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From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors. ____ Follow AP visual journalism: Giulia Perotti of Italy performs her floor exercise routine during the 53rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Giulia Perotti of Italy performs her floor exercise routine during the 53rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)Read More Tymofii Lifyrynko, 11, holds his hockey stick while waiting out an air raid alarm in an underground shelter, Thursday, Oct.…

PARIS (AP) — The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France’s royals could well be gone forever, experts said Tuesday after a brazen, four-minute heist in broad daylight left the nation stunned and the government struggling to explain a new debacle at the Louvre.Each stolen piece — an emerald necklace and earrings, two crowns, two brooches, a sapphire necklace and a single earring — represents the pinnacle of 19th century “haute joaillerie,” or fine jewelry. But for the royals, they were more than decoration. The pieces were political statements of France’s wealth, power and cultural import. And they…

As Donald Trump made his way to the Middle East when the Gaza ceasefire began, he told reporters that the potential role of Tony Blair in the Palestinian enclave’s future was up for debate. “I like Tony, I have always liked Tony. But I want to find out that he is an acceptable choice to everybody,” the US president said. Blair’s record in the Middle East is controversial, to say the least, and the suggestion floated by Washington that he help run a post-war Gaza has been met with suspicion and even disgust in much of the Arab world. Not…

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has hit out at LaLiga’s plans to hold a league match in the USA in December.Villarreal vs Barcelona is set to be played at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on December 20, which would make it the first European league match in history to be staged overseas. On October 6, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin approved moving of the LaLiga fixture and also sanctioned a Serie A match between AC Milan vs Como to be played in Australia, but described the decisions as “regrettable” and that it “shall not be seen as setting a precedent”.Last…

Oct 21, 2025, 10:19 AM ETPaul Pogba is yet to make an appearance for Monaco since joining the club in the summer. GettyPaul Pogba is smiling and enjoying life in Monaco despite a small setback ending hopes of a comeback in the Champions League at home to Tottenham.Former Manchester United midfielder Pogba signed for the Ligue 1 club in June after he was allowed to resume his playing career in March following a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling that reduced his four-year doping ban to 18 months.Pogba was sanctioned at Juventus after testing positive for dehydroepiandrosterone in 2023. The World…

Indian filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma provoked widespread backlash online on Monday after comparing Israel’s attacks and bombardment of Gaza to the Hindu festival of Diwali, a remark many social media users described as “depraved” and “inhumane”. Varma, known for films such as Satya and Company, wrote on X: “In INDIA only one day is DIWALI and in GAZA, every day is DIWALI🔥🔥🔥.”  The comment came as millions across India – and the globe – celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights, which marks the return of Lord Ram to Ayodhya after 14 years in exile and symbolises the triumph of good over…

Oct 21, 2025, 09:19 AM ETThe MLS Cup playoffs are here, with the postseason getting underway on Wednesday night with the Wild Card round.Major League Soccer’s play-in games pit the eighth- and ninth-seeded teams in each conference against one another, with the winner moving on to face the No. 1 seed in the best-of-three Round 1.So how will things unfold out East, between the Chicago Fire and Orlando City (8:30 p.m. ET)? And who will move on in the West, with the Portland Timbers hosting Real Salt Lake (10:30 p.m. ET)? Cesar Hernandez and Joseph Lowery dive into the first…

Oct 21, 2025, 08:47 AM ETEndrick is now open to leaving Real Madrid in January, sources have told ESPN, with the teenage forward’s representatives now working on a possible loan move.The Brazil international, 19, has not played a single minute in LaLiga this season, despite recovering from an injury which kept him out of action since May.Endrick’s lack of involvement in Sunday’s LaLiga game at Getafe — where he warmed up on the touchline, before appearing visibly frustrated, kicking a water bottle onto the pitch, when told he would not be introduced — was “the last straw,” a source told…

Alex KirklandRodrigo FaezOct 21, 2025, 08:11 AM ETXabi Alonso praised Vinícius Júnior as “fundamental” and “decisive” for Real Madrid ahead of two crunch games this week against Juventus in the Champions League, and Barcelona in El Clásico.Alonso left Vinícius out of the starting XI for Sunday’s LaLiga trip to Getafe, before the Brazil international came off the bench to change the game, with two Getafe players receiving red cards for fouling him.It was the third time this season that Alonso has benched Vinícius when available, with contract talks over a new deal for the forward at a standstill.- Ballon d’Or…

There were incredible scenes in the Swedish top flight on Monday as Mjällby AIF, plucky upstarts and heroes of the Allsvenskan season, beat heavyweights IFK Göteborg to clinch the most unlikely of league titles.The vital 2-0 victory sparked jubilant celebrations on the pitch, as the result cementing an unassailable 11-point lead for Mjällby at the top of the table with three fixtures of the campaign remaining. The team who hail from the small fishing community of Hällevik (population: 800) on the Baltic Sea will play in the UEFA Champions League in 2026-27.Mjällby’s story is made all the more incredible by…