanoid robots compete in dance during the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)A wand with a star is placed over Dolly Parton’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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