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The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

2026-10-01 05:36 Last Updated At:05:41

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

Banksy's artwork "Keep Ou T," estimated to sell for 1.2-1.8 million British pounds ($1.6-2.4 million U.S. dollars), is displayed during a press preview ahead of Phillips' Frieze Week Modern & Contemporary Art Auctions in London, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Banksy's artwork "Keep Ou T," estimated to sell for 1.2-1.8 million British pounds ($1.6-2.4 million U.S. dollars), is displayed during a press preview ahead of Phillips' Frieze Week Modern & Contemporary Art Auctions in London, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

In this photo taken with slow shutter speed Spain's Lamine Yamal is in action during the Nations League soccer match between Spain and Croatia in Seville, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

In this photo taken with slow shutter speed Spain's Lamine Yamal is in action during the Nations League soccer match between Spain and Croatia in Seville, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Activists camp during a protest following the eviction last Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen to demand stronger laws to protect renters at Sol square in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Activists camp during a protest following the eviction last Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen to demand stronger laws to protect renters at Sol square in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Journalist Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma during his coronation as king of Uganda's traditional Tooro Kingdom, in Fort Portal, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)

Journalist Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma during his coronation as king of Uganda's traditional Tooro Kingdom, in Fort Portal, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)

An Israeli soldier looks on as Israeli settlers celebrate the inauguration of a newly built synagogue at the illegal Gad Natan outpost in the occupied West Bank, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

An Israeli soldier looks on as Israeli settlers celebrate the inauguration of a newly built synagogue at the illegal Gad Natan outpost in the occupied West Bank, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Japan's Rin Kaneto competes in the women's 10m platform final at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Japan's Rin Kaneto competes in the women's 10m platform final at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

President Donald Trump poses for a photo as he speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, during a meeting with top executives of AI firms. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Donald Trump poses for a photo as he speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, during a meeting with top executives of AI firms. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Protesters demonstrate outside of the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Protesters demonstrate outside of the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

A model wears a creation inspired by Russian fairytales during Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

A model wears a creation inspired by Russian fairytales during Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

A migrant from Morocco builds a makeshift tent on El Trampolin Beach in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A migrant from Morocco builds a makeshift tent on El Trampolin Beach in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A street vendor sells campaign flags of presidential candidates Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro and current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who is running for reelection in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

A street vendor sells campaign flags of presidential candidates Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro and current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who is running for reelection in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayoun, with blood stains on his shirt, who was aboard a Flydubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, is welcomed at the arrivals gate at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Tomer Appelbaum)

Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayoun, with blood stains on his shirt, who was aboard a Flydubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, is welcomed at the arrivals gate at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Tomer Appelbaum)

San Diego Padres Fernando Tatis Jr. slides into home plate after reaching on a steal and an error by Chicago Cubs in the seventh inning of Game 1 of the National League Wild Card baseball playoff series Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

San Diego Padres Fernando Tatis Jr. slides into home plate after reaching on a steal and an error by Chicago Cubs in the seventh inning of Game 1 of the National League Wild Card baseball playoff series Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

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Banksy's artwork "Keep Ou T," estimated to sell for 1.2-1.8 million British pounds ($1.6-2.4 million U.S. dollars), is displayed during a press preview ahead of Phillips' Frieze Week Modern & Contemporary Art Auctions in London, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Banksy's artwork "Keep Ou T," estimated to sell for 1.2-1.8 million British pounds ($1.6-2.4 million U.S. dollars), is displayed during a press preview ahead of Phillips' Frieze Week Modern & Contemporary Art Auctions in London, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

In this photo taken with slow shutter speed Spain's Lamine Yamal is in action during the Nations League soccer match between Spain and Croatia in Seville, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

In this photo taken with slow shutter speed Spain's Lamine Yamal is in action during the Nations League soccer match between Spain and Croatia in Seville, Spain, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Activists camp during a protest following the eviction last Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen to demand stronger laws to protect renters at Sol square in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Activists camp during a protest following the eviction last Wednesday of 87-year-old Maricarmen to demand stronger laws to protect renters at Sol square in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Journalist Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma during his coronation as king of Uganda's traditional Tooro Kingdom, in Fort Portal, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)

Journalist Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma during his coronation as king of Uganda's traditional Tooro Kingdom, in Fort Portal, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)

An Israeli soldier looks on as Israeli settlers celebrate the inauguration of a newly built synagogue at the illegal Gad Natan outpost in the occupied West Bank, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

An Israeli soldier looks on as Israeli settlers celebrate the inauguration of a newly built synagogue at the illegal Gad Natan outpost in the occupied West Bank, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Japan's Rin Kaneto competes in the women's 10m platform final at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Japan's Rin Kaneto competes in the women's 10m platform final at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

President Donald Trump poses for a photo as he speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, during a meeting with top executives of AI firms. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Donald Trump poses for a photo as he speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, during a meeting with top executives of AI firms. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Protesters demonstrate outside of the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Protesters demonstrate outside of the OpenAI DevDay 2026 conference, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

A model wears a creation inspired by Russian fairytales during Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

A model wears a creation inspired by Russian fairytales during Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

A migrant from Morocco builds a makeshift tent on El Trampolin Beach in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A migrant from Morocco builds a makeshift tent on El Trampolin Beach in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A street vendor sells campaign flags of presidential candidates Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro and current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who is running for reelection in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

