{"id":565115,"date":"2026-08-10T22:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/565115\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T22:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:52:22","slug":"the-top-photos-of-the-day-by-aps-photojournalists-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/565115\/","title":{"rendered":"The top photos of the day by AP&#8217;s 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-7a0000\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Displaced Palestinian beekeepers harvest honey from beehives at al-Dabba family bee farm, in Gaza city, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Jehad Alshrafi)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402332_646_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Displaced Palestinian beekeepers harvest honey from beehives at al-Dabba family bee farm, in Gaza city, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Jehad Alshrafi)<\/p>\n<p>Displaced Palestinian beekeepers harvest honey from beehives at al-Dabba family bee farm, in Gaza city, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Jehad Alshrafi)<\/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-7a0001\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate against a caf\u00e9 operating on Shabbat, clashing with Israeli police and secular counter\u2011protesters supporting the caf\u00e9, in Jerusalem, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402332_835_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate against a caf\u00e9 operating on Shabbat, clashing with Israeli police and secular counter\u2011protesters supporting the caf\u00e9, in Jerusalem, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg)<\/p>\n<p>Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrate against a caf\u00e9 operating on Shabbat, clashing with Israeli police and secular counter\u2011protesters supporting the caf\u00e9, in Jerusalem, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg)<\/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-7a0002\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A vehicle is crushed by debris after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Juan Diaz)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402333_643_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A vehicle is crushed by debris after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Juan Diaz)<\/p>\n<p>A vehicle is crushed by debris after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Juan Diaz)<\/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-7a0003\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Choir performs in a Tehran Symphony Orchestra performance at Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402333_401_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Choir performs in a Tehran Symphony Orchestra performance at Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/p>\n<p>Choir performs in a Tehran Symphony Orchestra performance at Unity Hall in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/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-7a0004\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Mexico competes in the artistic swimming team acrobatic final at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402334_239_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mexico competes in the artistic swimming team acrobatic final at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara)<\/p>\n<p>Mexico competes in the artistic swimming team acrobatic final at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara)<\/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-7a0005\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Rescue workers try to put out a fire of a residential building and cars burning after a Russian air guided bomb strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Kateryna Klochko)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402334_474_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rescue workers try to put out a fire of a residential building and cars burning after a Russian air guided bomb strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Kateryna Klochko)<\/p>\n<p>Rescue workers try to put out a fire of a residential building and cars burning after a Russian air guided bomb strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Kateryna Klochko)<\/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-7a0006\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A mural of soccer player Lionel Messi's adorns a facade of his childhood home on the day his father, Jorge Messi, died following a long illness, in Rosario, Argentina, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Rodrigo Abd)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402335_198_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A mural of soccer player Lionel Messi\u2019s adorns a facade of his childhood home on the day his father, Jorge Messi, died following a long illness, in Rosario, Argentina, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Rodrigo Abd)<\/p>\n<p>A mural of soccer player Lionel Messi\u2019s adorns a facade of his childhood home on the day his father, Jorge Messi, died following a long illness, in Rosario, Argentina, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Rodrigo Abd)<\/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-7a0007\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Francesca kisses her father, Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella, after he took the oath of office in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402335_787_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Francesca kisses her father, Colombia\u2019s President Abelardo de la Espriella, after he took the oath of office in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix)<\/p>\n<p>Francesca kisses her father, Colombia\u2019s President Abelardo de la Espriella, after he took the oath of office in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix)<\/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-7a0008\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"People sit on dried grass in a park outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Kin Cheung)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402336_272_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>People sit on dried grass in a park outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Kin Cheung)<\/p>\n<p>People sit on dried grass in a park outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, Aug. 10, 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-7a0009\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Participants spray water from their water guns during a water gun festival in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Lee Jin-man)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402336_40_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Participants spray water from their water guns during a water gun festival in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Lee Jin-man)<\/p>\n<p>Participants spray water from their water guns during a water gun festival in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Lee Jin-man)<\/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-7a000a\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A fly feeds on flower nectar in a forest on a sunny day in outskirts of Tallinn, Estonia, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sergei Grits)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402337_119_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A fly feeds on flower nectar in a forest on a sunny day in outskirts of Tallinn, Estonia, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sergei Grits)<\/p>\n<p>A fly feeds on flower nectar in a forest on a sunny day in outskirts of Tallinn, Estonia, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sergei Grits)<\/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-7a000b\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A Hindu devotee reacts in pain after having his cheeks pierced with a steel rod as part of a ritual during the 'Aadi' festival, a holy month for Tamils observed with prayers and offerings to Hindu goddesses, in Chennai, India, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mahesh Kumar A.)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402337_465_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Hindu devotee reacts in pain after having his cheeks pierced with a steel rod as part of a ritual during the \u2018Aadi\u2019 festival, a holy month for Tamils observed with prayers and offerings to Hindu goddesses, in Chennai, India, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mahesh Kumar A.)