Photos of the day

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

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Trump US Turkey

President Donald Trump reaches to shake hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, where they made statements. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House Barrier Jumped

A member of the Secret Service is on top of the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, after a person jumped over a bike rack barrier in front of the North Lawn fences. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump US Turkey

President Donald Trump watches Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan departs following Erdogan's visit to the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump Intelligence Russia

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., joined by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, reacts to questions from reporters about President Donald Trump reportedly sharing classified information with two Russian diplomats during a meeting in the Oval Office, Tuesday, May 16, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

India Palestinians

Horse mounted Indian presidential bodyguards leave after escorting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Indian presidential palace for a ceremonial reception in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Israel Palestinians

Israeli solders arests a Palestinian protestor during protest in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails near the settlement of Shavei Shamron near the West Bank city of Nablus, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Sri Lanka EU

Sri Lankan women work at a garment factory in country's largest export processing zone in Katunayaka, outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. The European Union announced Tuesday it is restoring a preferential tax concession for goods imported from Sri Lanka that it withdrew seven years ago over alleged human rights abuses. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Mexico Journalist Killed

The hat of murdered journalist Javier Valdez lays on his forehead inside a funeral home before his wake begins in Culiacan, Mexico, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Valdez, a veteran reporter who specialized in covering drug trafficking and organized crime, was slain Monday in the northern Mexico state of Sinaloa, the latest in a wave of journalist killings in one of the world's most dangerous countries for media workers. (AP Photo/Rashide Frias)

Stinky Flower Blooms

An Amorphophallus titanum, better known as the corpse flower, begins to bloom at Cal State Fullerton Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Fullerton, Calif. The flower lets off a smell while blooming, that some say is akin to smelling like rotting flesh. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Italy Tennis Italian Open

Novak Djokovic of Serbia reaches for a ball during a match against Britain's Aljaz Bedene, at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Spain Bullfight

Spanish bullfighter Roman Collado performs with a Lagunajanda ranch fighting bull during a bullfight at the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Spain Daily Life

A street musician plays his accordion close to a wall painted with graffitis, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Colombia Protest

A street artist creates a huge bubble during an anti-government protest in support of a nation-wide teachers' strike in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Colombia's main union groups called for a strike to protest the economic policies of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos' government, and to demand higher wages and better health services. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

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