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

A mother mourns sitting by the coffins of her daughters Liubava and Vira Yakovleva, killed by a Russian rocket strike on a residential building earlier this month, during their funeral, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A mother mourns sitting by the coffins of her daughters Liubava and Vira Yakovleva, killed by a Russian rocket strike on a residential building earlier this month, during their funeral, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A mother mourns sitting by the coffins of her daughters Liubava and Vira Yakovleva, killed by a Russian rocket strike on a residential building earlier this month, during their funeral, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

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A harp player bows after playing a song in downtown Lima, Peru, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

A harp player bows after playing a song in downtown Lima, Peru, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

A harp player bows after playing a song in downtown Lima, Peru, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, hugs Terry Wade at a campaign event in McKinney, Texas, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, hugs Terry Wade at a campaign event in McKinney, Texas, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, hugs Terry Wade at a campaign event in McKinney, Texas, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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A man bathes from a roadside water tap to cool himself on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

A man bathes from a roadside water tap to cool himself on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

A man bathes from a roadside water tap to cool himself on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

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People embrace outside of the Islamic Center of San Diego, the day after a shooting, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

People embrace outside of the Islamic Center of San Diego, the day after a shooting, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

People embrace outside of the Islamic Center of San Diego, the day after a shooting, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., seated, checks his phone while riding a train in the Senate subway at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., seated, checks his phone while riding a train in the Senate subway at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., seated, checks his phone while riding a train in the Senate subway at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

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Employees of the Museum of Urban Sculpture clean the statue of Russian Tsarina Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Employees of the Museum of Urban Sculpture clean the statue of Russian Tsarina Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Employees of the Museum of Urban Sculpture clean the statue of Russian Tsarina Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

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Palestinians inspect the destruction caused by an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinians inspect the destruction caused by an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinians inspect the destruction caused by an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

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Fire crews conduct a firing operation to control the Sandy Fire, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Fire crews conduct a firing operation to control the Sandy Fire, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Fire crews conduct a firing operation to control the Sandy Fire, Monday, May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

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