Photos of the day

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

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Iraq Mosul

Smoke from an explosion rises during fighting against Islamic State militants in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, June 23, 2017. Formally launched in October, the fight for Mosul has displaced more than 850,000 people. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

India Kashmir Voilence

An Indian police officer comforts a wailing relative of Mohammad Ayoub Pandit, a policeman who was beaten to death, during a wreath laying ceremony at the police headquarters in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, June 23, 2017. Police and witnesses say an officer in Indian-controlled Kashmir's main city has been beaten to death after he fired at a group of people who suspected him of spying on worshippers during the holiest night of the year for Muslims. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Belgium EU Summit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron prepare to address the media at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, June 23, 2017. European Union leaders met in Brussels on the final day of their two-day summit to focus on ways to stop migrants crossing the Mediterranean and how to uphold free trade while preventing dumping on Europe's markets. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

Iran Israel Palestinians

The shadow of a paramilitary Basij member is cast on the image of the Israeli flag during an annual pro-Palestinian rally marking Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 23, 2017. Iran held rallies across the country, with protesters condemning Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and chanting "Death to Israel." (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran Israel Palestinians

Portraits of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and a representation of the Israeli flag, burned by Iranian demonstrators lies on the ground in their annual pro-Palestinian rally marking Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 23, 2017. Iran held anti-Israel rallies across the country, with protesters condemning Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and chanting "Death to Israel." (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Peru Warehouse Fire

Exhausted firefighter Julia Alegre Smith rests after working to battle a warehouse fire in Lima, Peru, Friday, June 23, 2017. The fire has been raging for nearly a day in Peru's capital where tons of flammable materials were stored. At least 4 people are reported disappeared inside the warehouse according to authorities. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Venezuela Crisis

A demonstrator walks near a burning truck during a protest on the Francisco Fajardo highway outside La Carlota Air Base in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, June 23, 2017. More than 70 people have been killed during almost 90 days of protests seeking President Nicolas Maduro's removal. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

India Ramadan

A pigeon flies over Indian Muslims praying outside the Mecca Masjid on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June. 23, 2017. Muslims across the world are marking the holy month of Ramadan, a period of intense prayer, self-discipline, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

Spain San Juan Night

People take part with fire's torch during the San Juan night in the small Pyrenees village of Sahun, northern Spain, Friday, June 23, 2017. The night of San Juan, which welcomes the summer season, is an ancient tradition celebrated every year in various towns in Spain. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

France Paris 2024

French trampolinist Allan Morante performs at the Petit Palais museum in Paris, Friday, June 23, 2017. Paris is aiming to boost its bid for the 2024 Olympics by turning some of its world-famous landmarks over to sports for two days, with 100-meter races on a track floating on the Seine, high-diving into the river, cycling around the Arc de Triomphe and other events to showcase the French capital's suitability for the games. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Britain Art Auction

Sotheby's employees carry a painting by Roy Lichtenstein called 'Two Paintings with Dado, 1983' during a press view at the auction rooms in London, Friday, June 23, 2017. The painting valued at 2.4-3 million UK pounds (3.06-5.478 US dollars) will be auctioned in the Contemporary Art Evening sale on June 28. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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