Photos of the day

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

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Portugal Forest Fires

Volunteers use a water hose to fight a wild fire raging near houses in the outskirts of Obidos, Portugal, in the early hours of Monday, Oct. 16 2017. At least six people were killed Sunday as hundreds of forest fires spread across Portugal fueled by high temperatures, strong winds and a persistent drought. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Argentina Elections

Argentina's former president who is running for senator, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at Racing Club stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Fernandez, who returned to Argentina's political stage by launching a new party in late June, will compete for a senate seat in the midterm elections on Sunday, Oct. 22. (AP Photo/Agustin Marcarian)

California Wildfires

Homes destroyed from fires are seen from an aerial view in the Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Kenya Elections

A passerby stumbles to the ground as she and opposition supporters, protesting over the upcoming elections, run for safety amid a cloud of tear gas fired by riot police in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Two international human rights groups said Monday that Kenya's police in August attacked opposition supporters killing dozens and injuring scores following demonstrations protesting President Uhuru Kenyatta's subsequently annulled re-election. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Trump

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Las Vegas Shooting

A woman is reflected in a photo frame as she visits the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Las Vegas. The garden was built as a memorial for the victims of the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Spain Catalonia

Jordi Cuixart, president of the Catalan Omnium Cultural organization, left, and Jordi Sanchez, president of the Catalan National Assembly wave to supporters on arrival at the national court in Madrid, Spain, in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Two senior Catalan regional police force officers and the leaders of two pro-independence associations are in court again, facing possible sedition charges related to the staging of the region's banned Oct. 1 secession referendum. The sedition case is investigating the roles of the four in Sept. 20-21 demonstrations in Barcelona as Spanish police arrested several Catalan officials and raided offices in a crackdown on referendum preparations (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

France Russia Dissident Artist

Russian artist Petr Pavlensky poses in front of a Banque de France building after setting fire to the window gates as part of a performance in Paris, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Pavlensky, known for macabre, politically charged actions, was being detained by police. (AP Photo/Capucine Henry)

Liberty Medal McCain

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., receives the Liberty Medal from Chair of the National Constitution Center's Board of Trustees, former Vice President Joe Biden, in Philadelphia, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. The honor is given annually to an individual who displays courage and conviction while striving to secure liberty for people worldwide. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Malta Journalist Killed

The wreckage of the car of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia lies next to a road in the town of Mosta, Malta, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Malta's prime minister says a car bomb has killed an investigative journalist on the island nation. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said the bomb that killed reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia exploded Monday afternoon as she left her home in a town outside Malta's capital, Valetta. (AP Photo/Rene Rossignaud)

Bangladesh Rohingya

Noor Mehar, a Rohingya Muslim woman, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, along with her daughter Rasheeda, grieves for her three daughters after their boat capsized near Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. An overcrowded boat carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar capsized Monday in the Bay of Bengal near a Bangladeshi fishing village, killing 12 people, including six children, police said.(AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Pakistan Drugs

Members of the Pakistani Anti-Narcotic Force (ANF) prepare to smash confiscated bottles of liquor in Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Pakistan is taking strict measures to stop drug trafficking from neighboring Afghanistan and Pakistani tribal areas. (AP Photo/Muhammad Arshad)

Spain Portugal Wildfires

A villager checks a burnt area under the rain, in Soutomaior after a wild fire in Pontevedra, northwestern Spanish region of Galicia, Spain, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. Wildfires in Spain have killed at least four people and prompted the evacuation of thousands in the northwest region of Galicia, as the remnants of winds from Hurricane Ophelia fanned the flames along Iberia's Atlantic coast. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)

Britain Weather

Hyde Park is bathed in a dull sepia light from the sky in London, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. The unusual hue of the daylight sky was thought to be due to the remnants of Hurricane Orphelia dragging in tropical air and dust from the Sahara. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Spain Daily Life

A silhouette of a pedestrian contrasts on ancient wall as the autumn light illuminates the scene, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday Oct. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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