Photos of the day

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

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Hong Kong Protest Leaders Appeal

Pro-democracy young activist Joshua Wong talks to reporters in front of the Court of Final Appeal Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Three young Hong Kong activists, Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow, are making a last-ditch attempt to overturn prison sentences for their roles in sparking 2014's massive pro-democracy protests in the semiautonomous Chinese city. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Bangladesh Myanmar Rohingya

A Rohingya Muslim offers afternoon prayers at a make shift Mosque at Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's bazar, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed that they will try to complete the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled from violence in Myanmar within two years, Bangladesh's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Bangladesh Myanmar Rohingya

A Rohingya boy looks up as others study Islam's holy book of Quran in a make shift Mosque at Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's bazar, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed that they will try to complete the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled from violence in Myanmar within two years, Bangladesh's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Chile Pope

A man is arrested during a protest against Pope Francis in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The pontiff is visiting Chile Jan. 15-18, where the Vatican's handling of sex abuse cases has fueled bitter criticism. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Philippines Volcano

Lava cascades down the slopes of the Mayon volcano seen from Legazpi city, Albay province, 340 kilometers (210 miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. Over 9,000 people have evacuated the area around the Philippines' most active volcano as lava flowed down its crater Monday in a gentle eruption that scientists warned could turn explosive. (AP Photo/Dan Amaranto)

Spain Catalonia

Demonstrators hold banners reading in Catalan "Freedom for political prisoners" in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, during a protest in support of Jordi Sanchez, of Assamblea Nacional Catalana, and Jordi Cuixart, leader of Omnium Cultural, jailed three months ago amid an independence push in Spain's north eastern region. The pair are being investigated for possible charges of sedition. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

France Prison Protests

Reporters gather around French Justice Minister Nicole Belloubet in front of the prison in Vendin le Vieil, northern France, Tuesday, Jan.16, 2018. Protesting French prison guards have pushed back against riot police and shouted down the justice minister amid demonstrations at several prisons over violent inmates and overcrowding. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

Spain Saint Anthony Bonfire Festival

A horse stands by a tree before the ritual in honor of Saint Anthony the Abbot in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. On the eve of Saint Anthony's Day, dozens ride their horses through the narrow cobblestone streets of the small village of San Bartolome during the "Luminarias," a tradition that dates back 500 years and is meant to purify the animals with the smoke of the bonfires and protect them for the year to come. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

China Daily Life

A man selling sweet potatoes waits for customers outside of a construction site in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. Freshly-roasted sweet potatoes are a popular winter street snack in northern China. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Chile Pope

A nun takes a picture as she waits for Pope Francis to celebrate Mass at O'Higgins Park in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Italy Pink Floyd

A visitor admires an installation part of the Pink Floyd Exhibition: "Their Mortal Remains", in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The exhibition will run from the Jan. 19 to April 29. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Japan Mistaken Missile Alert

A smartphone shows Tuesday's NHK television's news website saying "North Korea appears to have fired a missile," "The government: Seek shelter inside buildings and basements," second from top, in Tokyo Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. The Japan's public broadcaster mistakenly sent an alert on Tuesday warning citizens of a North Korean missile launch and urging them to seek immediate shelter, then minutes later corrected it, top, days after a similar error in Hawaii. The message at top reads: "The flash of North Korea's missile launch was a mistake." (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Congress Homeland Security

Sen. Cory Booker D-N.J., questions Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump Russia Probe

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon leaves a House Intelligence Committee meeting where he was interviewed behind closed doors on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Egypt Moulid

People walk outside a restaurant during Moulid al-Hussein, a gathering which commemorates the birth of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad's grandson, outside al-Hussein Mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, late Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The event attracts thousands of Muslims from all over the country to the mosque and shrine named after him. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Chile Pope

Faithful waive at Pope Francis as he leaves the shrine of St. Alberto Hurtado in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Jan.16, 2018. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Australian Open Tennis

Germany's Alexander Zverev serves to Italy's Thomas Fabbiano during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara )

Germany Daily Life

Three Iceland horses stick their heads together in their paddock in Wehrheim, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

California Daily Life

Mark Waissar, 49, is silhouetted against sunset as he walks on an overpass above the Pacific Coast Highway, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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