Photos of the day

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

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Iraq Mosul

An Iraqi soldier, seen through a damaged door, runs to take cover during fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants, on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, March 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iraq Mosul

Iraqi civilians flee their homes due to fighting between Iraqi security forces and Islamic State militants, on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, Monday, March 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

India Kashmir

Kashmiri women wail during the funeral procession of Aqib Ahmad Bhat, a suspected rebel, in Hyuna village 45 kilometers (28 miles) south of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Monday, March 6, 2017. Thousands participated in the funeral of the suspected rebel who was killed during a gunbattle with Indian security forces on late Sunday. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

France Europe

From left, Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni visit the Hall of Mirrors at the Versailles castle, near Paris, France, Monday, March 6, 2017. Hollande is hosting German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Versailles to prepare for a larger EU meeting later this week. (Martin Bureau/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain Hawking Award

Britain's Professor Stephen Hawking is presented with his illuminated Freedom scroll by the Chamberlain of the City of London Peter Kane as he receives the Honorary Freedom of the City of London during a ceremony at the Guildhall in the City of London, Monday, March 6, 2017. Hawking was presented the City of London Corporation's highest award Monday in recognition of his outstanding contribution to theoretical physics and cosmology. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

India Navy

People take pictures on the deck of Indian navy vessel INS Viraat after its decommissioning ceremony at the naval dockyard in Mumbai, India, Monday, March 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Egypt Economy Animal Shelter

A donkey who was rescued before its owners were about to send it to the Giza Zoo to feed lions because of its old age, stands at the Egyptian Society for Mercy to Animals (ESMA) animal shelter in Saqqara, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt, Monday, March 6, 2017. The society is a charitable organization that shelters more than 700 cats and dogs. Volunteers also work to increase public awareness about the welfare of all animals in Egypt. The shelter has experienced a hit due to the economic situation with increased prices and lack of medical supplies. If donations do not start coming in, the society might be forced to shut down for good. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Spain Daily Life

A man walks through doors of an auditorium beside a line of spotlights, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Monday, March 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Germany Daily Life

The stork at right chases away another stork from its nest in Biebesheim, south of Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, March 6, 2017. About 30 storks in the area are now looking for the right partner and nest. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Colorado Weather

The skyline stands against a yellow sky as the sun rises early Monday, March 6, 2017, in Denver. High winds are strafing communities along Colorado's Front Range, which has raised concerns of wildfires along the tinder dry region. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

LGBT Rights Texas

Libby Gonzales stands with her father, Frank Gonzales, as she joins other members of the transgender community during a rally on the steps of the Texas Capitol, Monday, March 6, 2017, in Austin, Texas. The group is opposing a "bathroom bill" that would require people to use public bathrooms and restrooms that correspond with the sex on their birth certificate. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Britain American Dream

A British Museum representative poses for photographs next to "Flag I" by Jasper Johns which features in "The American Dream: pop to the present" exhibition during a media photocall at the British Museum in London, Monday, March 6, 2017. The exhibition, which opens to the public from March 9 and runs until June 18, charts modern and contemporary print making. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Britain Winehouse Graffiti

A member of the public walks past Amy Winehouse street art in her hometown of Camden, north London, Monday, March. 6, 2017, as her life is to be celebrated with a new art trail crowdfunded via Art Happens. The Amy Winehouse Street Art Trail will run from March 15 until June 4 2017. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

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