The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
An Indian army soldier controls a drone during tactical drills along the heavily militarized Line of Control (LoC) dividing the Kashmir region between India and Pakistan, in the Akhnoor sector, approximately 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Jammu, India, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Original Publication Date: October 16, 2025 2:42PM
Publication Updated: October 16, 2025 7:24PM
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Palestinians receive donated food at a community kitchen in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Relatives and friends lower the body of Israeli slain hostage Eitan Levi after his body was returned from Gaza as part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, at Bat Yam cemetery, in Holon, Israel, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a plenary session of the Russian Energy Week forum at Moscow Manege in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)President Donald Trump listens as Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Supporters for Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani react as a car passes outside NBC Studios before a mayoral debate, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, center, speaks during a mayoral debate with independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, Pool)A demonstrator waves a Peruvian flag as a cardboard doll burns in front of Congress during a protest against new President Jose Jeri in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)Arsenal’s Caitlin Foord, right, challenges for the ball with Benfica’s Lucia Alves during the women’s Champions League opening phase soccer match between SL Benfica and Arsenal at the Luz Stadium, in Lisbon, Portugal, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)The facade of houses are emblazoned with an image of physician José Gregorio Hernandez in the neighborhood of Petare in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Oct 16, 2025. Revered by millions as the “doctor of the poor”, Hernandez will be the first saint from Venezuela after Pope Francis approved a decree in February. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Models wear creations from the Dario Mittmann collection during the Sao Paulo Fashion Week, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)Lisebo Lechela, 53, an HIV-positive sex worker, poses for a portrait in her house in Maputsoe, Lesotho, Thursday, July 17, 2025. Lechela lost her job at a USAID-funded organization that provided medical services and medication to people most vulnerable to HIV and AIDS, including sex workers and gay and transgender people. After her husband died of AIDS, Lechela vowed to work to end the stigma around HIV. “These American donations had changed people’s lives,” Lechela said. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
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