{"id":559994,"date":"2026-06-29T14:10:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/559994\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:10:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T14:10:35","slug":"the-top-photos-of-the-day-by-ap-photojournalists-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/559994\/","title":{"rendered":"The top photos of the day by AP photojournalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today\u2019s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e00000\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Residents walk through the rubble after what Taliban officials said were Pakistani airstrikes a day earlier that killed civilians, including children, in the village of Mandokhail, Chamkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Saifullah Zahir)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742225_434_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Residents walk through the rubble after what Taliban officials said were Pakistani airstrikes a day earlier that killed civilians, including children, in the village of Mandokhail, Chamkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Saifullah Zahir)<\/p>\n<p>Residents walk through the rubble after what Taliban officials said were Pakistani airstrikes a day earlier that killed civilians, including children, in the village of Mandokhail, Chamkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Saifullah Zahir)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e00001\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A boy sleeps outside earthquake-damaged homes in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo\/Pedro Mattey)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742226_936_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A boy sleeps outside earthquake-damaged homes in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo\/Pedro Mattey)<\/p>\n<p>A boy sleeps outside earthquake-damaged homes in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo\/Pedro Mattey)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e00002\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Abdullah Moussa, 30, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, during his funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo\/Abdel Kareem Hana)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742226_92_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Abdullah Moussa, 30, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, during his funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo\/Abdel Kareem Hana)<\/p>\n<p>Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Abdullah Moussa, 30, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, during his funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo\/Abdel Kareem Hana)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e00003\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Kashmiri Shiite Muslim women watch an Ashura procession in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Dar Yasin)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742227_216_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kashmiri Shiite Muslim women watch an Ashura procession in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Dar Yasin)<\/p>\n<p>Kashmiri Shiite Muslim women watch an Ashura procession in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Dar Yasin)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e00004\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A boy washes his hair and face after playing in the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Niranjan Shrestha)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742227_840_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A boy washes his hair and face after playing in the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Niranjan Shrestha)<\/p>\n<p>A boy washes his hair and face after playing in the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, the annual paddy planting festival, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Niranjan Shrestha)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e00005\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"An honour guard soldier walks to her position before a welcoming ceremony for Israel's President Isaac Herzog, at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vadim Ghirda)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742228_612_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An honour guard soldier walks to her position before a welcoming ceremony for Israel\u2019s President Isaac Herzog, at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vadim Ghirda)<\/p>\n<p>An honour guard soldier walks to her position before a welcoming ceremony for Israel\u2019s President Isaac Herzog, at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vadim Ghirda)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e00006\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Labour party's Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People's History Museum in Manchester, England, Monday, June 29, 2026.(AP Photo\/Alastair Grant)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742229_794_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Labour party\u2019s Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People\u2019s History Museum in Manchester, England, Monday, June 29, 2026.(AP Photo\/Alastair Grant)<\/p>\n<p>Labour party\u2019s Andy Burnham delivers a speech at the People\u2019s History Museum in Manchester, England, Monday, June 29, 2026.(AP Photo\/Alastair Grant)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e00007\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"The U.S. Capitol is seen through fog behind the ferris wheel at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Sunday June 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jen Golbeck)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742229_825_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Capitol is seen through fog behind the ferris wheel at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Sunday June 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jen Golbeck)<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Capitol is seen through fog behind the ferris wheel at the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Sunday June 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Jen Golbeck)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e00008\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Hundreds of people gather in a public pool in Frankfurt, Germany, on a hot Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo\/Michael Probst)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742230_62_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people gather in a public pool in Frankfurt, Germany, on a hot Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo\/Michael Probst)<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people gather in a public pool in Frankfurt, Germany, on a hot Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo\/Michael Probst)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e00009\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A tennis supporter cheers during the first day of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 29, 2026.(AP Photo\/Kin Cheung)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742230_599_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A tennis supporter cheers during the first day of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 29, 2026.(AP Photo\/Kin Cheung)<\/p>\n<p>A tennis supporter cheers during the first day of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday, June 29, 2026.(AP Photo\/Kin Cheung)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e0000a\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Canada's Moise Bombito reacts during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match against South Africa in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo\/Andre Penner)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742231_399_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s Moise Bombito reacts during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match against South Africa in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo\/Andre Penner)<\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s Moise Bombito reacts during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match against South Africa in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo\/Andre Penner)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e0000b\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Armand Duplantis, of Sweden, makes an attempt in the men's pole vault at the Meeting de Paris Diamond League athletics meet in Paris, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo\/Aurelien Morissard)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742231_618_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Armand Duplantis, of Sweden, makes an attempt in the men\u2019s pole vault at the Meeting de Paris Diamond League athletics meet in Paris, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo\/Aurelien Morissard)<\/p>\n<p>Armand Duplantis, of Sweden, makes an attempt in the men\u2019s pole vault at the Meeting de Paris Diamond League athletics meet in Paris, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo\/Aurelien Morissard)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e10000\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A person calling themselves &quot;Seattle Cloud Guy&quot; jogs by during the Pride Parade, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo\/Lindsey Wasson)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742232_622_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A person calling themselves \u201cSeattle Cloud Guy\u201d jogs by during the Pride Parade, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo\/Lindsey Wasson)<\/p>\n<p>A person calling themselves \u201cSeattle Cloud Guy\u201d jogs by during the Pride Parade, Sunday, June 28, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo\/Lindsey Wasson)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e10001\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Cardi B performs during the BET Awards on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/John Locher)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742232_916_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cardi B performs during the BET Awards on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/John Locher)<\/p>\n<p>Cardi B performs during the BET Awards on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/John Locher)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e10002\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"David Boczar photographs the Lincoln Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool from a window at the top of the Washington Monument, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742233_52_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>David Boczar photographs the Lincoln Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool from a window at the top of the Washington Monument, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/p>\n<p>David Boczar photographs the Lincoln Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool from a window at the top of the Washington Monument, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e10003\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Reenactors dance during a festival at the Ostankino estates celebrating the 19th century art and culture in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo\/Alexander Zemlianichenko)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742234_940_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Reenactors dance during a festival at the Ostankino estates celebrating the 19th century art and culture in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo\/Alexander Zemlianichenko)<\/p>\n<p>Reenactors dance during a festival at the Ostankino estates celebrating the 19th century art and culture in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 27, 2026. (AP Photo\/Alexander Zemlianichenko)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-e10004\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A girl cools off in a public fountain in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mindaugas Kulbis)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1782742235_301_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A girl cools off in a public fountain in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mindaugas Kulbis)<\/p>\n<p>A girl cools off in a public fountain in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, June 26, 2026. 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