Photos of the day

A selection of AP photos taken over the past 24 hours. 

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Pakistan Ramadan

A family pray before breaking their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan at a free food distribution point in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Muslims across the world are observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan, when they refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

India Fish Medicine

Volunteers try to open the mouth of a child suffering from asthma for a member of the Goud family to administer "fish medicine", in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Started by the Bathini Goud family, the therapy is a secret formula of herbs, handed down by generations only to family members. The herbs are inserted in the mouth of a live sardine, or murrel fish, and slipped into the patient's throat. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Mideast Iraq Islamic State

A soldier from Iraq's elite counterterrorism forces monitors radio traffic from an armored vehicle as special forces enter the nearby Shuhada neighborhood in Islamic State-held Fallujah, Iraq, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. The operation to retake Fallujah is expected to be one of the most difficult yet; this city in Iraq's western Anbar province is symbolically important to the militant group and has been a bastion of support for anti-government militants since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Turkey Attack

A relative, right, of one of the victims of Tuesday's explosion, wipes the face of a Turkish police officer, serving as a honor guard, during the funeral procession for two of the victims at Fatih mosque in Istanbul, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. The bomb attack, targeting a bus carrying riot police during rush hour traffic in Istanbul, has killed a number of people and wounded dozens of others. It marks the fourth bombing to hit the Turkish city this year and there was no immediate responsibility claim but Turkey has witnessed an increase in violence linked to Kurdish rebels and Islamic State militants. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Muhammad Ali Memorial

Dancers with the marching band from Central High School, where Muhammad Ali attended, perform at the I Am Ali Festival outside the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts Wednesday, June 8, 2016, in Louisville, Ky. Ali's memorial service Friday looms as one of the most historic events in Louisville's history. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Mideast Iraq Islamic State

A soldier from Iraq's elite counterterrorism forces smokes a water pipe in an unfinished apartment building serving as a battle position as special forces enter the nearby Shuhada neighborhood in Islamic State-held Fallujah, Iraq, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. The operation to retake Fallujah is expected to be one of the most difficult yet; this city in Iraq's western Anbar province is symbolically important to the militant group and has been a bastion of support for anti-government militants since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Philadelphia Soda Tax

Children gather in support of a proposed sugary drink tax in the corridors of City Hall in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Philadelphia City Council is set to consider a sugary drink tax that Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney wants to pay for universal prekindergarten, community schools and park improvements. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Russia Dissident Artist

Russian artist Pyotr Pavlensky looks at a police dog while sitting in a cage in court room in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. The Russian court has ruled to free Pavlensky, who has been in detention since November after he set fire to the doors of the Russian security agency, the former KGB headquarters in Moscow, on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Obama

Senior adviser Valerie Jarrett stands underneath Air Force One as she waits for President Barack Obama during their arrival at JFK International airport in New York, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

US India

Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., laugh as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Mideast Palestinians Ramadan

The Palestinian owner of a beachside cafe shop decorates its terrace with hanging colorful umbrellas as part of decorations for the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Ramadan is traditionally a time of reflection and prayer, and Muslims are expected to abstain during daylight hours from food, drink, smoking and sex to focus on spirituality, good deeds and charity. (AP photo/Hatem Moussa)

Washington Daily Life

A plane takes off from Washington's Ronald Reagan National Airport as Julia Hurley of Washington relaxes on a picnic table at Gravelly Point Park in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, June 8, 2016, after bicycling to Mt. Vernon and back. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Suburban Bear

A bear clings to a tree, Wednesday, June 8, 2016, in La Canada Flintridge, Calif. The bear was spotted wandering among homes Wednesday morning and at one point took a dip in a backyard pool. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Chile Daily Life

A man smoking a cigarette walks past a fountain in downtown Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

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