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A Muslim pilgrim plays with pigeons outside the Grand Mosque during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

A Muslim pilgrim plays with pigeons outside the Grand Mosque during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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June 3, 2025

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.

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A Kashmiri Muslim woman, with hands decorated with henna, prays outside the shrine of Iranian scholar and Islamic saint Shah-e-Hamadan, on his death anniversary in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

A Kashmiri Muslim woman, with hands decorated with henna, prays outside the shrine of Iranian scholar and Islamic saint Shah-e-Hamadan, on his death anniversary in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A couple play cards near a fountain in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A couple play cards near a fountain in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Israeli shelling hits an area in the northern of Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israeli shelling hits an area in the northern of Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
An Afghan Muslim pilgrim, looks on as he prepares to enter the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabi)

An Afghan Muslim pilgrim, looks on as he prepares to enter the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabi)
National Election Commission officials sort ballots for counting during the presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

National Election Commission officials sort ballots for counting during the presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
South Korea's Democratic Party's presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, gestures as his supporters gather outside of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korea’s Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung, gestures as his supporters gather outside of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A inmate watches the 13th edition of the Inter-Prison Boxing Tournament from his prison cell in Sofia Central Prison, Sofia, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

A inmate watches the 13th edition of the Inter-Prison Boxing Tournament from his prison cell in Sofia Central Prison, Sofia, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Education Secretary Linda McMahon arrives for a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Education Secretary Linda McMahon arrives for a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Referees are reflected in a glass as Poland's Iga Swiatek plays a shot against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina during their quarterfinal match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Referees are reflected in a glass as Poland’s Iga Swiatek plays a shot against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina during their quarterfinal match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Palestinians carry bags filled with food and humanitarian aid provided by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization approved by Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinians carry bags filled with food and humanitarian aid provided by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization approved by Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Smoke billows from Mount Etna volcano, Italy, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Distefano)

Smoke billows from Mount Etna volcano, Italy, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Distefano)
A woman touches the body of a relative killed in a Russian strike on Sumy, Ukraine, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Yehor Kryvoruchko, Kordon Media)

A woman touches the body of a relative killed in a Russian strike on Sumy, Ukraine, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Yehor Kryvoruchko, Kordon Media)
Wiyuach Makuach, 60, who lost her arm in an airstrike on a hospital operated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), sits in a hospital bed in Akobo, South Sudan, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Joseph Falzetta)

Wiyuach Makuach, 60, who lost her arm in an airstrike on a hospital operated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), sits in a hospital bed in Akobo, South Sudan, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Joseph Falzetta)
Specialist Dilip Patel works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Specialist Dilip Patel works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Mourners attend the funeral of Israeli soldier Sgt. Omer Van Gelder, who was killed in a battle in the Gaza Strip, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Mourners attend the funeral of Israeli soldier Sgt. Omer Van Gelder, who was killed in a battle in the Gaza Strip, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof waves after handing in the resignation of Geert Wilder's PVV party ministers to King Willem-Alexander at royal palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof waves after handing in the resignation of Geert Wilder’s PVV party ministers to King Willem-Alexander at royal palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans cheers before the start of the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki )

Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans cheers before the start of the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki )
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar celebrates with the winners trophy after their win in the Indian Premier League final cricket match against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s captain Rajat Patidar celebrates with the winners trophy after their win in the Indian Premier League final cricket match against Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

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