Photos of the day

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

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Greece General Strike

A protester walks among smoke from a tear gas thrown by riot police during clashes at a nationwide general strike demonstration, in Athens Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Greek workers walked off the job across the country Wednesday for an anti-austerity general strike that was disrupting public and private sector services across the country. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Indonesia Shariah

Police officer escorts two men accused of having gay sex into a holding cell to wait for the start of their trial at Shariah court in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. A Shariah court in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province has sentenced two gay men to public caning for the first time, further tarnishing the country's moderate image after a top Christian politician was imprisoned for blasphemy. (AP Photo/Heri Juanda)

Greece General Strike

Riot police officers try to avoid a patrol bomb thrown by protester during a nationwide general strike demonstration. in Athens Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Greek workers walked off the job across the country Wednesday for an anti-austerity general strike that was disrupting public and private sector services across the country. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

China Argentina

Flagbearers of a Chinese honor guard stand in formation before a welcome ceremony for Argentina's President Mauricio Macri at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Congress Trump Russia

An aide, left, speaks with Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee ranking member, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, behind a photograph of President Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during a news conference. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump Russia Probe

Television network crews begin their evening news broadcast from the driveway outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. The Justice Department has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Donald Trump campaign to influence the 2016 presidential election.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump Coast Guard

President Donald Trump poses for a photo with U.S. Coast Guard graduate Erin Leigh Reynolds during commencement exercises at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Severe Weather Plains

Marissa Rhoades searches for her missing cat at the Prairie Lake Estates mobile home park in Barron County, Wis., Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Residents of an Oklahoma subdivision and a Wisconsin trailer park that were leveled by deadly tornadoes sifted through what remained of their homes and possessions Wednesday, even as forecasters warned of another round of powerful storms on the horizon. (Marisa Wojcik/The Eau Claire Leader-Telegram via AP)

Iraq Mosul

Smoke from an airstrike rises in the background as a man flees with a toddler during fighting between Iraqi special forces and Islamic State militants, in the al-Refai neighborhood of western Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Puerto Rico Militants Release

Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera gestures as he is released from home confinement after 36 years in federal custody, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Lopez was considered a top leader of Puerto Rican militant group that said it was responsible for more than 100 bombings in several U.S. cities and Puerto Rico during the 1970s and early 1980s. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Spain Transsexuals

People stand by sacks of paper with faces drawn on them, as they take part in a protest in support of transsexual people fighting for their rights during the International Day against homophobia, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, May, 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Columbia University Graduation

Graduating students from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University wave flags during a graduation ceremony in New York, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Over 14,000 students graduated during the ceremonies. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

India Tibet Panchen Lama

Exile Tibetans enact a street play of abducting their religious leader Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama by Chinese policemen when he was a boy, during a protest in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. The boy lama, who was put under house arrest by the Chinese authorities this day in 1995 in Tibet, went missing shortly after his recognition by the Dalai Lama and has not been seen ever since. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Venezuela Crisis

Demonstrators hold candles during a vigil for the victims of the clashes with the government's security forces, during protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Several humanitarian organizations and the opposition have accused the security forces of using too much violence during demonstrations against the government, which have left dozens dead.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Preakness Stakes Horse Racing

Preakness Stakes contender Classic Empire walks on the track at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. The Preakness Stakes horse race is scheduled to take place May 20. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

France Soccer League One

Monaco players celebrate their French League One title after beating Saint Etienne during the League One soccer match Monaco against Saint Etienne, at the Louis II stadium in Monaco, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Monaco clinched its first league title since 2000 and eighth overall, replacing Paris Saint-Germain as champion. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Montreal 375 Bash

Fireworks explode over an illuminated Jacques Cartier Bridge to celebrate the city's 375th birthday Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in Montreal. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

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