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Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in the forest near Blagon, during wildfires in southwestern France, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)

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All-format coverage of historic wildfires in France and Spain reflects AP teamwork at its best

AUG. 7, 2026

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Jeepney driver Edgar Funelas bathes outside along a street near the jeepney where he and his 10-year-old daughter live in Quezon City, Philippines, on Friday April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Days Disrupted: Across the world, the Iran war is reshaping everyday life

AUG. 7, 2026

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(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Former child soldiers in Sudan say they were trained by Colombian mercenaries

AUG. 7, 2026

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FILE – FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a news conference at the stadium in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, a day before the opening FIFA World Cup match between Mexico and South Africa. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

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Senior FIFA official turns to AP to speak out against Infantino’s World Cup plan

AUG. 7, 2026

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Roosevelt Toussaint, the senior pastor of the Word of Life Center church, points to empty parking spaces outside his church before a service, which he says is due to fear in the Haitian community of possible arrests and deportation in Salisbury, Md., Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

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Empty pews and fear of ICE on Maryland’s Eastern Shore after TPS ends for Haitians

AUG. 5, 2026

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This undated image provided by the NSF National Solar Observatory on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, shows the sun’s surface. (National Science Foundation National Solar Observatory via AP)

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New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail yet

AUG. 5, 2026

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El senador brasileño Flavio Bolsonaro (derecha) abre unas tijeras acompañado del presidente argentino Javier Milei, el 25 de julio de 2026, en Sao Paulo, Brasil. (AP Foto/Ettore Chiereguini)

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Nueva presidenta de Perú asume el cargo y otras fotos de la semana en Latinoamérica y el Caribe

Una estatua del Hombre Araña decora el edificio Cholet, el martes 23 de junio de 2026, en El Alto, Bolivia. (AP Foto/Juan Karita)

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Aficionados del Mundial y recuperación tras sismo en Venezuela en fotos de Latinoamérica y el Caribe

Aficionados sostienen bengalas durante una reunión para ver el partido de octavos de final del Mundial entre Paraguay y Alemania en Asunción, Paraguay, el lunes 29 de junio de 2026. (Foto AP/Jorge Sáenz)

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Labores de rescate en Venezuela, el Mundial y otras fotos destacadas de Latinoamérica y el Caribe

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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

A Muslim girl performs Eid al-Adha prayers in the Yoff neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

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Protests, outbreaks and global unrest: May 2026 in AP photos

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Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in the forest near Blagon, during wildfires in southwestern France, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)

Best of the AP — First Winner

All-format coverage of historic wildfires in France and Spain reflects AP teamwork at its best

A dozens-strong regional team overcame logistical challenges and braved hazardous conditions to provide industry-leading coverage of wildfires that raged across France and Spain. Indefatigable frontline work in France by videojournalists Mark Carlson and Alex Turnbull, followed by Nico Garriga, and astounding photography by Emma Da Silva, Baz Ratner and Caroline Blumberg, was delivered with incredible […]

AUG. 7, 2026

Jeepney driver Edgar Funelas bathes outside along a street near the jeepney where he and his 10-year-old daughter live in Quezon City, Philippines, on Friday April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Best of the AP — Second Winner

Days Disrupted: Across the world, the Iran war is reshaping everyday life

The Days Disrupted project leveraged AP’s global footprint to tell the story of how the economic fallout of the Iran war is impacting people far beyond where the fighting is happening, through the lens of seven people’s lived experiences. Aniruddha Ghosal, Asia business climate reporter based in Hanoi, was closely following the economic fallout from […]

AUG. 7, 2026

(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

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Former child soldiers in Sudan say they were trained by Colombian mercenaries

This exclusive investigation gave voice to children whose stories had never been told, revealing firsthand accounts from former child soldiers in Sudan who said they were trained by Colombian mercenaries. The result was a powerful, deeply reported account that illuminated an overlooked aspect of Sudan’s conflict while bringing readers closer to the human cost of […]

AUG. 7, 2026

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Senior FIFA official turns to AP to speak out against Infantino’s World Cup plan

Years of source-building and beat expertise paid off in this exclusive that put AP at the center of one of FIFA’s biggest leadership crises in years. Sports writer Graham Dunbar secured a statement from FIFA Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour publicly criticizing President Gianni Infantino’s controversial plan to spin off the organization’s commercial business. The […]

AUG. 7, 2026

APTOPIX Foreign Aid Sex Work or Starve Photo Essay

Princy Tamang, a former HIV outreach worker who turned to sex work to survive after losing her job amid the U.S. foreign aid cuts, poses for a portrait, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Hetauda, Nepal. Tamang, who has endured beatings from clients and has been forced to have sex without condoms since transitioning to sex work, fears she will contract HIV. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

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Sex work or starve: Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts turn to sex work to survive

A global investigations team of Kristen Gelineau, Bram Janssen and their translator Tulsi Rauniyar produced an exclusive, in-depth look at the impact the U.S. foreign aid cuts have had on the lives of laid-off aid workers in Nepal. Gelineau, who has been covering the global impact of the cuts, turned a comment made to her in passing by an HIV researcher into a blockbuster package that revealed […]

JULY 31, 2026

Apral Jack orders deli meat at Stop&Shop in Lexington, Mass., Monday, July 6, 2026. (Maggie Scales/The Lexington Observer via AP)

Best of the AP — Second Winner

AP and local news partners deliver an all-format portrait of food affordability

A nationwide collaboration between AP and APFJ newsrooms transformed grocery inflation from an economic statistic into a deeply human story, using local reporting and visual storytelling to show how rising food prices are reshaping family life across America. Reporter Dee-Ann Durbin anchored the project with national reporting based on Consumer Price Index data, then partnered […]

JULY 31, 2026

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