A street vendor sells campaign flags of presidential candidates Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro and current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who is running for reelection in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayoun, with blood stains on his shirt, who was aboard a Flydubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, is welcomed at the arrivals gate at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Tomer Appelbaum)

Israeli passenger Yaniv Hayoun, with blood stains on his shirt, who was aboard a Flydubai aircraft that made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, is welcomed at the arrivals gate at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Tomer Appelbaum)

San Diego Padres Fernando Tatis Jr. slides into home plate after reaching on a steal and an error by Chicago Cubs in the seventh inning of Game 1 of the National League Wild Card baseball playoff series Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

San Diego Padres Fernando Tatis Jr. slides into home plate after reaching on a steal and an error by Chicago Cubs in the seventh inning of Game 1 of the National League Wild Card baseball playoff series Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Cristiano Ronaldo walked out on Portugal’s training camp on Wednesday, hours after coach Jorge Jesus said the star forward would not start the game against Denmark in the Nations League on Thursday.

Ronaldo said that “in time” he would “tell the Portuguese people the truth about the reasons” behind his departure.

“Following the national team coach’s news conference, and after a conversation with the president of the Portuguese football federation, I decided to leave the national team’s training camp,” he said on Instagram, adding that he has always “dedicated” himself to the side.

“Now is the time to wish good luck to Portugal and to all my teammates, without exception.”

The Portuguese federation said only that Ronaldo left the training camp and that the team's preparations would continue with the remaining 24 squad members.

“The entire delegation remains fully focused on the national team’s upcoming fixtures and on achieving our goals,” the federation said.

Jesus had said in the pre-game news conference he was not planning to start Ronaldo, but dismissed the notion there was a feud between the pair.

Jesus said every player knows the coach makes the decisions, and that Ronaldo told him he would abide by whatever choices he makes.

The coach added the “rules are the same for everyone” and that Gonçalo Ramos would start up front against Denmark if everything went to plan.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen in the game,” Jesus said. “If we need him (Ronaldo) to play (at some point), he’ll play. If not, he won’t.”

Ronaldo, the all-time leading scorer in men’s international soccer with 146 goals and pursuing the milestone of 1,000 career goals, didn’t play on Sunday in Portugal’s 2-1 win over Norway. He has not trained with the rest of the group since, sparking widespread rumors about a possible feud with Jesus.

Jesus had said Al-Nassr forward Ronaldo would practice normally with the rest of the squad on Wednesday, but the player ended by leaving the training camp after the coach's words during the news conference.

The 41-year-old Ronaldo, who has 979 career goals, had said recently that this Saudi Pro League season is likely to be the last of his professional career.

Jesus, who worked with Ronaldo for about a year in Saudi Arabia, said the player did not refuse to practice after having been left on the bench.

“It seems like there was an issue between us, but there was no issue,” Jesus said. “I’m the one who makes the decisions and everybody knows that.”

Jesus acknowledged he had told Ronaldo he would likely play against Norway, but changed his mind because of the circumstances of the match.

He said it was a mistake to send Ronaldo to warm up for as long as he did and then not use him. Jesus added “any player” would be upset about that.

But Jesus did not apologize for telling Ronaldo that he was likely to play.

“I can promise whatever I want, I’m the coach,” Jesus said. “No player will ever make a decision for me.”

Jesus said, though, that someone with the stature of Ronaldo deserved a different type of attention from coaches “because of his career and history in soccer.”

Jesus, who took over the squad from Roberto Martínez after the World Cup, said he ended up being “obligated” to have a meeting with Ronaldo because of the noise created in Portugal over the situation.

But he maintained there was no “Ronaldo case” to talk about and there was nothing to solve between him and the player because nothing was wrong.

Jesus said it was normal that the federation president, Pedro Proença, also met with the pair.

“We had to talk the three of us, but I had already talked with Chris and the president didn’t have to solve anything because there was nothing to solve,” Jesus said.

Ronaldo started Portugal’s 1-0 win over Wales last Thursday but was substituted in the 67th minute. On Tuesday, he posted on Instagram a photo of him wearing the kit accompanied by the country’s flag and a heart emoji.

Portugal leads Group A4 of the Nations League with six points from two matches, three points more than Denmark and Norway. Wales is last with no points.

Portugal also hosts Norway on Sunday.

It was not immediately clear whether Ronaldo’s departure would extend beyond the current international break.

Wednesday's news comes just as Ronaldo's long-time rival, Lionel Messi, is set for his farewell match with Argentina next week.

See AP’s full soccer coverage here

Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus enters the field for the Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Wales in Lisbon, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus enters the field for the Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Wales in Lisbon, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus enters the field for the Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Wales in Lisbon, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus enters the field for the Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Wales in Lisbon, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus stands by the pitch before the Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Wales in Lisbon, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus stands by the pitch before the Nations League soccer match between Portugal and Wales in Lisbon, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo starts on the bench during a Nations League soccer match between between Norway and Portugal, in Oslo, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (Cornelius Poppe/NTB Scanpix via AP)

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo starts on the bench during a Nations League soccer match between between Norway and Portugal, in Oslo, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (Cornelius Poppe/NTB Scanpix via AP)

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