<\/p>\n<p>A Hindu devotee reacts in pain after having his cheeks pierced with a steel rod as part of a ritual during the \u2018Aadi\u2019 festival, a holy month for Tamils observed with prayers and offerings to Hindu goddesses, in Chennai, India, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mahesh Kumar A.)<\/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-7a000c\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Netherlands' Demi Vollering, centre, celebrates with the team after winning the Women's Tour de France cycling race (Tour de France Femmes) in Nice, France, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Philippe Magoni)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402338_386_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Netherlands\u2019 Demi Vollering, centre, celebrates with the team after winning the Women\u2019s Tour de France cycling race (Tour de France Femmes) in Nice, France, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Philippe Magoni)<\/p>\n<p>Netherlands\u2019 Demi Vollering, centre, celebrates with the team after winning the Women\u2019s Tour de France cycling race (Tour de France Femmes) in Nice, France, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo\/Philippe Magoni)<\/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-7a000d\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Landmines collected for destruction are arranged in rows as members of a Syrian army engineering team conduct an operation to clear minefields left behind during the war in Qara, in the Damascus countryside, Syria, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ghaith Alsayed)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402338_804_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Landmines collected for destruction are arranged in rows as members of a Syrian army engineering team conduct an operation to clear minefields left behind during the war in Qara, in the Damascus countryside, Syria, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ghaith Alsayed)<\/p>\n<p>Landmines collected for destruction are arranged in rows as members of a Syrian army engineering team conduct an operation to clear minefields left behind during the war in Qara, in the Damascus countryside, Syria, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ghaith Alsayed)<\/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-7a000e\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A cat sits on a street in the late afternoon at Karakoy district in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo\/Emrah Gurel)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402339_114_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A cat sits on a street in the late afternoon at Karakoy district in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo\/Emrah Gurel)<\/p>\n<p>A cat sits on a street in the late afternoon at Karakoy district in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo\/Emrah Gurel)<\/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-7a000f\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Machine Gun Kelly performs at MGK Day on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at North Coast Yard in Cleveland. (Photo by Amy Harris\/Invision\/AP)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402339_807_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Machine Gun Kelly performs at MGK Day on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at North Coast Yard in Cleveland. (Photo by Amy Harris\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n<p>Machine Gun Kelly performs at MGK Day on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, at North Coast Yard in Cleveland. (Photo by Amy Harris\/Invision\/AP)<\/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-7a0010\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Noemi Marrero, left, who lost her children Mathias and Wilker, stands with her sister close to the urns with their ashes and other relatives members during a prayer for relatives of the victims of the June 24 earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402340_762_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Noemi Marrero, left, who lost her children Mathias and Wilker, stands with her sister close to the urns with their ashes and other relatives members during a prayer for relatives of the victims of the June 24 earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos)<\/p>\n<p>Noemi Marrero, left, who lost her children Mathias and Wilker, stands with her sister close to the urns with their ashes and other relatives members during a prayer for relatives of the victims of the June 24 earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ariana Cubillos)<\/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-7a0011\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A man carries schoolgirls outside the site of a school shooting in Thailand's Nonthaburi province, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo\/Wason Wanichakorn)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402340_668_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A man carries schoolgirls outside the site of a school shooting in Thailand\u2019s Nonthaburi province, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo\/Wason Wanichakorn)<\/p>\n<p>A man carries schoolgirls outside the site of a school shooting in Thailand\u2019s Nonthaburi province, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo\/Wason Wanichakorn)<\/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-7b0000\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Nigerian brides attend a mass wedding ceremony in Kano, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sani Maikatanga)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402341_134_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nigerian brides attend a mass wedding ceremony in Kano, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sani Maikatanga)<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian brides attend a mass wedding ceremony in Kano, Nigeria, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sani Maikatanga)<\/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-7b0001\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Relatives mourn at the coffin of Oleksiy Yukov, who was fatally wounded while exhuming bodies of killed soldiers in the frontline in Donetsk region, during farewell service in St. Volodymyr Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402341_864_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Relatives mourn at the coffin of Oleksiy Yukov, who was fatally wounded while exhuming bodies of killed soldiers in the frontline in Donetsk region, during farewell service in St. Volodymyr Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky)<\/p>\n<p>Relatives mourn at the coffin of Oleksiy Yukov, who was fatally wounded while exhuming bodies of killed soldiers in the frontline in Donetsk region, during farewell service in St. Volodymyr Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky)<\/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-7b0002\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Former Seattle Mariners pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith wrestles an inflatable crocodile during a homerun derby after a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo\/Stephen Brashear)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402342_185_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Former Seattle Mariners pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith wrestles an inflatable crocodile during a homerun derby after a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo\/Stephen Brashear)<\/p>\n<p>Former Seattle Mariners pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith wrestles an inflatable crocodile during a homerun derby after a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo\/Stephen Brashear)<\/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-7b0003\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A hawksbill turtle swims at Addu Nature Park, a protected UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Addu City, Maldives, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sophia Nasif)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786402342_222_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A hawksbill turtle swims at Addu Nature Park, a protected UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Addu City, Maldives, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sophia Nasif)<\/p>\n<p>A hawksbill turtle swims at Addu Nature Park, a protected UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Addu City, Maldives, Feb. 23, 2026. 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