The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
Student protesters shout slogans during a rally against the government’s spending policies and what they described as the growing role of the military in civilian affairs in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
From front page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos, chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Yvette Allen, of Celebration, Fla., exercises while holding up a sign for a local school board election outside of the West Osceola Branch Library, during early voting for the Florida primary election, in Celebration, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Yvette Allen, of Celebration, Fla., exercises while holding up a sign for a local school board election outside of the West Osceola Branch Library, during early voting for the Florida primary election, in Celebration, Fla., Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A bouquet of sunflowers are displayed in a defused artillery shell at the Cambodia Landmine Museum in Siem Reap, Cambodia on Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Anton L. Delgado)
A bouquet of sunflowers are displayed in a defused artillery shell at the Cambodia Landmine Museum in Siem Reap, Cambodia on Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Anton L. Delgado)
Rescuers inspect the ruins of a mosque that collapsed during an earthquake in North Lamba Leda, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Rescuers inspect the ruins of a mosque that collapsed during an earthquake in North Lamba Leda, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Noemi Marrero, left, and her sisters sit at a cemetery in La Guaira, Venezuela, during the funeral of Marrero’s two children, who died in the earthquakes, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Noemi Marrero, left, and her sisters sit at a cemetery in La Guaira, Venezuela, during the funeral of Marrero’s two children, who died in the earthquakes, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A blood-stained woman speaks on a cell phone as she leaves her damaged apartment following a Russian air attack in Kramatorsk, the Donetsk region of Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Yevhen Titov)
A blood-stained woman speaks on a cell phone as she leaves her damaged apartment following a Russian air attack in Kramatorsk, the Donetsk region of Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Yevhen Titov)
A view of a burned area a day after a wildfire in Peristeria village on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
A view of a burned area a day after a wildfire in Peristeria village on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
A migrant worker from Sri Lanka cools off in a cascading river on a torrid day, outside Bragadiru, Romania, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A migrant worker from Sri Lanka cools off in a cascading river on a torrid day, outside Bragadiru, Romania, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Christopher Grimley and Matthew Grimley of Scotland play against Kevin Lee and Ty Alexander Lindeman of Canada during the Badminton World Championships in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Christopher Grimley and Matthew Grimley of Scotland play against Kevin Lee and Ty Alexander Lindeman of Canada during the Badminton World Championships in New Delhi, India, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
A student walks past a wall painting of Mariama Ba at the Mariama Ba school in Goree Island, Senegal, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)
A student walks past a wall painting of Mariama Ba at the Mariama Ba school in Goree Island, Senegal, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)
A participant reacts during a greased-pole climbing competition in the celebration of Indonesia’s Independence Day at Ancol Beach in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
A participant reacts during a greased-pole climbing competition in the celebration of Indonesia’s Independence Day at Ancol Beach in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
U.S. Army’s soldiers conduct a training exercise on a river in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
U.S. Army’s soldiers conduct a training exercise on a river in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
