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Uganda Election
Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, famously known as Bobi Wine of the National Unity Platform (NUP), casts his vote during the presidential election at a polling station, in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

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East Africa team delivers expert coverage of Ugandan elections amidst an internet shutdown

JAN. 23, 2026

APTOPIX Immigration Enforcement Minnesota
A family member reacts after federal immigration officers make an arrest Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Collaboration, persistent groundwork distinguish AP visuals on Minnesota immigration shooting and enforcement

JAN. 16, 2026

Pictures of the Week Global Photo Gallery
FILE - Jesus Linares, right, removes a painting of independence hero Simon Bolivar at his home, which he says was hit during U.S. military operations to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

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AP’s speed, collaboration contribute to newsbreaks in first hours of US attack on Venezuela

JAN. 9, 2026

Meatpacking Town
Cattle line up at a trough at the Darr Feedlot in Cozad, Neb., Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

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AP takes readers inside a small Nebraska town facing economic disaster from beef plant closure

JAN. 2, 2026

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FILE - An aerial view of a Rohingya refugee camp, home to over a million of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya minority, covers the land in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu, File)

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Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children’s lives crushed by foreign aid cuts

DEC. 26, 2025

Australia Bondi Beach Shooting
Police cordon off an area at Bondi Beach after a reported shooting in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

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AP’s speed shines in coverage of mass shooting at a Jewish festival on Australia’s Bondi Beach

DEC. 19, 2025

Mali Russia Africa Corps
A mother holds the clenched hand of her daughter, who has not unclenched it in the eight months since fleeing mercenaries in Mali and finding refuge in Douankara, Mauritania, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

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The AP delivers exclusive accounts from survivors of abuse by Russia’s new Africa Corps military unit in Mali

DEC. 12, 2025

National Guard Shooting
This photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, show Rahmanullah Lakanwal. (U.S. Attorney’s Office via AP)

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Exclusive AP reporting reveals many warning signs before National Guard shooting

DEC. 5, 2025

Digital Cage Border Patrol
A license plate reader stands along the side of a road, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in Stockdale, Texas. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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AP pulls back curtain on Border Patrol surveillance system that’s monitoring millions of American drivers

DEC. 1, 2025

Syria Investigating War Crimes
Ussama Uthman poses during an interview with the Associated Press on Sept. 19, 2025, in northern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

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AP lands exceptional interview with long-underground Syrian whistleblower

NOV. 21, 2025

Venezuela-Strike Victims
(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

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Reporters take risky trip in Venezuela and uncover a nuanced truth about crewmen of boats blown up by Trump administration

NOV. 14, 2025

US Maduro Pilot
In this image made from a video posted on the Facebook account of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Dec. 15, 2023, Maduro stands behind pilot Gen. Bitner Villegas in the cockpit of an airplane. (AP Photo)

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Relying on deep reporting and sources, Josh Goodman delivers a thriller worth of John le Carre or Mick Herron

NOV. 7, 2025

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