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Singapore athletes march into the stadium during the opening ceremony for the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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Photos show the opening ceremony of the Asian Games held in Japan

SEPT. 19, 2026

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Smoke rises from a building damaged in a strike in Lamerd, southern Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Alireza Ameri/Tasnim News Agency via AP)

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AP delivers an up-close view of how damaging a new type of U.S. missile could be

SEPT. 18, 2026

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Ben Shelton, of the United States, left, and Alexander Zverev, of Germany, right, pose for a photo together with their trophies after Zverev won the men’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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AP’s cross-format coverage of the US Open included breaking news, spot features and viral moments that resonated with both customers and readers

SEPT. 18, 2026

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FILE – A plume of black smoke rises over the port of St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 3, 2026, after a Ukrainian drone attack. (AP Photo, File)

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Ukraine’s drone attacks caused turmoil for Russians throughout summer

SEPT. 18, 2026

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Finnish conscripts measure radiation levels at a shelter in Kuopio, Finland, during a civil defense exercise Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Burrows)

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A night in Finland’s nuclear bunkers: the EU biggest civil defense exercise since WW2

SEPT. 18, 2026

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Caitlin Clark, of the United States, shoots during the Women’s Basketball World Cup match between the United States and Czechia in Berlin, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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AP interview with Caitlin Clark highlights dominant and inclusive coverage of the women’s FIBA World Cup

SEPT. 18, 2026

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Partidarios del candidato opositor a la presidencia, Flavio Bolsonaro, marchan con una efigie del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, sosteniendo un muñeco con la imagen de su homólogo brasileño, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, como reo, durante un acto del Día de la Independencia en Sao Paulo, Brasil, el 7 de septiembre de 2026, a un mes de las elecciones generales en el país. (AP Foto/Andre Penner)

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Fans de Trump en Brasil, homenaje a Rubio y otras fotos de la semana en Latinoamérica y Caribe

El secretario de Energía de Estados Unidos, Chris Wright, se reúne con la presidenta designada de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, en el palacio presidencial de Miraflores, en Caracas, Venezuela, el 2 de septiembre de 2026. (AP Foto/Pedro Mattey)

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Acuerdo petrolero entre Venezuela y EEUU y otras fotos de la semana en Latinoamérica y Caribe

El presidente de Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, extiende la mano después de dirigir una reunión de respuesta al terremoto, el lunes 10 de agosto de 2026, en Bogotá, Colombia. (AP Foto/Sebastián Barros)

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Terremoto en Colombia deja al menos 111 muertos; presidente declarará emergencia nacional

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Usually submerged areas of the Danube River are exposed amid exceptionally low water levels, in Rasova, Romania, Monday, Aug. 3 2026. (AP Photo/ Vadim Ghirda)

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Solar eclipse, deadly floods and wildfires: August 2026 in AP photos

Seen in a long exposure photograph, the Bench Fire burns above the Pelton Reservoir in Jefferson County, Ore. on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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World Cup, Khamenei’s death and wildfires: July 2026 in AP photos

Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Algeria in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

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World Cup, Venezuela earthquakes and global tensions: June 2026 in AP photos

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Smoke rises from a building damaged in a strike in Lamerd, southern Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Alireza Ameri/Tasnim News Agency via AP)

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AP delivers an up-close view of how damaging a new type of U.S. missile could be

Jerusalem reporter Julia Frankel delivered a close look at the U.S. military’s ballistic missile of the future in its first suspected use in a conflict: the first day of the war with Iran. Frankel worked with the conflict monitor Airwars to highlight Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile, which is designed to explode midair and fire […]

SEPT. 18, 2026

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AP’s cross-format coverage of the US Open included breaking news, spot features and viral moments that resonated with both customers and readers

Coverage of one of the most anticipated tournaments in the world of sports showcased the AP at its best, leaning into more of the culture and cross-beat moments to bring the story closer to audiences around the world. Sports writer Brian Mahoney anchored AP’s cross-format coverage of the US Open, keeping readers engaged with an […]

SEPT. 18, 2026

FILE – A plume of black smoke rises over the port of St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 3, 2026, after a Ukrainian drone attack. (AP Photo, File)

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Ukraine’s drone attacks caused turmoil for Russians throughout summer

Reporting from Russia is very difficult — and getting real people to share their views is even harder. But correspondent Dasha Litvinova has managed this trick time and time again. For her latest story, Top Stories Editor Brian Friedman suggested she take a look at how increasing Ukrainian attacks disrupted the summer for many Russians, […]

SEPT. 18, 2026

Finnish conscripts measure radiation levels at a shelter in Kuopio, Finland, during a civil defense exercise Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Burrows)

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A night in Finland’s nuclear bunkers: the EU biggest civil defense exercise since WW2

An immersive AP report by Europe defense correspondent Emma Burrows and senior producer Kostya Manenkov took audiences inside Europe’s largest civil defense exercise since World War II. More than 2,000 people rehearsed how Finland would respond to cyberattacks, infrastructure failures and possible missile strikes. The story connected that experience to Finland’s long border and difficult […]

SEPT. 18, 2026

Caitlin Clark, of the United States, shoots during the Women’s Basketball World Cup match between the United States and Czechia in Berlin, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP interview with Caitlin Clark highlights dominant and inclusive coverage of the women’s FIBA World Cup

AP’s basketball writer Doug Feinberg used his strong sources and relationships to set up an AP interview with Caitlin Clark at the women’s FIBA World Cup. Feinberg began working with various contacts about interviewing Clark well before the trek to Germany and arrived in Berlin before the core of his fellow journalists landed in the […]

SEPT. 18, 2026

FILE – A person sweeps outside during the grand opening of the Rose on Colfax, a new affordable housing community with a co-located childcare center in the East Colfax neighborhood, Jan. 24, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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The poorest in the US can’t find housing even as low-income units sit empty

Reporter Claire Rush’s story began with a striking contradiction she noticed as she reported on housing: While the poorest Americans languished on waitlists or experienced homelessness, thousands of apartments officially designated as “affordable” were sitting empty. Rush’s ensuing story showed that much of the housing financed through the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program targets […]

SEPT. 18, 2026

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