Skip to Content Facebook Feature Image

PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Thursday, July 3, 2025

News

PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Thursday,  July 3, 2025
News

News

PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Thursday, July 3, 2025

2025-07-04 03:44 Last Updated At:03:52

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

First lady Melania Trump holds an American flag while visiting Children's National Hospital, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

First lady Melania Trump holds an American flag while visiting Children's National Hospital, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Republican members of Congress reach to shake hands with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center bottom, after Johnson signed President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Republican members of Congress reach to shake hands with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center bottom, after Johnson signed President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Lian Al-Za'anin, center, is comforted by relatives as she mourns the loss of her father, Rami Al-Za'anin, who was killed while heading to an aid distribution hub, at the morgue of the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Lian Al-Za'anin, center, is comforted by relatives as she mourns the loss of her father, Rami Al-Za'anin, who was killed while heading to an aid distribution hub, at the morgue of the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

China's first domestically built aircraft carrier Shandong sails into Hong Kong for port call Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

China's first domestically built aircraft carrier Shandong sails into Hong Kong for port call Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Relatives react as they have a video call with a survivor from a ferry that sank near the resort island of Bali, at Ketapang Port in Bayuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andur)

Relatives react as they have a video call with a survivor from a ferry that sank near the resort island of Bali, at Ketapang Port in Bayuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andur)

An honor guard carries the coffin of Ukrainian F-16 pilot Maksym Ustymenko, during a farewell ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

An honor guard carries the coffin of Ukrainian F-16 pilot Maksym Ustymenko, during a farewell ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine shakes hands with Coco Gauff of the U.S., left, after winning the first round women's single match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine shakes hands with Coco Gauff of the U.S., left, after winning the first round women's single match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Abdel Hadi Bashir mourns the loss of his two daughters, Sabah and Mira who were killed in an Israeli army airstrike of the Gaza Strip, at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Abdel Hadi Bashir mourns the loss of his two daughters, Sabah and Mira who were killed in an Israeli army airstrike of the Gaza Strip, at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Tanisha Tucker Lohse, right, and Maria Francisco, both of the Tohono Oʼodham nation, harvest fruit from a saguaro cactus in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Tanisha Tucker Lohse, right, and Maria Francisco, both of the Tohono Oʼodham nation, harvest fruit from a saguaro cactus in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

The courts remain covered as rain falls on day three at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The courts remain covered as rain falls on day three at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Paramilitary police unit Mobile Brigade (Brimob) members rappel down the National Monument during a show marking the 79th anniversary of the Indonesian National Police in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Paramilitary police unit Mobile Brigade (Brimob) members rappel down the National Monument during a show marking the 79th anniversary of the Indonesian National Police in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Novak Djokovic of Serbia serves to Alexandre Muller of France during their first round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Novak Djokovic of Serbia serves to Alexandre Muller of France during their first round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

People light flares during a protest called by the main opposition Republican People's Party or (CHP), outside the City Hall in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

People light flares during a protest called by the main opposition Republican People's Party or (CHP), outside the City Hall in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A patient sits in the dialysis unit at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, after the facility suspended its services due to fuel shortages needed to power its generators. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

A patient sits in the dialysis unit at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, after the facility suspended its services due to fuel shortages needed to power its generators. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

A kea parrot drops an ice cube that was brought to its enclosure on a hot and sunny day at the Zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

A kea parrot drops an ice cube that was brought to its enclosure on a hot and sunny day at the Zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

A fan with a haircut like a tennis ball stands outside Southfields tube station near the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A fan with a haircut like a tennis ball stands outside Southfields tube station near the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to visit a new migrant detention center in Ochopee, Fla., Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to visit a new migrant detention center in Ochopee, Fla., Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A couple and other passengers wait to board a ferry at the Besiktas terminal on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A couple and other passengers wait to board a ferry at the Besiktas terminal on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A man runs towards the rising sun on a small road on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A man runs towards the rising sun on a small road on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Members of Indonesian paramilitary police unit Mobile Brigade (Brimob) rappel down the National Monument during a show marking the 79th anniversary of Indonesian National Police in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Members of Indonesian paramilitary police unit Mobile Brigade (Brimob) rappel down the National Monument during a show marking the 79th anniversary of Indonesian National Police in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

