Today’s top pics: Philippines Elections and more
Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. gestures while speaking during his weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Juwan Deering, right, is greeted by his brother Antawan Deering after he was released from custody, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Pontiac, Mich. Murder charges were dismissed Thursday against Juwan Deering, who spent 15 years in prison for the fire-related deaths of five children in suburban Detroit, the climax of an investigation that found misconduct by police and prosecutors. Deering will not face a second trial, Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald said. (Clarence Tabb, Jr./Detroit News via AP)
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., wipes away a tear as she prepares to testify about her experience being raped and a subsequent abortion, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Indigenous protesters come to the aid of a wounded protester injured during clashes with police over the arrest of a tribal leader, the day after lawmakers approved a bill that criminalizes land invasions, in Asuncion, Paraguay, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. The law affects several Indigenous communities who reside in improvised settlements pending the restitution of their lands. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Sudanese participate in a demonstration, in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Thousands of Sudanese rallied in the capital of Khartoum against the country's military and demanding the formation of new transitional authorities that would exclusively consist of civilians. Thursday's demonstration accused the generals of derailing the country’s transition to democracy. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)
Hancock County Sheriff's deputies escort the flag-draped casket of Sheriff's Deputy Luke Gross out of the Cross Insurance Center during a funeral service, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Bangor, Maine. Gross, 44, a veteran Hancock County sheriff’s deputy, was struck and killed by a pickup truck while responding to a car crash in Trenton on Sept. 23. (Linda Coan O'Kresik/The Bangor Daily News via AP)
U.S. Military Police walk past Afghan refugees at the Village at the Ft. McCoy U.S. Army base on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 in Ft. McCoy, Wis. The fort is one of eight military installations across the country that are temporarily housing the tens of thousands of Afghans who were forced to flee their homeland in August after the U.S. withdrew its forces from Afghanistan and the Taliban took control. (Barbara Davidson/Pool Photo via AP)
A model wears a creation for Rick Owens' Spring-Summer 2022 ready-to-wear fashion show presented Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Members of the Afghanistan national girls soccer teams hug during a training session at a soccer pitch in Odivelas, outside Lisbon, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. The girls and their families arrived in Portugal Sept.19 after an international coalition came to their rescue. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. reacts as she listens to a question from a reporter during her weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Tottenham's Harry Kane scores his side's third goal during the Europa Conference League Group G soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and NS Mura at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Fans watch as Miami Marlins' Eddy Alvarez (65) chases a foul ball hit by New York Mets' James McCann during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in New York. Alvarez did not make the catch for an out on the play.(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Helena Vitória Fonseca, 8, who spends most of her time at home, and attends public school once every fifteen days due to the coronavirus pandemic, is one of the children that receives educational support from the NGO Mundo Novo, in Mesquita, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Brazil is one of the countries that least invested in education during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Houston Astros' Carlos Correa (1) celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Atlanta Braves' Travis d'Arnaud, right, slides past Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto, left, to score on a double, hit by Dansby Swanson in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
A flare is fired by fans during the Europa League group E soccer match between Marseille and Galatasaray at the Stade Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Jacksonville Jaguars' James Robinson (25) dives in for a touchdown while being tackled by Cincinnati Bengals' Vonn Bell (24) during the second half of an NFL football game, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
A forensics team bury a group of migrants who died trying to cross the Darien gap, in a mass grave at the Guayabillo cemetery in Agua Fria, Panama, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
Police are reflected on water as they secure the area where politicians will file their certificate of candidacy before the Commission on Elections on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 in Manila, Philippines. Friday marks the start of a weeklong registration period for candidates seeking to lead a Southeast Asian nation that has been hit hard by the pandemic and deep political conflicts.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
People film paramilitary policemen march on a street to disperse the crowds near Tiananmen Square after a flag raising ceremony on National Day in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Hundreds of thousands of people watched a flag-raising ceremony near Tiananmen Square Friday morning to celebrate the 72nd National Day of the People's Republic of China. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Indian women in traditional attire practice Garba, a traditional dance of Gujarat state, ahead of Hindu festival of Navratri in Ahmadabad, India, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. The Hindu festival of Navratri or nine nights will begin from Oct. 7. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
Retired Filipino boxing star and senator Manny Pacquiao shows his certificate of candidacy for next year's presidential elections shortly after filing before the Commission on Elections at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tent in Manila, Philippines on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. Friday marks the start of a weeklong registration period for candidates seeking to lead a Southeast Asian nation that has been hit hard by the pandemic and deep political conflicts.(Jam Sta Rosa/Pool Photo via AP)
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, center, and other officials attend the flag raising ceremony for the celebration of China's National Day at the Golden Bauhinia Square, in Hong Kong, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A lone man walks in the rain brought on by Typhoon Mindulle as it moves off the coast Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
His previous decision to seek the vice presidency in the May 9 elections outraged many of his opponents, who have described him as a human rights calamity in an Asian bastion of democracy.