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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.
Protesters yell at a Texas state trooper outside the South Texas Family Residential Center detention facility where Liam Ramos and his father are being detained in Dilley, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Protesters yell at a Texas state trooper outside the South Texas Family Residential Center detention facility where Liam Ramos and his father are being detained in Dilley, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
FBI agents are seen at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga, near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
FBI agents are seen at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga, near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
President Donald Trump speaks during the launch of a program known as Trump Accounts at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
President Donald Trump speaks during the launch of a program known as Trump Accounts at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Attendees gather during a vigil where Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Attendees gather during a vigil where Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
A man walks through tents sheltering displaced Palestinians amid the ruins left by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Gaza City, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A man walks through tents sheltering displaced Palestinians amid the ruins left by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Gaza City, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Mourners follow a vehicle carrying the coffin of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage whose remains were recovered from the Gaza Strip, during his funeral in Meitar, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Mourners follow a vehicle carrying the coffin of Ran Gvili, the last Israeli hostage whose remains were recovered from the Gaza Strip, during his funeral in Meitar, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Sarah Mullally stands on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral, London, following the Confirmation of Election ceremony confirming her as archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman to lead the Church of England, Wednesday Jan. 28 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Sarah Mullally stands on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral, London, following the Confirmation of Election ceremony confirming her as archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman to lead the Church of England, Wednesday Jan. 28 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)
Presidential marching band members wait at the presidential palace to play their instruments during the welcoming ceremony for Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Panama City, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Presidential marching band members wait at the presidential palace to play their instruments during the welcoming ceremony for Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Panama City, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)