T-Rex racers participate in a preliminary heat during the "T-Rex World Championship Races" at Emerald Downs, Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Auburn, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

T-Rex racers participate in a preliminary heat during the "T-Rex World Championship Races" at Emerald Downs, Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Auburn, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Monks play badminton in front of a monastery at Kagbeni, Mustang region, 462 kilometers (288 miles) west of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Monks play badminton in front of a monastery at Kagbeni, Mustang region, 462 kilometers (288 miles) west of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

The sun sets behind the city center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

The sun sets behind the city center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Katie Boulter of Britain celebrates after beating Paula Badosa of Spain during their first round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Katie Boulter of Britain celebrates after beating Paula Badosa of Spain during their first round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Actor Eddie Redmayne, rear, and Sir David Beckham sit in the Royal Box on Centre Court on day one at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Actor Eddie Redmayne, rear, and Sir David Beckham sit in the Royal Box on Centre Court on day one at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, left, greets Fabio Fognini of Italy at the net after winning their first round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, left, greets Fabio Fognini of Italy at the net after winning their first round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Wildland firefighters with the United States Forest Service prepare at a staging area near the scene the day after a shooter ambushed and killed multiple firefighters responding to a wildfire at Canfield Mountain Monday, June 30, 2025, in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Wildland firefighters with the United States Forest Service prepare at a staging area near the scene the day after a shooter ambushed and killed multiple firefighters responding to a wildfire at Canfield Mountain Monday, June 30, 2025, in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

A man carries a child, who was wounded in an Israeli strike, after being treated in the Shifa Hospital, Gaza City, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

A man carries a child, who was wounded in an Israeli strike, after being treated in the Shifa Hospital, Gaza City, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Demonstrators carry cardboard caskets in front of the U.S. Capitol in protest of President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts package, Monday, June 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Demonstrators carry cardboard caskets in front of the U.S. Capitol in protest of President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts package, Monday, June 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A reveler takes part in a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month in Panama City, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A reveler takes part in a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month in Panama City, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Gwen Walz, left, and Gov. Tim Walz exit the Basilica of St. Mary following funeral services for Mark and Melissa Hortman at the church in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP, Pool)

Gwen Walz, left, and Gov. Tim Walz exit the Basilica of St. Mary following funeral services for Mark and Melissa Hortman at the church in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP, Pool)

Brazil's rider Diogo Moreira of the Italtrans Racing Team celebrates on the podium after winning the Moto2 race at the Grand Prix of the Netherlands at the TT Circuit in Assen, northern Netherlands, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Brazil's rider Diogo Moreira of the Italtrans Racing Team celebrates on the podium after winning the Moto2 race at the Grand Prix of the Netherlands at the TT Circuit in Assen, northern Netherlands, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Refugees arrive at the Tine transit camp in Chad's Wadi Fara province Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Refugees arrive at the Tine transit camp in Chad's Wadi Fara province Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Jake Pogrebinsky smokes a cigarette while diving his boat on the Yukon River looking for logs to collect, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Galena, Alaska. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Jake Pogrebinsky smokes a cigarette while diving his boat on the Yukon River looking for logs to collect, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Galena, Alaska. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Supporters of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party break a police barricade as they march in a protest over the alleged rape of a student at the South Calcutta Law College campus on Wednesday, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Supporters of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party break a police barricade as they march in a protest over the alleged rape of a student at the South Calcutta Law College campus on Wednesday, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Charli xcx performs during the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Charli xcx performs during the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

