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FILE – People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo, File)

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Government supporters mourn during a gathering after state TV officially announced the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, shown in the poster, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Photos show US-Israeli strikes and Iran’s response

MARCH 2, 2026

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This image provided by Airbus shows the strike on Iranian Supreme Leader’s compound on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 in Iran. (Pléiades Neo (c) Airbus DS 2026 via AP)

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AP reports: Israeli authorities respond after Iranian missile hits area of Tel Aviv

MARCH 1, 2026

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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

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A portrait of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who died more than eight months ago in South Africa, is displayed on a wall in Lusaka, Zambia, Thursday, Feb.12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodney Muhumuza)

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A macabre dispute has kept the body of Zambia’s former president unburied for months

FEB. 27, 2026

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Ukrainian servicemen take part in a training in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko, File)

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Former army chief seen as Zelenskyy’s top rival reveals to AP a rift between them

FEB. 27, 2026

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FILE – People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo, File)

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FILE – Venezuelan nationals celebrate after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that President Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of Venezuela, in Lima, Peru, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

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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

By centering their reporting on a five-time Greenlandic dog-sledding champion, Emma Burrows, Evgeniy Maloletka and Kwiyeon Ha delivered a vivid, human-centered portrait of climate change’s impact — showing sled dogs pulling across mud and rock instead of snow and ice. Originally in Greenland to report on President Donald Trump’s threats to control the island, the […]

FEB. 27, 2026

A portrait of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who died more than eight months ago in South Africa, is displayed on a wall in Lusaka, Zambia, Thursday, Feb.12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodney Muhumuza)

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A macabre dispute has kept the body of Zambia’s former president unburied for months

Eight months after the death of Zambia’s former president Edgar Lungu, his body remained unburied — a striking and largely unexplained standoff that East Africa correspondent Rodney Muhumuza set out to unravel. Muhumuza traveled to Lusaka to investigate what lay behind the impasse and uncovered an unexpected dimension: a deeply rooted spiritual and political struggle […]

FEB. 27, 2026

Ukrainian servicemen take part in a training in the Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko, File)

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Former army chief seen as Zelenskyy’s top rival reveals to AP a rift between them

For two years, AP’s Kyiv team pursued an interview with Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the former commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces who is widely viewed as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s most significant political rival. After his dismissal and appointment as ambassador to the United Kingdom, his aides repeatedly declined requests. Samya Kullab renewed the effort after Zaluzhnyi hired […]

FEB. 27, 2026

Cars drive through an intersection near a monument in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Sept. 12, 2025. (AP Photo / Welba Yamo Pascal)

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The US deported a gay asylum-seeker to a third country where homosexuality is illegal

After a U.S.-based lawyer alerted the AP that a group of migrants had been deported from the United States to Cameroon despite protection orders from immigration judges, West Africa correspondent Monika Pronczuk launched a cross-border investigation into the opaque arrangement. Reporting from Dakar and coordinating closely with text, photo and video colleagues, Pronczuk worked to […]

FEB. 27, 2026

Oleksii Vnukov, right, his wife, Inna Vnukova, center left, and their children Evhen, left, and Alisa, pose during an interview with The Associated Press in their apartment in Tallinn, Estonia, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo)

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A rare portrait of life in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine captures fears around housing, water, power, heat and health care

Reporting from Russian-occupied parts of eastern Ukraine is extraordinarily difficult. Connectivity is unreliable, outside journalists have limited access and residents fear punishment for speaking. Yet Yuras Karmanau delivered a rare and intimate portrait of daily life under Moscow’s control, four years into the war. Drawing on trusted contacts and firsthand regional knowledge, Karmanau spent more […]

FEB. 27, 2026

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Nadezhda Morozova of Kazakhstan warms up prior to competing in the women’s 5,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Digital-first approach elevates AP’s coverage of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

At the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, AP delivered fast, authoritative and visually striking coverage that captured the Games’ biggest moments — and the broader cultural conversations surrounding them. From the outset, the team embraced a digital-first, audience-driven strategy, tracking trending topics and identifying storylines that resonated beyond the slopes and rinks. That approach positioned AP […]

FEB. 27, 2026

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