The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
A woman with an umbrella to shade her from the sun is seen through an installation made with honeycombed steel sheets, symbolizing the Berlin Wall on the 65th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
From front page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos, chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Sonam Mukhiya, left, lies next to her 3-year-old brother, Yubraj Mukhiya, and their grandmother in their home in Gaur, Nepal, on May 19, 2026. Their mother, Kabita Mukhiya, died in December while 28-weeks pregnant amid disruptions to nutrition programs and reproductive outreach services following last year’s foreign aid cuts by the United States. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
Sonam Mukhiya, left, lies next to her 3-year-old brother, Yubraj Mukhiya, and their grandmother in their home in Gaur, Nepal, on May 19, 2026. Their mother, Kabita Mukhiya, died in December while 28-weeks pregnant amid disruptions to nutrition programs and reproductive outreach services following last year’s foreign aid cuts by the United States. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
A meteor streaks above a destroyed aircraft used for training purposes in the Negev Desert, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A meteor streaks above a destroyed aircraft used for training purposes in the Negev Desert, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
France’s Makenson Gletty fails an attempt in the decathlon pole vault at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
France’s Makenson Gletty fails an attempt in the decathlon pole vault at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
An overview of a giant flower carpet inspired by The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai at the historic Grand Place in Brussels, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman)
An overview of a giant flower carpet inspired by The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai at the historic Grand Place in Brussels, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Marius Burgelman)
A burned-out car sits along a forest road during a wildfire in Siviri, on the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
A burned-out car sits along a forest road during a wildfire in Siviri, on the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
Indian paramilitary soldiers march during the final rehearsal for India’s Independence Day parade in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Indian paramilitary soldiers march during the final rehearsal for India’s Independence Day parade in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Funeral pallbearers sit behind caskets during a memorial service for the victims of a ferry that capsized on Lake Kariba in Kariba, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mkhululi Thobela)
Funeral pallbearers sit behind caskets during a memorial service for the victims of a ferry that capsized on Lake Kariba in Kariba, Zimbabwe, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mkhululi Thobela)
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller speaks during a television interview outside the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller speaks during a television interview outside the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