South Korean singer PSY performs during his concert "Summer Swag 2025" at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean singer PSY performs during his concert "Summer Swag 2025" at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Milwaukee Brewers' Joey Ortiz (3) scores on a wild pitch past a tag by Colorado Rockies' Victor Vodnik, left, during the 10th inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

Milwaukee Brewers' Joey Ortiz (3) scores on a wild pitch past a tag by Colorado Rockies' Victor Vodnik, left, during the 10th inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

Roosters fight as Afghan men watch at an illegal cockfighting venue in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Roosters fight as Afghan men watch at an illegal cockfighting venue in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Teams using autonomous T1 robots from Booster Robotics compete in the inaugural RoBoLeague robot soccer competition held in Beijing, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Teams using autonomous T1 robots from Booster Robotics compete in the inaugural RoBoLeague robot soccer competition held in Beijing, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Bubbles form on a puddle during rainfall in central St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Bubbles form on a puddle during rainfall in central St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Bayern Munich's Leon Goretzka, top, heads a ball next to Flamengo's goalkeeper Agustin Rossi during the Club World Cup round of 16 soccer match between CR Flamengo and Bayern Munich in Miami Gardens, Fla., Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Bayern Munich's Leon Goretzka, top, heads a ball next to Flamengo's goalkeeper Agustin Rossi during the Club World Cup round of 16 soccer match between CR Flamengo and Bayern Munich in Miami Gardens, Fla., Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

More Images
First lady Melania Trump holds an American flag while visiting Children's National Hospital, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

First lady Melania Trump holds an American flag while visiting Children's National Hospital, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Republican members of Congress reach to shake hands with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center bottom, after Johnson signed President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Republican members of Congress reach to shake hands with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., center bottom, after Johnson signed President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Lian Al-Za'anin, center, is comforted by relatives as she mourns the loss of her father, Rami Al-Za'anin, who was killed while heading to an aid distribution hub, at the morgue of the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Lian Al-Za'anin, center, is comforted by relatives as she mourns the loss of her father, Rami Al-Za'anin, who was killed while heading to an aid distribution hub, at the morgue of the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

China's first domestically built aircraft carrier Shandong sails into Hong Kong for port call Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

China's first domestically built aircraft carrier Shandong sails into Hong Kong for port call Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Relatives react as they have a video call with a survivor from a ferry that sank near the resort island of Bali, at Ketapang Port in Bayuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andur)

Relatives react as they have a video call with a survivor from a ferry that sank near the resort island of Bali, at Ketapang Port in Bayuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andur)

An honor guard carries the coffin of Ukrainian F-16 pilot Maksym Ustymenko, during a farewell ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

An honor guard carries the coffin of Ukrainian F-16 pilot Maksym Ustymenko, during a farewell ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine shakes hands with Coco Gauff of the U.S., left, after winning the first round women's single match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine shakes hands with Coco Gauff of the U.S., left, after winning the first round women's single match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Abdel Hadi Bashir mourns the loss of his two daughters, Sabah and Mira who were killed in an Israeli army airstrike of the Gaza Strip, at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Abdel Hadi Bashir mourns the loss of his two daughters, Sabah and Mira who were killed in an Israeli army airstrike of the Gaza Strip, at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Tanisha Tucker Lohse, right, and Maria Francisco, both of the Tohono Oʼodham nation, harvest fruit from a saguaro cactus in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Tanisha Tucker Lohse, right, and Maria Francisco, both of the Tohono Oʼodham nation, harvest fruit from a saguaro cactus in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

The courts remain covered as rain falls on day three at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The courts remain covered as rain falls on day three at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Paramilitary police unit Mobile Brigade (Brimob) members rappel down the National Monument during a show marking the 79th anniversary of the Indonesian National Police in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Paramilitary police unit Mobile Brigade (Brimob) members rappel down the National Monument during a show marking the 79th anniversary of the Indonesian National Police in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Novak Djokovic of Serbia serves to Alexandre Muller of France during their first round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Novak Djokovic of Serbia serves to Alexandre Muller of France during their first round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

