Today’s top pics: Election 2020 and more
Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.
Protesters gather in front of the Minsk Tractor Works Plant to support workers leaving the plant after their work shift in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko repeatedly rejected demands to step down and bristled at the idea of talks with the opposition, denouncing the coordination council on Tuesday as a "an attempt to seize power" in the country. Nevertheless, the council is set to convene for the first time Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Ronald Koeman, right holds up a soccer shirt with his name on it while standing next to club Director Josep Bartome during his official presentation as coach for FC Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Barcelona officially announced earlier on Wednesday a deal with Koeman to become their coach five days after the team's humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals. Barcelona says the former defender's deal runs through June 2022. Koeman replaces the fired Quique Setien. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
The American flag on top a of state name sign near the stage where Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., will speak on third day of the Democratic National Convention, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Colonel-Major Ismael Wague, centre, spokesman for the soldiers identifying themselves as National Committee for the Salvation of the People, speaks during a press conference at Camp Soudiata in Kati, Mali, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, one day after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was forced to resign in a military coup. The military takeover was swiftly condemned by the international community, despite promesses of new elections. (AP Photo/Arouna Sissoko)
Prospective students are seen through a fence in the stands of University Olympic Stadium where they take the entrance exam for Mexico's National Autonomous University, amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Mexico City, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. More than 2,000 hopefuls registered to take the exam at the stadium, where it was being offered for the first time, and more than 80,000 aspirants were registered nationwide to take the exam. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk (22) checks Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Nick Foligno (71) into the boards during first period of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff game in Toronto, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)
Young men prepare for their soccer training on a dusty field in Soweto, South Africa, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. South African president Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the entire country move to lockdown alert level 2 from Tuesday. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) has his helmet strap caught on his nose as a scuffle breaks out against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the second period of an NHL hockey Eastern Conference Stanley Cup first round playoff game in Toronto, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press via AP)
Philadelphia Phillies' Rhys Hoskins slides home safely ahead of the tag by Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Belarusian opposition supporters light phones lights and wave an old Belarusian national flags during a protest rally in front of the government building at Independent Square in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. The authoritarian leader of Belarus complained that encouragement from abroad has fueled daily protests demanding his resignation as European Union leaders held an emergency summit Wednesday on the country's contested presidential election and fierce crackdown on demonstrators. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Third grader Gabriela Natale studies behind plexiglass at her desk at Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Plantation, Fla., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
Lyon's Lucas Tousart, right, and Lyon's goalkeeper Anthony Lopes try to stop Bayern's Robert Lewandowski during the Champions League semifinal soccer match between Lyon and Bayern Munich at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (Miguel A. Lopes/Pool via AP)
A woman walks by a line of restaurant employees protesting against the a COVID-19 preventive measure which forbids indoors dining during a protest in the old part of the city in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Romania continues to see high levels of COVID-19 daily infections and related deaths blamed mostly on the populations failure to observe preventive regulations, like the wearing of face masks. Banners read "An industry isolated - without being tested" and You are ruining an industry for an illusion" (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandrui)
Lyon's goalkeeper Anthony Lopes tries to stop Bayern's Robert Lewandowski during the Champions League semifinal soccer match between Lyon and Bayern Munich at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (Miguel A. Lopes/Pool via AP)
Utah Jazz's Rudy Gobert powers his way to the basket against the Denver Nuggets during the first half of an NBA basketball first round playoff game, Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.(AP Photo/Ashley Landis, Pool)
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
A Kayapo man checks his cellphone while resting in a hammock after the temporary suspension of a protest blocking Highway BR-163 near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Indigenous leaders said they will block the highway again early Thursday to pressure Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to better shield them from COVID-19, to extend damages payments for road construction near their land, and to consult them on a proposed railway to transport soybeans and corn. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires jump Interstate 80 in Vacaville, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. The highway was closed in both directions shortly afterward. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes as a statewide heat wave continues. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle talks with referee Courtney Kirkland after the Mavericks were called for an offensive foul against the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half of Game 2 of an NBA basketball basketball first-round playoff series, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kim Klement/Pool Photo via AP)
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention, as seen on a screen at a drive-in watch party for the convention at Suffolk Downs, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Key member of the music group Rap Against Dictatorship, Dechathorn Bamrungmuang arrives at the Samranrat police station in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Aug, 20, 2020. Thai police arrested Dechathorn and four pro-democracy activists in a crackdown on growing protests that have emerged as the most serious threat to the government led by a former army general they accuse of incompetence and corruption. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Key member of the music group Rap Against Dictatorship, Dechathorn Bamrungmuang raises a three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, as he arrives at the Samranrat police station in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Aug, 20, 2020. Thai police arrested Dechathorn and four pro-democracy activists in a crackdown on growing protests that have emerged as the most serious threat to the government led by a former army general they accuse of incompetence and corruption. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
A medical worker in a booth takes a rest during the COVID-19 testing at a makeshift clinic in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires consume a home in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
A motorist tries to help another who fell into water in a street flooded during monsoon rains in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. India receives its monsoon rains from June to September. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
British artist Grayson Perry poses for the cameras in front of his work of art entitled 'The Tomb of the Unknown Craftsman, 2011' with the The Nereid Monument in the background, in London, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. The photocall is to highlight the re-opening of the museum following is closure due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the public will be admitted to the museum from Aug. 27.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Travellers wearing face masks against the spread of the new coronavirus, disembark from a ferry at the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Greece initially managed to keep the number of coronavirus cases and deaths low, imposing an early lockdown at the start of the pandemic. But most restrictions were lifted at the start of the summer, and the tourism-reliant country has welcomed in foreign visitors for the summer vacation period. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Medical staff wait for passengers arriving from four Mediterranean countries at Milan's Malpensa airport to test them for COVID-19, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. Italy's health minister issued an ordinance requiring the tests for all travelers arriving in Italy from Croatia, Greece, Malta or Spain. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Also on this day in 2020, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko repeatedly rejected demands to step down and bristled at the idea of talks with the opposition, denouncing the coordination council as a "an attempt to seize power" in the country. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.