Photos of the day

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

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India Kashmir Killings

Kashmiri villagers watch the funeral procession of Rayees Ahmed in Narapora, 55 Kilometers (35 miles) south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. Ahmed, died Wednesday in a hospital in Srinagar five days after he sustained gunshot wounds fired by Indian army soldiers that left two young men killed and nine others injured in a village in the disputed Himalayan region. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

Philippines Volcano Lunar Trifecta

The super blue blood moon, behind volcanic ash cloud, sets before dawn as lava cascades down the slopes of Mayon volcano during a sporadic mild eruption as seen from Sto. Domingo township, Albay province around 340 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of Manila, Philippines Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon because of its red hue. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

China Britain

British Prime Minister Theresa May, left, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang talk during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

China Britain

Members of the Chinese honor guard march in formation past a curtain before a welcome ceremony for British Prime Minister Theresa May at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Brazil Rio Violence

Police officers help a woman who was taking cover against a median barrier during a confrontation between police and suspected drug traffickers along the road known as the Linha Amarela, or Yellow Line, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The firefight apparently spilled onto the multiple-lane road in northern Rio during a police operation in City of God, a violent shantytown that was featured in 2002 Oscar-nominated film by the same name. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Ecuador Referendum

Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno waves to supporters during his closing campaign in favor of a “yes” vote ahead of this weekend's constitutional referendum in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. Moreno has called for a nationwide referendum that will include a question asking voters whether they want to revoke a law pushed forward by his predecessor allowing presidents to be indefinitely re-elected. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Doctor Sexual Assault Michigan State

Michigan State student Connor Berry, 22, climbs atop the table to make a statement in protest to the vote, as the MSU board of trustees meets and votes to name former Gov. John Engler as their interim president, in East Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. Engler was formally named interim president at Michigan State, following Lou Anna Simon's resignation last week from the school's top post. (Dale G.Young/Detroit News via AP)

Lunar Trifecta

This photo combination shows the different stages of the "Super Blue Blood Moon" during a lunar eclipse is seen from the Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

India Lunar Trifecta

An Indian Hindu devotee offers prayer as a pigeon sits on his head during the lunar eclipse and Maghi Purnima, or the full-moon day, in Kamakhya temple in Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won't happen again until 2037. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

China Britain

Attendants push coat racks before a welcome ceremony for British Prime Minister Theresa May at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Russia Weather

An Honor guard soldier walks along the Kremlin wall, covered by snow, as his fellow soldier stands at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. According to forecasts snowfalls and blizzard will continue in Moscow through the next several days with temperatures dropping down to -8 during the day and -13 at night. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Lunar Trifecta

A super blue blood moon is seen setting behind the Hollywood hills in Los Angeles on Wednesday Jan. 31, 2018. The moon is putting on a rare cosmic show. It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse. NASA is calling it a lunar trifecta: the first super blue blood moon since 1982. That combination won't happen again until 2037. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Brazil Technology Festival

Tents blanket the camping area at the Campus Party technology festival, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. Campus Party is an annual week-long, 24-hour technology festival that gathers hackers, developers, gamers and computer enthusiasts. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Russia Full Moon

The full moon shines over a monument dedicated to Red Army heroes in Vladivostok, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The full blue moon was seen as a Supermoon over Russia Wednesday. (AP Photo/Yevgeny Uvarov)

Russia Weather

A squirrel jumps through snow in a park in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. The temperature in Moscow is minus 2 degrees Centigrade (28 degrees Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Cuba Daily Life

A tourist kicks up her heels as she and a friend wait for the driver of a hot pink private taxi, a classic American Chevrolet convertible, before they take a driving tour of Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Russia Moscow Snow

A couple share a moment in the snow covered Alexandrov Garden in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. According to forecasts snowfalls and blizzard will continue in Moscow through the next several days with temperatures dropping down to -8 during the day and -13 at night. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Greece Lunar Trifecta

A super blue blood moon rises behind the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple on the Acropolis of Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon which is a supermoon, but also a lunar eclipse, all rolled into one celestial phenomenon. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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