From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
People spend the afternoon in Old Havana, Monday, January 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Real Madrid's Raul Asencio celebrates after scoring his sides third goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Real Betis Sevilla in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Pablo Garcia)
Rider Daniel Sanders drives beside camels during the second stage of the Dakar Rally between Yanbu and Alula, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A fire eater performs during the traditional "Cabalgata de Reyes" parade in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, as part of the festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
The full moon rises behind the statue, "Ad Astra," atop the Kansas Statehouse, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Siberian Ibexes fight in the snow at the zoo in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt jumps in the air during player introductions before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Justin Berl)
Police officers carry a coffin with a body of one of six Italians at the Military Airport in Sion, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, following a devastating fire left dead and injured in a bar in Crans-Montana during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
A construction worker hammers on the roof of a home being rebuilt, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Altadena, Calif., months after the Eaton Fire. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
People walk during sunset near the front deck gun of the Aurora Cruiser which crew members in Oct. 1917 used to fire a blank shot giving the signal to begin the Bolshevik Revolution, in St. Petersburg, Russia on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Medical workers remove the debris in a damaged private clinic after, according to Ukrainian officials, a Russian drone hit a hospital room killing a patient, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
President Trump supporter Steve Emery holds a flag paying tribute to right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk along a bridge to Mar-A-Lago before President Donald Trump departs West Palm Beach, Fla., for Washington, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
President Donald Trump listens as he was speaking with reporters while in flight on Air Force One, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, as returning to Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Men watch smoke rising from a dock after explosions were heard at La Guaira port, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
In this courtroom sketch, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, and his wife, Cilia Flores, second from right, appear in Manhattan federal court with their defense attorneys Mark Donnelly, second from left, and Andres Sanchez, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Palestinians walk through the ruins of destroyed buildings as the sun sets over Gaza City, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Driver Carlos Sainz and co-driver Lucas Cruz compete during the first stage of the Dakar Rally in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A tattered U.S. flag flaps in the wind over the remains of a mobile home park that was destroyed in the Palisades Fire along the Pacific Ocean, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
South Africa's Siyabonga Ngezana and Cameroon's Christian Kofane challenge for the ball in the rain during the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 soccer match between South Africa and Cameroon in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Pro-government armed civilians patrol in La Guaira, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that President Nicolás Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Residents look at a damaged apartment complex that neighbors say was hit during U.S. strikes to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
People mourn during a memorial procession in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, after a devastating fire in Le Constellation bar left dead and injured during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni)
Skiers cast long shadows as they glide down a slope at the Mzaar-Kfardebian ski resort northeast of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Police use water cannon to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a street during a protest against army draft in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A bluefin tuna that won the highest bid at the annual New Year auction is carried to a Sushi Zanmai restaurant in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Venezuelans celebrate after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro embrace in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
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People spend the afternoon in Old Havana, Monday, January 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Real Madrid's Raul Asencio celebrates after scoring his sides third goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Real Betis Sevilla in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Pablo Garcia)
Rider Daniel Sanders drives beside camels during the second stage of the Dakar Rally between Yanbu and Alula, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A fire eater performs during the traditional "Cabalgata de Reyes" parade in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, as part of the festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
The full moon rises behind the statue, "Ad Astra," atop the Kansas Statehouse, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Siberian Ibexes fight in the snow at the zoo in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt jumps in the air during player introductions before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Justin Berl)
Police officers carry a coffin with a body of one of six Italians at the Military Airport in Sion, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, following a devastating fire left dead and injured in a bar in Crans-Montana during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
A construction worker hammers on the roof of a home being rebuilt, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, in Altadena, Calif., months after the Eaton Fire. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
People walk during sunset near the front deck gun of the Aurora Cruiser which crew members in Oct. 1917 used to fire a blank shot giving the signal to begin the Bolshevik Revolution, in St. Petersburg, Russia on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Medical workers remove the debris in a damaged private clinic after, according to Ukrainian officials, a Russian drone hit a hospital room killing a patient, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
President Trump supporter Steve Emery holds a flag paying tribute to right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk along a bridge to Mar-A-Lago before President Donald Trump departs West Palm Beach, Fla., for Washington, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
President Donald Trump listens as he was speaking with reporters while in flight on Air Force One, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, as returning to Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Men watch smoke rising from a dock after explosions were heard at La Guaira port, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
In this courtroom sketch, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, and his wife, Cilia Flores, second from right, appear in Manhattan federal court with their defense attorneys Mark Donnelly, second from left, and Andres Sanchez, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Palestinians walk through the ruins of destroyed buildings as the sun sets over Gaza City, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Driver Carlos Sainz and co-driver Lucas Cruz compete during the first stage of the Dakar Rally in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A tattered U.S. flag flaps in the wind over the remains of a mobile home park that was destroyed in the Palisades Fire along the Pacific Ocean, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
South Africa's Siyabonga Ngezana and Cameroon's Christian Kofane challenge for the ball in the rain during the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 soccer match between South Africa and Cameroon in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Pro-government armed civilians patrol in La Guaira, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that President Nicolás Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Residents look at a damaged apartment complex that neighbors say was hit during U.S. strikes to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
People mourn during a memorial procession in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, after a devastating fire in Le Constellation bar left dead and injured during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/ Antonio Calanni)
Skiers cast long shadows as they glide down a slope at the Mzaar-Kfardebian ski resort northeast of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Police use water cannon to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a street during a protest against army draft in Jerusalem, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A bluefin tuna that won the highest bid at the annual New Year auction is carried to a Sushi Zanmai restaurant in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Venezuelans celebrate after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
