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See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists

2026-01-14 15:46 Last Updated At:17:11

Jan. 7-13, 2026

AP mobile scroll: a selection of standout vertical images published by The Associated Press in the past week.

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FILE - Bradie Tennell competes during the women's short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - Bradie Tennell competes during the women's short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - A view of a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

FILE - A view of a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

FILE - Displaced residents return to the Achrafieh neighborhood after days of fighting between government forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo, Syria, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

FILE - Displaced residents return to the Achrafieh neighborhood after days of fighting between government forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo, Syria, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

FILE - A resident is framed by an ice-covered tree on top of the Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

FILE - A resident is framed by an ice-covered tree on top of the Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

FILE - People watch a bonfire in Independence Square on the eve of the 35th anniversary of the Day of the Defenders of Freedom, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

FILE - People watch a bonfire in Independence Square on the eve of the 35th anniversary of the Day of the Defenders of Freedom, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

FILE - Austria's Magdalena Egger is lifted to a helicopter after crashing during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Zauchensee, Austria, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)

FILE - Austria's Magdalena Egger is lifted to a helicopter after crashing during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Zauchensee, Austria, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)

FILE - Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, addresses supporters during his final campaign rally in Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno, File)

FILE - Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, addresses supporters during his final campaign rally in Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno, File)

FILE - Rider Luciano Benavides competes in the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally, between Wadi Ad Dawasir and Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Jan.13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

FILE - Rider Luciano Benavides competes in the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally, between Wadi Ad Dawasir and Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Jan.13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

FILE - A Cirque du Soleil acrobat rehearses for the company's upcoming show "Ovo" at the Royal Albert Hall, in London, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

FILE - A Cirque du Soleil acrobat rehearses for the company's upcoming show "Ovo" at the Royal Albert Hall, in London, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

FILE - Teyana Taylor poses for a photo with her best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture award for "One Battle After Another" during the 83rd Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

FILE - Teyana Taylor poses for a photo with her best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture award for "One Battle After Another" during the 83rd Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

FILE - Performers on stilts dressed as former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores wave during a march calling for their release after U.S. forces captured them, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

FILE - Performers on stilts dressed as former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores wave during a march calling for their release after U.S. forces captured them, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

FILE - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt watches as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while in flight on Air Force One to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

FILE - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt watches as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while in flight on Air Force One to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

FILE - Protesters hold pictures of Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, at a demonstration against the Iranian government, in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

FILE - Protesters hold pictures of Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, at a demonstration against the Iranian government, in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

FILE - A person is detained by federal agents in Minneapolis, Jan. 13, 2026, near the scene where Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)

FILE - A person is detained by federal agents in Minneapolis, Jan. 13, 2026, near the scene where Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

FILE - Bradie Tennell competes during the women's short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - Bradie Tennell competes during the women's short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

FILE - A view of a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

FILE - A view of a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

FILE - Displaced residents return to the Achrafieh neighborhood after days of fighting between government forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo, Syria, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

FILE - Displaced residents return to the Achrafieh neighborhood after days of fighting between government forces and Kurdish fighters in Aleppo, Syria, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

FILE - A resident is framed by an ice-covered tree on top of the Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

FILE - A resident is framed by an ice-covered tree on top of the Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

FILE - People watch a bonfire in Independence Square on the eve of the 35th anniversary of the Day of the Defenders of Freedom, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

FILE - People watch a bonfire in Independence Square on the eve of the 35th anniversary of the Day of the Defenders of Freedom, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

FILE - Austria's Magdalena Egger is lifted to a helicopter after crashing during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Zauchensee, Austria, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)

FILE - Austria's Magdalena Egger is lifted to a helicopter after crashing during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Zauchensee, Austria, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)

FILE - Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, addresses supporters during his final campaign rally in Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno, File)

FILE - Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, addresses supporters during his final campaign rally in Kampala, Uganda, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno, File)

FILE - Rider Luciano Benavides competes in the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally, between Wadi Ad Dawasir and Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Jan.13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

FILE - Rider Luciano Benavides competes in the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally, between Wadi Ad Dawasir and Bisha, Saudi Arabia, Jan.13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

FILE - A Cirque du Soleil acrobat rehearses for the company's upcoming show "Ovo" at the Royal Albert Hall, in London, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

