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Iran US Israel
A woman sits on rubble across from a residential building damaged last Sunday during the U.S.-Israeli air campaign in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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AP’s Tehran team covers story under increasingly grim circumstances

MARCH 20, 2026

Immigration Detention Conditions
Owen Ramsingh, who spent months in Camp East Montana before his deportation to The Netherlands, poses for a portrait in his father's home in Utrecht, Netherlands, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

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AP uses 911 calls to offer one of the most detailed accounts of life inside largest ICE detention camp

MARCH 13, 2026

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Rescue workers check a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Nabatiyeh town, south Lebanon, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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Speed, planning and teamwork give The Associated Press a decisive advantage in covering the Iran war in its earliest hours

MARCH 6, 2026

Climate Greenland Sled Dogs
Jørgen Kristensen ties up his sled dogs in Ilulissat, Greenland, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

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Digital tools and traditional storytelling combine to show stark impact of climate change in Greenland

FEB. 27, 2026

Israel Palestinians Gaza
A view of the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City after it was damaged by an Israeli strike during the war with Hamas, Wednesday. Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

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AP teams show Palestinians working to salvage Gaza’s history

FEB. 20, 2026

Ethiopia Oromo Conflict
Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters attend an orientation session in western Oromia, Ethiopia, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo)

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‘Execution, torture, abductions, rape’: Ethiopia’s hidden conflict

FEB. 12, 2026

Maksudur Rahman
Maksudur Rahman, 31, who escaped after fighting for the Russian army, shows a Russian military dog tag during an interview with The Associated Press in Lakshmipur, Bangladesh, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

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AP’s cross-border reporting and high-impact visuals expose exploitation of Bangladeshi workers by Russian military

FEB. 6, 2026

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This undated photo provided by Michael Pretti shows Alex J. Pretti, the man who was shot by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Michael Pretti via AP)

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AP leads the way on coverage of fatal shooting of Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti

JAN. 30, 2026

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

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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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