Explore captivating images from around the world, handpicked by the Associated Press photo editors to showcase today’s most impactful visuals.
The pack rides during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201.5 kilometers (115.5 miles) with start in Pau and finish in Gavarnie-Gedre, France, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
The coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried from a plane at Hasheminejad International Airport after arriving from Iraq for the final stage of his dayslong funeral ceremonies in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (Mohammad Hasan Salavati/Shahraranews via AP)
Revelers run alongside Victoriano del Río’s fighting bulls during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Coco Gauff of the United States reacts after winning a game against Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in their semifinal women’s singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
People pay respect to the statues of former leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of demise of Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
Zendaya poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘The Odyssey’ on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Santas, Mrs. Clauses and Christmas elves from around the world take part in a parade through the streets of Aalborg Denmark, Wednesday July 8, 2026 during the annual World Santa Claus Congress. (AP Photo/James Brooks)
Palestinians gather around a car hit in an Israeli military strike that, according to health authorities, killed at least one person in Gaza City, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A law enforcement officer uses binoculars to watch from the roof of the Fourth District Courthouse in Provo, Utah, Thursday, July 9, 2026, before a preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, who is accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk. (AP Photo/Spenser Heaps)
Workers build a helipad for Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump listens to a question as he speaks with reporters in flight on Air Force One after landing at U.S. Air Force Base at RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk, Eastern England, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Nadine Seiler arrives in an inflatable frog costume, to support former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, before he arrives at D.C. Superior Court, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