People light flares during a protest called by the main opposition Republican People's Party or (CHP), outside the City Hall in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

People light flares during a protest called by the main opposition Republican People's Party or (CHP), outside the City Hall in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A patient sits in the dialysis unit at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, after the facility suspended its services due to fuel shortages needed to power its generators. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

A patient sits in the dialysis unit at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, after the facility suspended its services due to fuel shortages needed to power its generators. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

A kea parrot drops an ice cube that was brought to its enclosure on a hot and sunny day at the Zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

A kea parrot drops an ice cube that was brought to its enclosure on a hot and sunny day at the Zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

A fan with a haircut like a tennis ball stands outside Southfields tube station near the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A fan with a haircut like a tennis ball stands outside Southfields tube station near the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to visit a new migrant detention center in Ochopee, Fla., Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to visit a new migrant detention center in Ochopee, Fla., Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A couple and other passengers wait to board a ferry at the Besiktas terminal on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A couple and other passengers wait to board a ferry at the Besiktas terminal on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A man runs towards the rising sun on a small road on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A man runs towards the rising sun on a small road on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Members of Indonesian paramilitary police unit Mobile Brigade (Brimob) rappel down the National Monument during a show marking the 79th anniversary of Indonesian National Police in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Members of Indonesian paramilitary police unit Mobile Brigade (Brimob) rappel down the National Monument during a show marking the 79th anniversary of Indonesian National Police in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, July 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

T-Rex racers participate in a preliminary heat during the "T-Rex World Championship Races" at Emerald Downs, Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Auburn, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

T-Rex racers participate in a preliminary heat during the "T-Rex World Championship Races" at Emerald Downs, Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Auburn, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Monks play badminton in front of a monastery at Kagbeni, Mustang region, 462 kilometers (288 miles) west of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Monks play badminton in front of a monastery at Kagbeni, Mustang region, 462 kilometers (288 miles) west of Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

The sun sets behind the city center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

The sun sets behind the city center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Katie Boulter of Britain celebrates after beating Paula Badosa of Spain during their first round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Katie Boulter of Britain celebrates after beating Paula Badosa of Spain during their first round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Actor Eddie Redmayne, rear, and Sir David Beckham sit in the Royal Box on Centre Court on day one at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Actor Eddie Redmayne, rear, and Sir David Beckham sit in the Royal Box on Centre Court on day one at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, left, greets Fabio Fognini of Italy at the net after winning their first round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, left, greets Fabio Fognini of Italy at the net after winning their first round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Wildland firefighters with the United States Forest Service prepare at a staging area near the scene the day after a shooter ambushed and killed multiple firefighters responding to a wildfire at Canfield Mountain Monday, June 30, 2025, in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Wildland firefighters with the United States Forest Service prepare at a staging area near the scene the day after a shooter ambushed and killed multiple firefighters responding to a wildfire at Canfield Mountain Monday, June 30, 2025, in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

A man carries a child, who was wounded in an Israeli strike, after being treated in the Shifa Hospital, Gaza City, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

A man carries a child, who was wounded in an Israeli strike, after being treated in the Shifa Hospital, Gaza City, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Demonstrators carry cardboard caskets in front of the U.S. Capitol in protest of President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts package, Monday, June 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Demonstrators carry cardboard caskets in front of the U.S. Capitol in protest of President Donald Trump's tax breaks and spending cuts package, Monday, June 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A reveler takes part in a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month in Panama City, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A reveler takes part in a Pride parade marking the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month in Panama City, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Gwen Walz, left, and Gov. Tim Walz exit the Basilica of St. Mary following funeral services for Mark and Melissa Hortman at the church in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP, Pool)

