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The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists
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The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

2025-11-17 12:23 Last Updated At:12:30

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.

Starlings swarm at a the Baker wetlands Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Starlings swarm at a the Baker wetlands Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

The crescent moon rises behind the Camlica mosque and Galata tower, in Istanbul, Turkey, early Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

The crescent moon rises behind the Camlica mosque and Galata tower, in Istanbul, Turkey, early Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Starlings swarm at a the Baker wetlands Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Starlings swarm at a the Baker wetlands Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi of the Aprilia Racing celebrates after winning the Valencia Motorcycle MotoGP Grand Prix at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Cheste, near Valencia, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi of the Aprilia Racing celebrates after winning the Valencia Motorcycle MotoGP Grand Prix at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Cheste, near Valencia, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

A huge explosion erupts during a live-fire exercise near the northeastern city of Alexandroupolis, Greece testing domestically-developed drones and counter-drone systems as part of NATO's modernization efforts on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A huge explosion erupts during a live-fire exercise near the northeastern city of Alexandroupolis, Greece testing domestically-developed drones and counter-drone systems as part of NATO's modernization efforts on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A horse yawns as The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery prepares in Wellington Barracks prior to them setting off to deliver The King's Birthday Gun Salute in Green Park in London, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

A horse yawns as The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery prepares in Wellington Barracks prior to them setting off to deliver The King's Birthday Gun Salute in Green Park in London, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

A scene from Netflix's animated film "K-Pop Demon Hunters" appears in the night sky during the "The 2025 Hangang Drone Light Show" at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A scene from Netflix's animated film "K-Pop Demon Hunters" appears in the night sky during the "The 2025 Hangang Drone Light Show" at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Students are seen reflected in a mirror on a wall full of traditional crafts as they spend half their day working in a Yup'ik language immersion program at College Gate Elementary, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Students are seen reflected in a mirror on a wall full of traditional crafts as they spend half their day working in a Yup'ik language immersion program at College Gate Elementary, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

An Indigenous group blocks an entrance to the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An Indigenous group blocks an entrance to the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Performers wave to the audience as as the final curtain closes at the International Opera Awards, held at the Greek National Opera, in Athens, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Performers wave to the audience as as the final curtain closes at the International Opera Awards, held at the Greek National Opera, in Athens, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Relatives of Rosiclaire Lenchise mourn during the funeral of victims killed by a landslide triggered by Hurricane Melissa in Petit Goave, Haiti, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Relatives of Rosiclaire Lenchise mourn during the funeral of victims killed by a landslide triggered by Hurricane Melissa in Petit Goave, Haiti, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis kiss as they gather at the resting place of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, one of Judaism’s most influential figures, in the Queens borough of New York on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, during the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis kiss as they gather at the resting place of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, one of Judaism’s most influential figures, in the Queens borough of New York on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, during the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Relatives of Mohammad Shafi Parray, a Kashmiri civilian who was killed when a cache of confiscated explosives detonated inside a police station, mourn as they wait for his body outside his residence in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Relatives of Mohammad Shafi Parray, a Kashmiri civilian who was killed when a cache of confiscated explosives detonated inside a police station, mourn as they wait for his body outside his residence in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Migrants push a small boat in an attempt to reach Britain, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 in Gravelines, northern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Migrants push a small boat in an attempt to reach Britain, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 in Gravelines, northern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after he was fouled during the second half of an NBA Cup basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after he was fouled during the second half of an NBA Cup basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz serves to Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime during semifinal tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals, in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz serves to Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime during semifinal tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals, in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

People take shelter in a metro station, being used as a bomb shelter, during a Russian drones attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

People take shelter in a metro station, being used as a bomb shelter, during a Russian drones attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

A surfer rides a wave as clouds gather above Bolsa Chica State Beach in Orange County, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

A surfer rides a wave as clouds gather above Bolsa Chica State Beach in Orange County, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Dogs stand under a buoy on the shore of the Rio de la Plata in Villa Del Mar, Argentina, on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Dogs stand under a buoy on the shore of the Rio de la Plata in Villa Del Mar, Argentina, on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Illinois State police detain a protester outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Illinois State police detain a protester outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Palestinians grab sacks of flour from a moving truck carrying World Food Programme (WFP) aid as it drives through Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinians grab sacks of flour from a moving truck carrying World Food Programme (WFP) aid as it drives through Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

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Starlings swarm at a the Baker wetlands Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Starlings swarm at a the Baker wetlands Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

The crescent moon rises behind the Camlica mosque and Galata tower, in Istanbul, Turkey, early Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

The crescent moon rises behind the Camlica mosque and Galata tower, in Istanbul, Turkey, early Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Starlings swarm at a the Baker wetlands Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Starlings swarm at a the Baker wetlands Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi of the Aprilia Racing celebrates after winning the Valencia Motorcycle MotoGP Grand Prix at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Cheste, near Valencia, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi of the Aprilia Racing celebrates after winning the Valencia Motorcycle MotoGP Grand Prix at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Cheste, near Valencia, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

A huge explosion erupts during a live-fire exercise near the northeastern city of Alexandroupolis, Greece testing domestically-developed drones and counter-drone systems as part of NATO's modernization efforts on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A huge explosion erupts during a live-fire exercise near the northeastern city of Alexandroupolis, Greece testing domestically-developed drones and counter-drone systems as part of NATO's modernization efforts on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A horse yawns as The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery prepares in Wellington Barracks prior to them setting off to deliver The King's Birthday Gun Salute in Green Park in London, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

A horse yawns as The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery prepares in Wellington Barracks prior to them setting off to deliver The King's Birthday Gun Salute in Green Park in London, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

