April 30, 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.
Matthew Cheslock, left, and Anthony Confusione work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Matthew Cheslock, left, and Anthony Confusione work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Russian soldiers attend a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Russian soldiers attend a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Anton Le, who was 5 years old when he and his family arrived in the U.S. from Vietnam via the Philippines, plays with his son, Kevin, while waiting for his order outside a café in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Westminster, Calif., Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Anton Le, who was 5 years old when he and his family arrived in the U.S. from Vietnam via the Philippines, plays with his son, Kevin, while waiting for his order outside a café in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Westminster, Calif., Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Girlfriend of Liel Haio, an Israeli soldier killed in Gaza, visits his grave on the eve of the Israel’s Memorial Day, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Girlfriend of Liel Haio, an Israeli soldier killed in Gaza, visits his grave on the eve of the Israel’s Memorial Day, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Alyona Zavadska, 16, checks a photo of herself with boyfriend Danylo Khudia, 17, killed in a Russian strike along with his parents, Viktoria and Oleh Khudia on April 24, during a farewell ceremony at the crematorium in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Alyona Zavadska, 16, checks a photo of herself with boyfriend Danylo Khudia, 17, killed in a Russian strike along with his parents, Viktoria and Oleh Khudia on April 24, during a farewell ceremony at the crematorium in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A young boy touches the “Angels Unaware” boat sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy P. Schmalz placed at St. Peter’s square at the Vatican, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A young boy touches the “Angels Unaware” boat sculpture by Canadian artist Timothy P. Schmalz placed at St. Peter’s square at the Vatican, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A student pays tribute to the the remains of fallen German soldiers of WWII during a funeral service at a memorial site for fallen soldiers in Halbe, Germany, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
A student pays tribute to the the remains of fallen German soldiers of WWII during a funeral service at a memorial site for fallen soldiers in Halbe, Germany, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Vietnamese female police officers march during a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Vietnamese female police officers march during a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol, right, reacts after being ejected by umpire Bruce Dreckman during the eighth inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol, right, reacts after being ejected by umpire Bruce Dreckman during the eighth inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
Cardinals attend a mass on the fifth of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Cardinals attend a mass on the fifth of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A relative consoles Aishanya Dwivedi, sitting, during the cremation ceremony in Kanpur, India, of her husband Shubham Dwivedi who was killed by militants at Pahalgam in Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Vaibhav Shukla)
A relative consoles Aishanya Dwivedi, sitting, during the cremation ceremony in Kanpur, India, of her husband Shubham Dwivedi who was killed by militants at Pahalgam in Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Vaibhav Shukla)
Vietnamese-Americans place their hands on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to honor American soldiers who died in the Vietnam War, as they gather together in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the fall of Saigon, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Valerie Plesch)
Vietnamese-Americans place their hands on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to honor American soldiers who died in the Vietnam War, as they gather together in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the fall of Saigon, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Valerie Plesch)
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