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 member of the Gonzalez family pets his dog after the family’s home caught fire during wildfires in Lirquen, Chile, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Javier Torres)
Security forces escort an inmate after entering the Renovation maximum-security prison to free guards taken hostage and retake control of the facility, which houses gang leaders, in Escuintla, Guatemala, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Flavio Cobolli of Italy serves to Arthur Fery of Britain during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Senegal’s Ismail Sarr rises the winner’s trophy and celebrates as they win the Africa Cup of Nations final soccer match between Senegal and Morocco, in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
A man tumbles down a water slide in a public pool in the Puente Piedra district outside of Lima, Peru, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
People bathe in the icy water on Epiphany during a traditional Epiphany at the Great Palace Pond in Ostankino, Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, backdropped by the Church of the Holy Trinity. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
People protest against Trump’s policy towards Greenland in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A participant pours cold water over himself to purify his soul and pray for good health during a New Year’s ritual at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
A young biathlete trains outside the destroyed ski base in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Displaced Palestinians warm themselves around a fire at a tent camp in Gaza City, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
