Photos of the day

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

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Afghanistan

Security forces stand next to a crater created by massive explosion in front of the German Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. The suicide truck bomb hit a highly secure diplomatic area of Kabul killing scores of people and wounding hundreds more. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Venezuela Crisis

Demonstrators use shields decorated with religious motifs and the colors of Venezuela's national flag prior clashing with government forces on a highway during a march against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protests have left dozens dead in the last two months as the opposition demands immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela Crisis

Fireworks launched by anti-government demonstrators explode next to government forces during clashes in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Protests have left dozens dead in the last two months as the opposition protests for immediate presidential elections and the liberation of political prisoners. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Russia Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Head of the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church Metropolitan Korniliy visit the Intercession cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Germany China

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and China's Premier Li Keqiang joke prior to a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop, pool)

Fatal Stabbing Portland

A bicyclist walking his bike down a ramp in Portland, Ore., Wednesday, May 30, 2017, is surrounded by messages, flowers, images and candles at the memorial for two men fatally stabbed on a light rail train in Portland last week. The man, charged with fatally stabbing the two men and injuring a third who tried to shield young women from an anti-Muslim tirade, appeared to brag about the attacks as he sat in the back of a police patrol car according to court documents.(AP Photo/Don Ryan)

Philippines Muslim Militants

A displaced resident of Marawi city sits with her supplies as others wait to receive relief aid at an evacuation center in Balo-i township, Lanao del Norte province, southern Philippines, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Tens of thousands of residents are now housed in different evacuation centers as government troops continue to fight Muslim militants Marawi city. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Colombia Drugs

Anti-narcotic Police Commander Gen. Jose Mendoza throws leaflets from an helicopter over Apartado, Colombia, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. The leaflets call for information regarding coca labs, members of Colombia's largest illegal organization the Gulf Clan and information on those who have killed police officers. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Spelling Bee

Edith Fuller, 6, of Tulsa, Okla., center, the youngest speller ever in the National Bee, sits next to Marlene Schaff, 14, of Lake Forest, Ill., right, as they wait to compete in the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Cuba Small Business

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2015 file photo, a taxi driver transports a car full of passengers in Havana, Cuba. The state has promised special access to gas and car parts to taxi drivers who comply with widely flouted government caps on fares. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Romania Living Statues Festival

A child poses next to an actor playing Alfred Nobel during the living statues festival in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. The Living Statues Festival features artists from Austria, the Netherlands and Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Palestinians Ramadan

A Palestinian boy plays with fireworks as he celebrates the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Ramadan is traditionally a time of reflection and prayer, and Muslims are expected to abstain during daylight hours from food, drink, smoking and sex to focus on spirituality, good deeds and charity. The fast presents a physical and spiritual challenge every year, but particularly when the holiday falls during harsh Mideast summer when the days are longest and temperatures soar in some places to 50 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit).(AP photo/Hatem Moussa)

Zoo Baby Hippo

Fiona made her debut to the media in Hippo Cove at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Wednesday, May 31, 2017, in Cincinnati. The zoo emphasizes she isn't ready for public display but the media-only event was a step toward that. Fiona was born Jan. 24, weighing 29 pounds (13 kilograms). (Liz Dufour/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

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