Photos of the day

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

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China Party Congress

Visitors is silhouetted as they watch a video display boards showing the Chinese flag at an exhibition highlighting China's achievements under five years of leadership by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Beijing Exhibition Hall in the capital city where the 19th Party Congress is held in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 23. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Israel Draft Protest

Ultra Orthodox Jewish youths scuffle with Israeli police officers during a protest against their enlistment in the army at the entrance to Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Spain Catalonia

A mannequin stands next to a ''estelada'' or Catalonia independence flag, on a balcony, in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. Catalonia's regional parliament will hold a debate this week on Spain's plan to take direct control of the northeastern region — a session many fear could become a cover for a vote on declaring independence. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Bangladesh Myanmar Attacks

A Rohingya Muslim boy, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, carries bamboos given to him in aid for construction of shelter at Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. U.N. humanitarian officials, high-level government envoys and advocacy group leaders on Monday opened a one-day conference aimed at drumming up funds to help ethnic Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, as the influx from Myanmar has topped 600,000 since late August. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Kenya Elections

Supporters of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta ride around and cheer, some holding a placard of Kenyatta, as they await his arrival as part of a campaign tour, in Githurai on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. Kenyatta said Monday the presidential election must go ahead as planned on Thursday, despite a boycott by the main opposition candidate and the chief electoral officer's recent statement that he cannot guarantee that the polls would be credible. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Czech Republic Elections

Czech billionaire and leader of ANO 2011 political movement Andrej Babis addresses the media after meeting with Czech Republic's President Milos Zeman at the Lany Castle following the Czech Republic's parliamentary elections in Lany, Czech Republic, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. President Milos Zeman told Babis on Monday that he will ask him next week to start talks on forming a coalition government something that Babis might find hard to do. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Venezuela Daily Life

Retired English professor Roque Davis, 78, poses for a portrait in downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

China Party Congress

A Chinese man waves in front of a picture showing Chinese President Xi Jinping with children on display at an exhibition highlighting China's achievements under five years of his leadership at the Beijing Exhibition Hall in the capital city where the 19th Party Congress is held in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 23. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Brazil Rio Violence

A police officer patrols in the Rocinha slum, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. Brazilian military police say officers killed a Spanish tourist when the vehicle she was traveling in came under fire after ignoring a police checkpoint. A military police statement says the incident followed a firefight between police officers and suspected drug traffickers early Monday in Rocinha, one of Brazil's largest slums. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Trump US Singapore

President Donald Trump and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien, right, shake hands together during a joint statement in the Rose Garden at the White House, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Dunford US Niger

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, speaks to reporters about the Niger operation during a briefing at the Pentagon, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Nepal Agriculture

A Nepalese farmer winnows paddy after harvesting it in Chaukot, Kavre District, Nepal, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. Agriculture is the main source of food, income, and employment for the majority of people in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Greeece Olympics Pyeongchang Flame Lighting

Priestesses perform during the final dress rehearsal for the lighting of the Olympic flame at Ancient Olympia, southwestern Greece on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017. The flame will be transported by torch relay to the Pyeongchang, South Korea, which will host the Feb. 9-25, 2018 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Maine Legslature

The State House is surrounded by fall foliage Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, in Augusta, Maine. Republican Gov. Paul LePage ordered lawmakers to return to the state capitol to fix problems in the food sovereignty law and to provide funding for the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems. Legislators are also dealing with recreational marijuana sales and the future of a new voting system approved at the polls last fall. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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