Photos of the day

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

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Somalia Drought

Somalis displaced by the drought, arrive at makeshift camps in the Tabelaha area on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia Thursday, March 30, 2017. Somalia's current drought is threatening half of the country's population, or about 6 million people, and is joined by similar hunger crises in South Sudan, northeastern Nigeria and Yemen, which together make up what the United Nations calls the world's largest humanitarian disaster in more than 70 years. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Iraq Mosul

Federal policemen fire towards Islamic State positions in the old city during fighting on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, March 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Russia Protest

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, right, poses for press in court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 30, 2017. Navalny attends a court hearing on his appeal. Navalny, who organized a wave of nationwide protests against government corruption was sentenced to 15 days in jail.(AP Photo)

Overpass Collapse Fire

Smoke billows from a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Thursday, March 30, 2017. Witnesses say troopers were telling cars to turn around on the bridge because they were concerned about its integrity. Minutes later, the bridge collapsed. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Chicago Violence

Georgia Jackson, 72, is overcome with emotion upon learning that her two grandsons, Raheem, 19, and Dillon Jackson, 20, were found fatally shot in the South Shore neighborhood in Chicago on Thursday, March 30, 2017. Chicago police said Thursday several people were found fatally shot Thursday in or near a restaurant. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune via AP)

US Russia

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., right, and the Committee's Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., stand up to leave on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 30, 2017, following the committee's hearing on Russian intelligence activities. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

SpaceX Launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, March 30, 2017. SpaceX launched its first recycled rocket Thursday, the biggest leap yet in its bid to drive down costs and speed up flights. (Craig Bailey/Florida Today via AP)

France Election

Independent centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron smiles to the media after a meeting with young people of Paris suburbs, in Saint Denis, outside Paris, France, Thursday, March 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

China Garbage

A claw prepares to collect garbage to be fed to the incinerator at the Lujishan Waste Incineration Power Plant which began operations in 2013 and today processes 3,000 tons of household waste or equivalent to 1/8 of Beijing's total in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 30, 2017. According to government information, the Chinese capital has 26 waste incineration plants with a daily capacity of 24,300 tons. More are planned as authorities switch from burial to incineration and bio-disposal. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Britain Easter Festival

Sofia Lopez, 3 years old, meets Moominmamma, left, and Moomintroll, right, during a photo call for the Moomin Adventures at Kew Gardens Easter Festival at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London, Thursday, March 30, 2017. The festival will run from April 1 until April 17, and will be an opportunity to experience the world of the Moomins with family-friendly activities and events. Moomins are fairy tale characters taken from the books of Finnish illustrator and writer Tove Jansson. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Malta European People's Party

President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani, right, shares a word with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the European People’s Party congress, in St. Julian's, Malta, Thursday, March 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Rene Rossignaud)

NYPD Graduation

The newest members of the New York City police officers hug during their graduation ceremony, Thursday, March 30, 2017, in New York. Over 600 men and women took the oath of office and pledged to protect the people of New York City. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

China Fashion Week

A spectator uses a smartphone to film models wearing creations by Tibetan designer Aj-Namo on stage during the China Fashion Week in Beijing, Thursday, March 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

NIT Championship Basketball

TCU's head coach Jamie Dixon celebrates with the net after beating Georgia Tech in an NCAA college basketball game in the final of the NIT Thursday, March 30, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Finland Figure Skating Worlds

Valentina Marchei and Ondrej Hotarek, of Italy, skate their free program at the World figure skating championships in Helsinki, Finland, on Thursday, March 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Britain Butterfly Exhibition

Five year old George holds an orange to feed the Owl butterflies at the Natural History Museum in London, Thursday, March 30, 2017. Hundreds of tropical butterflies were released to launch the Natural History Museum's Sensational Butterflies exhibition, starting for the public on March 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Philippines Daily Life

A Filipino boy runs on the seawall along the Manila Bay as the sun sets in Manila, Philippines Thursday, March 30, 2017. Most children in the country are now on vacation as some schools end their term in March. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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