The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino bats during spring training baseball practice Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Nelsy Escorcia lies outside the Zone 7 detention center of the Bolivarian National Police, where her husband, Franklin Parra, is being held, as she waits for his release in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A reveler donning a Grinch mask strikes a pose during the Mud Block carnival party in Paraty, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Palestinian players of Al-Ahly Club warm up before a soccer match with Gaza Sports Club at a newly constructed field surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli ground and air operations, in Gaza City, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

United States' Rell Harwood falls as she competes in the women's freestyle skiing big air qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

A member of the Serbian honor guard jumps over the red carpet holding a broom before a welcoming ceremony for visiting Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Palestinians mourn over the body of Hamas militant Firas al-Najjar, who was killed in an Israeli military strike, during his funeral at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A man bathes in the icy water in the Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, at an air temperature of -15 Celsius (5 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Pakistan's Usman Khan shatters the stumps to get India's Shivam Dube run out during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men burn trash during clashes with police after two female Israeli soldiers were rescued from riots that erupted during a welfare visit in Bnei Brak, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo kisses the trophy after defeating Italy's Luciano Darderi in an Argentina Open ATP men's singles final tennis match at Guillermo Vilas Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Artists dances during a procession on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri festival, as Hindus across the world celebrate Maha Shivratri, or the night of Shiva, observed on a moonless night annually and believed to be the day when Shiva got married, in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

The United States and European Union flags are reflected in a glass before a joint news conference by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

United States' A.J. Hurt speeds down the course, during an alpine ski, women's giant slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's mother Lyudmila Navalnaya touches his portrait at his grave, two years after his death, at the Borisovskoye Cemetery in Moscow, on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

A carnival float depicting US President Donald Trump is seen during the Rosemonday Carnival Parade in Duesseldorf, Germany, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026 (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

FILE - Dr. Gabe Lewis, a research scientist, measures snow depth and mass to calculate density and snow water equivalent at Central Sierra Snow Lab in Soda Springs, Calif. on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (Brontë Wittpenn /San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)

FILE - South Lake Tahoe resident and international fruit importer Meg Dowley skis Palisades at Kirkwood Ski Resort in Kirkwood, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Brontë Wittpenn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File)