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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)

Best of AP — First Winner

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

MARCH 6, 2026

Iran Hospital Crackdown
FILE - In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP, File)

Best of AP — Second Winner

AP reporter speaks to Iranian doctors who say agents intimidated them and obstructed medical care

MARCH 6, 2026

Stiven Arrieta Prieto, Kheilin Valero Marcano, Amalia Arrieta Valero
Migrants from Venezuela, Stiven Arrieta Prieto and his wife, Kheilin Valero Marcano, with their 18-month-old daughter, Amalia Arrieta Valero, pose for a photo in Southern California on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP provides exclusive details on life inside ICE’s giant family detention center

MARCH 6, 2026

Mexico Cartel Death
A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, after the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho." (AP Photo/Armando Solis)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Mexico team quickly launches robust coverage of drug kingpin’s killing

MARCH 6, 2026

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Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP Washington video team delivers breakthrough State of the Union production

MARCH 6, 2026

Brazil Amazon Dying Tribe
In this photo provided by Funai, Babawru Akuntsu, top, rests beside Akyp, her newborn son, at the Regional Hospital of Vilhena in Vilhena, Rondonia state, Brazil on Dec. 9, 2025, one day after the birth. (Altair Algayer/Funai via AP)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Intrepid coverage of an unexpected birth that gives hope dwindling Amazon tribe can avoid extinction

MARCH 6, 2026

Tetiana Khimion
Tetiana Khimion 47, now a sniper in the Ukrainian army, poses with a photograph of herself as a dance teacher taken before Russia's full-scale invasion, in a park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Impactful, visual project tells the story of how Russia’s invasion changed the lives of Ukrainians forever

MARCH 6, 2026

Black History Audio Series
FILE - A giant "Black Lives Matter" mural is painted in orange on Fulton Street, Monday, June 15, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP’s Race and Audio teams pioneer audio series exploring Black culture and identity in New York

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)

Best of AP — First Winner

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

FEB. 27, 2026

Zambia Funeral Dispute
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)

Best of AP — Second Winner

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

FEB. 27, 2026

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

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

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

FEB. 27, 2026

Russia Ukraine War Occupation
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)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

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

FEB. 27, 2026

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