Photos of the day

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

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Spain Attacks

A policeman hugs a boy and his family that he helped during the terrorist attack, at a memorial to the victims on Las Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain, Monday Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)

Spain Attacks

People stand next to candles and flowers placed on the ground, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, after Thursday's terror attack that left many killed and wounded in Barcelona, Spain. The lone fugitive from the Spanish cell that killed several people in and near Barcelona was shot to death Monday after he flashed what turned out to be a fake suicide belt at two troopers who confronted him in a vineyard just outside the city he terrorized, authorities said. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Trump Afghanistan

Newspapers hang for sale at a stand carrying headlines with photo of the U.S. President Donald Trump in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Reversing his past calls for a speedy exit, Trump recommitted the United States to the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan Monday night, declaring U.S. troops must "fight to win." (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Trump

President Donald Trump waves as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, to board Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then onto Yuma, Ariz. to visit the U.S. border with Mexico and attend a rally in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump

President Donald Trump walks to greet U.S. Marines before he departs Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Yuma, Ariz. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump Protests

People protest from a parking garage outside the Phoenix Convention Center, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Phoenix. Protests were held against President Trump as he hosted a rally inside the convention center. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Trump

President Donald Trump reacts to the song as he arrives at a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump

Supporters cheer as President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

India McDonald's

A stray dog sleeps at the entrance to a partially closed McDonald's outlet in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. McDonald's India has announced it will close nearly 170 McDonald's outlets in northern and eastern India after the American fast food giant decided to terminate a franchise agreement with its Indian partner. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Italy Earthquake

Rescuers pull out 7-month boy Pasquale from the rubble of a collapsed building in Casamicciola, on the island of Ischia, near Naples, Italy, a day after a 4.0-magnitude quake hit the Italian resort island, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017.Hospital officials on the Italian resort island of Ischia say that three brothers rescued from the rubble of their home after a 4.0-magnitude quake are all in good condition. (ANSA via AP)

Confederate Monuments Chapel Hill

Police surround a Confederate monument during a protest to remove the statue at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Confederate Monument Protest North Carolina

Police arrest a man during a protest at a Confederate monument at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. The gathering Tuesday night at the university focused on a statue known as "silent Sam." People chanted "tear it down" while uniformed officers watched from behind temporary metal barriers ringing the statue, depicting a Confederate soldier. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Germany Gamescom Merkel

German chancellor Angela Merkel standing beside a Minecraft game, showing her in front of the German Reichstag, during the Gamescom fair for computer games in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. The leading European trade fair for digital gaming culture is the meeting point for global companies from the entertainment industry and the international gaming community. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby departs after a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Cosby's retrial will be delayed as his new legal team gets up to speed on the case. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Romania Disabled Protest

A woman comforts a young man in his wheelchair after taking part in a protest outside the Labour Ministry in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Hundreds of disabled people joined the protest to express their anger at a government emergency decree that changes the current law and no longer obliges companies with more than 50 employees to hire a number of disabled people or use the services of a department that hires special needs personnel which could lead to 2,000 disabled people losing their jobs. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Egypt Daily Life

A waiter prepares a cliff-side cafe for visitors at sunset, in the Moqattam district, overlooking Greater Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. Egyptians and a few tourists visit the hills in southeastern Cairo looking for relief from the hottest of the summer days. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Argentina Tango

A dancer applies lip color as she prepares for the salon category competition at the World Tango Championship final in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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