The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists

People shine the lights of their mobile phones standing under a large European Union during a pro-EU rally ahead of the second round of the presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A flag from the United States waves from the crowd as Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 11, 2025.(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

People celebrate waving flyers of newly-elected Pope Leo XIV during a Mass in his honor, in Chiclayo, Peru, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)

A Buddhist monk circumambulates the Boudhanath stupa during Buddha Jayanti, also known as Buddha Purnima festival, to celebrate Buddha’s birthday, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Detroit Tigers’ Riley Greene dives safely into home plate against the Boston Red Sox in the third inning during a baseball game, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Dancers gather on a sidewalk after performing at a wedding in Cartagena, Colombia, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

From left, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz make a call to U.S. President Donald Trump from Kyiv, Ukraine, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)

Vietnamese servicemen attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, talk as they watch the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (Sergei Bobylev/Photo host agency RIA Novosti via AP)

Supporters of a religious party ‘Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F’ chant anti-India slogans during a demonstration to condemn Indian strikes in Pakistan and to show their support with Pakistan military, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

A Kashmiri woman looks from a truck as she along with her family members leave their village following overnight shelling from Pakistan at Gingal village in Uri district, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Ward Nar, left, reacts as she speaks with the photographer after returning empty-handed from attempting to receive donated food for her family, including her husband Mohammed Zaharna (center right) and their children, Sally (right) and Raed, at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israelis gather ahead to watch a live broadcast in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander being released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Monday, May 12, 2025. Alexander was abducted during the Hamas-led attack on his base on October 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

A cross atop the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church is silhouetted against the rising full moon Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A woman processes gold at a mining site in the Kedougou region of Senegal on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

A member of the LGBTQ+ community dances during a Gay Pride march in support of the fight for tolerance and acceptance, in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Bismarck the Sphinx cat hisses while a judge takes notes during an international feline beauty competition in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)