FILE - A Cirque du Soleil acrobat rehearses for the company's upcoming show "Ovo" at the Royal Albert Hall, in London, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

FILE - Teyana Taylor poses for a photo with her best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture award for "One Battle After Another" during the 83rd Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

FILE - Teyana Taylor poses for a photo with her best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture award for "One Battle After Another" during the 83rd Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

FILE - Performers on stilts dressed as former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores wave during a march calling for their release after U.S. forces captured them, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

FILE - Performers on stilts dressed as former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores wave during a march calling for their release after U.S. forces captured them, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

FILE - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt watches as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while in flight on Air Force One to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

FILE - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt watches as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while in flight on Air Force One to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

FILE - Protesters hold pictures of Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, at a demonstration against the Iranian government, in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

FILE - Protesters hold pictures of Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, at a demonstration against the Iranian government, in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

FILE - A person is detained by federal agents in Minneapolis, Jan. 13, 2026, near the scene where Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)

FILE - A person is detained by federal agents in Minneapolis, Jan. 13, 2026, near the scene where Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)

BANGKOK (AP) — A construction crane fell onto a moving passenger train, causing a fiery derailment that killed at least 29 people Wednesday in northeastern Thailand. Another 64 people were injured and rescuers were still searching the wreckage and giving first aid.

The derailment occurred on part of an ambitious planned high-speed rail project that will eventually connect China with much of Southeast Asia.

The crane, which was being used to build an elevated part of the railway, fell as the train was traveling from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani province, according to the public relations office for Nakhon Ratchasima province, where the accident took place.

Photos published in Thai media showed plumes of white then dark smoke above the scene, and construction equipment hanging down from between two concrete support pillars.

Rescue workers stood on top of overturned railways carriages, some of them with gaping holes torn on their sides, video from public broadcaster ThaiPBS showed. What appeared to be sections of the crane were scattered along the track. Meanwhile, paramedics gave first aid to injured passengers.

Thai media reported the train had three carriages, the last two being the most damaged.

Transport Minister Piphat Ratchakitprakan said 195 people were on board the train. He said he ordered an investigation.

The elevated segment that collapsed is a part of a Thai-Chinese high-speed railway project linking the national capital Bangkok to the northeastern province of Nong Khai, bordering Laos. The two-stage rail project has a total investment cost of more than 520 billion baht ($16.8 billion) and is associated with an ambitious plan to connect China with Southeast Asia under Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative.

In August 2024, a railway tunnel on the planned route, also in Nakhon Ratchasima, collapsed, killing three workers. Days of heavy rainfall were believed to have been a factor in the collapse.

Rescuers work amid the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))

Rescuers work amid the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))

A rescuer stands near the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))

A rescuer stands near the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))

Rescuers try to lift the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))

Rescuers try to lift the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))

Rescuers work amidst the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))

Rescuers work amidst the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))

Rescuers work amidst the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))

Rescuers work amidst the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))

An aid workers at the scene after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nathathida Adireksarn)

An aid workers at the scene after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nathathida Adireksarn)

The wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nathathida Adireksarn)

The wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nathathida Adireksarn)

This photo released from Thailand's Ministry of Transport, shows a scene after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (Ministry of Transport via AP)

This photo released from Thailand's Ministry of Transport, shows a scene after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (Ministry of Transport via AP)

This photo released from State Railway of Thailand, shows aid workers after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (State Railway of Thailand via AP)

This photo released from State Railway of Thailand, shows aid workers after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (State Railway of Thailand via AP)

This photo released from State Railway of Thailand, shows a scene after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (State Railway of Thailand via AP)

This photo released from State Railway of Thailand, shows a scene after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (State Railway of Thailand via AP)

This photo released from State Railway of Thailand, shows a scene after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (State Railway of Thailand via AP)

This photo released from State Railway of Thailand, shows a scene after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (State Railway of Thailand via AP)

This photo released from State Railway of Thailand, shows aid workers after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (State Railway of Thailand via AP)

This photo released from State Railway of Thailand, shows aid workers after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (State Railway of Thailand via AP)

This photo provided by State Railway of Thailand shows a scene after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (State Railway of Thailand via AP)

This photo provided by State Railway of Thailand shows a scene after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (State Railway of Thailand via AP)

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