The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
National Cadet Corps members participate during a mock drill to train civilians and security personnel to respond in case of attack, in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, May 7, 2025 amid rising fears of wider conflict following India’s strikes in Pakistan. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
May 7, 2025
Faithful watch a giant screen showing images of cardinals entering the conclave, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Faithful watch a giant screen showing images of cardinals entering the conclave, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are gathering on the first day of the conclave, indicating that a successor of late Pope Francis was not elected, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are gathering on the first day of the conclave, indicating that a successor of late Pope Francis was not elected, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Spanish nuns gather near the Vatican, in Rome, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, on the day cardinals sequester themselves at the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect the 267th Roman pontiff, a successor to Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Spanish nuns gather near the Vatican, in Rome, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, on the day cardinals sequester themselves at the Vatican for the start of a conclave to elect the 267th Roman pontiff, a successor to Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Russian tanks roll during a dress rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Russian tanks roll during a dress rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
An army soldier examines a building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, in Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
An army soldier examines a building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan controlled Kashmir, in Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/M.D. Mughal)
PSG players celebrate after the Champions League semifinal, second leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
PSG players celebrate after the Champions League semifinal, second leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
PSG fans cheer their team during the Champions League semifinal, second leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
PSG fans cheer their team during the Champions League semifinal, second leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Mexican bullfighter Diego Silveti smiles at fans in the bullring after a bullfight in Aguascalientes, Mexico, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Mexican bullfighter Diego Silveti smiles at fans in the bullring after a bullfight in Aguascalientes, Mexico, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Dallas Wings forward DiJonai Carrington has her hair adjusted for photos during a WNBA basketball media day in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Dallas Wings forward DiJonai Carrington has her hair adjusted for photos during a WNBA basketball media day in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Actor Tom Cruise, left, and director Christopher McQuarrie pose for the photographers upon their arrival to promote their latest movie “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning,” at the Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Actor Tom Cruise, left, and director Christopher McQuarrie pose for the photographers upon their arrival to promote their latest movie “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning,” at the Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Goslings of Egyptian geese walk along the bank of the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, as a rowing boat passes by on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Goslings of Egyptian geese walk along the bank of the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, as a rowing boat passes by on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem listens to members speak during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security oversight hearing, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem listens to members speak during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security oversight hearing, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A TSA employee checks IDs as people move through security at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A TSA employee checks IDs as people move through security at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Palestinian Maha Elayan weeps as she embraces the body of her 7-year-old son, Qasim, who was killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike on a U.N. school used as a shelter, ahead of his burial at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian Maha Elayan weeps as she embraces the body of her 7-year-old son, Qasim, who was killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike on a U.N. school used as a shelter, ahead of his burial at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Faithful kneel during a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St. Peter’s Basilica, before the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Faithful kneel during a final Mass celebrated by cardinals inside St. Peter’s Basilica, before the conclave to elect a new pope, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Activists from the Women’s Ordination Conference release pink smoke to call for full equality for women in the Catholic Church on the first day of the conclave to elect the 267th pope, in Rome, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Activists from the Women’s Ordination Conference release pink smoke to call for full equality for women in the Catholic Church on the first day of the conclave to elect the 267th pope, in Rome, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are gathering on the first day of the conclave, indicating that a successor of late Pope Francis was not elected, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are gathering on the first day of the conclave, indicating that a successor of late Pope Francis was not elected, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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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