A scene from Netflix's animated film "K-Pop Demon Hunters" appears in the night sky during the "The 2025 Hangang Drone Light Show" at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A scene from Netflix's animated film "K-Pop Demon Hunters" appears in the night sky during the "The 2025 Hangang Drone Light Show" at Yeouido Hangang Park in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Students are seen reflected in a mirror on a wall full of traditional crafts as they spend half their day working in a Yup'ik language immersion program at College Gate Elementary, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Students are seen reflected in a mirror on a wall full of traditional crafts as they spend half their day working in a Yup'ik language immersion program at College Gate Elementary, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

An Indigenous group blocks an entrance to the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

An Indigenous group blocks an entrance to the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Performers wave to the audience as as the final curtain closes at the International Opera Awards, held at the Greek National Opera, in Athens, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Performers wave to the audience as as the final curtain closes at the International Opera Awards, held at the Greek National Opera, in Athens, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Relatives of Rosiclaire Lenchise mourn during the funeral of victims killed by a landslide triggered by Hurricane Melissa in Petit Goave, Haiti, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Relatives of Rosiclaire Lenchise mourn during the funeral of victims killed by a landslide triggered by Hurricane Melissa in Petit Goave, Haiti, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis kiss as they gather at the resting place of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, one of Judaism’s most influential figures, in the Queens borough of New York on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, during the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis kiss as they gather at the resting place of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, one of Judaism’s most influential figures, in the Queens borough of New York on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, during the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Relatives of Mohammad Shafi Parray, a Kashmiri civilian who was killed when a cache of confiscated explosives detonated inside a police station, mourn as they wait for his body outside his residence in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Relatives of Mohammad Shafi Parray, a Kashmiri civilian who was killed when a cache of confiscated explosives detonated inside a police station, mourn as they wait for his body outside his residence in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Migrants push a small boat in an attempt to reach Britain, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 in Gravelines, northern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Migrants push a small boat in an attempt to reach Britain, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 in Gravelines, northern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after he was fouled during the second half of an NBA Cup basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts after he was fouled during the second half of an NBA Cup basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz serves to Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime during semifinal tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals, in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz serves to Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime during semifinal tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals, in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

People take shelter in a metro station, being used as a bomb shelter, during a Russian drones attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

People take shelter in a metro station, being used as a bomb shelter, during a Russian drones attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, early Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)

A surfer rides a wave as clouds gather above Bolsa Chica State Beach in Orange County, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

A surfer rides a wave as clouds gather above Bolsa Chica State Beach in Orange County, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Dogs stand under a buoy on the shore of the Rio de la Plata in Villa Del Mar, Argentina, on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Dogs stand under a buoy on the shore of the Rio de la Plata in Villa Del Mar, Argentina, on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Illinois State police detain a protester outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Illinois State police detain a protester outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Palestinians grab sacks of flour from a moving truck carrying World Food Programme (WFP) aid as it drives through Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinians grab sacks of flour from a moving truck carrying World Food Programme (WFP) aid as it drives through Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s humanitarian aid coordination office is downsizing its appeal for annual funding in 2026 after support this year, mostly from Western governments, plunged to the lowest level in a decade.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Monday it was seeking $33 billion to help some 135 million people cope with fallout from wars, climate disasters, earthquakes, epidemics and food shortages. This year, it took in $15 billion, the lowest level in a decade.

The office says next year it wants more than $4.1 billion to reach 3 million people in Palestinian areas, another $2.9 billion for Sudan — home to the world's largest displacement crisis — and $2.8 billion for a regional plan around Syria.

“In 2025, hunger surged. Food budgets were slashed — even as famines hit parts of Sudan and Gaza. Health systems broke apart," said OCHA chief Tom Fletcher. "Disease outbreaks spiked. Millions went without essential food, healthcare and protection. Programs to protect women and girls were slashed, hundreds of aid organizations shut."

The U.N. aid coordinator sought $47 billion for this year and aimed to help 190 million people worldwide. Because of the lower support, it and humanitarian partners reached 25 million fewer people this year than in 2024.

“I know budgets are tight right now. Families everywhere are under strain," Fletcher said. “But the world spent $2.7 trillion on defense last year – on guns and arms. And I’m asking for just over 1% of that.”

He has called for “radical transformation” of aid by reducing bureaucracy, boosting efficiency and giving more power to local groups. Fletcher cited “very practical, constructive conversations” almost daily with the Trump administration.

“Do I want to shame the world into responding? Absolutely," Fletcher said. "But I also want to channel this sense of determination and anger that we have as humanitarians, that we will carry on delivering with what we get.”

FILE - A convoy of vehicles loaded with food and other aid is en route to Sweida on the international highway in rural Daraa province, Syria, July 20, 2025, heading to the city of Busra al-Sham. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki, File)

FILE - A convoy of vehicles loaded with food and other aid is en route to Sweida on the international highway in rural Daraa province, Syria, July 20, 2025, heading to the city of Busra al-Sham. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki, File)

FILE - Palestinians grab sacks of flour from a moving truck carrying World Food Programme aid as it drives through Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

FILE - Palestinians grab sacks of flour from a moving truck carrying World Food Programme aid as it drives through Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

FILE - People carry sacks and boxes of food and humanitarian aid that was unloaded from a World Food Program convoy that had been heading to Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)

FILE - People carry sacks and boxes of food and humanitarian aid that was unloaded from a World Food Program convoy that had been heading to Gaza City in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)

FILE - Women displaced from El-Fasher stand in line to receive food aid at the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan's Northern State, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)

FILE - Women displaced from El-Fasher stand in line to receive food aid at the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan's Northern State, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)

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