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The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
Federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
ADDS NAME - Photographer John Abernathy is pushed to the ground as federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
ADDS NAME - Photographer John Abernathy is pushed to the ground as federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Members of the Sanchez family work at the Salinas de Cumaraguas salt flats on the Paraguana Peninsula, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Members of the Sanchez family work at the Salinas de Cumaraguas salt flats on the Paraguana Peninsula, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
An officer of Indian Para-military force briefs his men during India Republic Day parade rehearsal early morning amidst morning smog in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
An officer of Indian Para-military force briefs his men during India Republic Day parade rehearsal early morning amidst morning smog in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Displaced Syrians ride in the back of a truck near a humanitarian crossing declared by the Syrian army in the village of Hamima, in the eastern Aleppo countryside, near the front line with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Deir Hafer, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
Displaced Syrians ride in the back of a truck near a humanitarian crossing declared by the Syrian army in the village of Hamima, in the eastern Aleppo countryside, near the front line with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Deir Hafer, Syria, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
A local boy, right, flies a kite as his father walks home after fishing on the outskirts of Phnom Penh Cambodia, Thursday, Jan 15, 2026.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
A local boy, right, flies a kite as his father walks home after fishing on the outskirts of Phnom Penh Cambodia, Thursday, Jan 15, 2026.(AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Migrating cranes flock at sunrise in Hula Lake conservation area, north of the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Migrating cranes flock at sunrise in Hula Lake conservation area, north of the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)