Gwen Walz, left, and Gov. Tim Walz exit the Basilica of St. Mary following funeral services for Mark and Melissa Hortman at the church in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP, Pool)

Brazil's rider Diogo Moreira of the Italtrans Racing Team celebrates on the podium after winning the Moto2 race at the Grand Prix of the Netherlands at the TT Circuit in Assen, northern Netherlands, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Brazil's rider Diogo Moreira of the Italtrans Racing Team celebrates on the podium after winning the Moto2 race at the Grand Prix of the Netherlands at the TT Circuit in Assen, northern Netherlands, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Refugees arrive at the Tine transit camp in Chad's Wadi Fara province Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Refugees arrive at the Tine transit camp in Chad's Wadi Fara province Saturday, May 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Jake Pogrebinsky smokes a cigarette while diving his boat on the Yukon River looking for logs to collect, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Galena, Alaska. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Jake Pogrebinsky smokes a cigarette while diving his boat on the Yukon River looking for logs to collect, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Galena, Alaska. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Supporters of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party break a police barricade as they march in a protest over the alleged rape of a student at the South Calcutta Law College campus on Wednesday, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Supporters of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party break a police barricade as they march in a protest over the alleged rape of a student at the South Calcutta Law College campus on Wednesday, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Charli xcx performs during the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

Charli xcx performs during the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

South Korean singer PSY performs during his concert "Summer Swag 2025" at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean singer PSY performs during his concert "Summer Swag 2025" at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon, South Korea, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Milwaukee Brewers' Joey Ortiz (3) scores on a wild pitch past a tag by Colorado Rockies' Victor Vodnik, left, during the 10th inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

Milwaukee Brewers' Joey Ortiz (3) scores on a wild pitch past a tag by Colorado Rockies' Victor Vodnik, left, during the 10th inning of a baseball game Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

Roosters fight as Afghan men watch at an illegal cockfighting venue in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Roosters fight as Afghan men watch at an illegal cockfighting venue in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Teams using autonomous T1 robots from Booster Robotics compete in the inaugural RoBoLeague robot soccer competition held in Beijing, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Teams using autonomous T1 robots from Booster Robotics compete in the inaugural RoBoLeague robot soccer competition held in Beijing, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Bubbles form on a puddle during rainfall in central St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Bubbles form on a puddle during rainfall in central St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Bayern Munich's Leon Goretzka, top, heads a ball next to Flamengo's goalkeeper Agustin Rossi during the Club World Cup round of 16 soccer match between CR Flamengo and Bayern Munich in Miami Gardens, Fla., Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Bayern Munich's Leon Goretzka, top, heads a ball next to Flamengo's goalkeeper Agustin Rossi during the Club World Cup round of 16 soccer match between CR Flamengo and Bayern Munich in Miami Gardens, Fla., Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A gas cylinder explosion early Sunday after a wedding reception at a home in Pakistan’s capital killed at least eight people, including the bride and groom, police and officials said.

The blast occurred as guests who had gathered to celebrate the couple were sleeping at the house, causing part of the house to collapse, according to the Islamabad police. Seven people were injured.

In a statement, police said the explosion occurred in a residential area in the heart of the city. A government administrator, Sahibzada Yousaf, said authorities were alerted about the blast early Sunday and officers are still investigating. He said some nearby homes were also damaged.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed grief over the loss of lives and offered condolences to the victims’ families, according to a statement from his office. He directed health authorities to ensure the injured receive the best possible treatment and ordered a full investigation.

Many Pakistani households rely on liquefied petroleum gas cylinders because of low natural gas pressure, and such cylinders have been linked to deadly accidents caused by gas leaks. Police said investigations were ongoing.

Government officials survey the damage of a home caused by a gas cylinder explosion hours after a wedding reception, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ehsan Shahzad)

Government officials survey the damage of a home caused by a gas cylinder explosion hours after a wedding reception, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ehsan Shahzad)

Recommended Articles