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Iran Belgium WCup Soccer
Iran team pose for a group photo prior to the World Cup Group G soccer match between Belgium and Iran in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Constant vigilance and cross-format versatility capture the dramatic arc of Iran’s World Cup exit  

JULY 6, 2026

APTOPIX Paris Fashion Louis Vuitton Mens S/S 27
Designer Pharrell Williams accepts applause afte the Louis Vuitton men's Spring Summer 2027 collection presented in Paris, France, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Innovative reporting and sharp accountability journalism expose the hidden human toll of Europe’s historic heat wave  

JULY 6, 2026

Climate India Heat Factories
Sweat is visible on a worker on a hot day at Vinit Fabrics in Palsana near Surat, India, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Best of the AP — First Winner

Multiformat AP team brings audiences inside India’s stifling factory floors 

JUNE 26, 2026

Education Privatizing School
Oscar Ortiz, representing the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, speaks at St. George Catholic School during a session with parents on Texas’ private school voucher program, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Best of the AP — Second Winner

Education team exclusive shows the students left behind by the private school choice boom 

JUNE 26, 2026

France G7 Summit Trump
French President Emmanuel Macron holds the arm of U.S. President Donald Trump after a group photo of leaders at the G7 summit, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP exclusively compiles hot-mic revelations as part of distinctive and innovative G7 summit coverage 

JUNE 26, 2026

Latin America Crime Elections
FILE - President Donald Trump poses for a group photo with, from left, Paraguay President Santiago Peña, Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader, Bolivia President Rodrigo Paz Pereira, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, and Argentina President Javier Milei, at the Shield of the Americas Summit at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Fla., March 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Latin America reporters seize on political trend across region 

JUNE 26, 2026

Texas Plane Crash
A passenger, top, jumps out of a plane after it crashed on a highway as other people help Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Laredo, Texas. (Zayra Garza via AP)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Speed and reporting skill secures powerful video of rescue after Texas plane crash 

JUNE 26, 2026

Philippines Earthquake
Residents pass by a collapsed structure after an earthquake in General Santos, Philippines on Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo)

Best of the AP — First Winner

AP delivers comprehensive earthquake coverage through all formats

JUNE 19, 2026

SpaceX IPO
FILE - Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Best of the AP — Second Winner

AP delivers stellar all-formats coverage of SpaceX stock debut that turned founder Elon Musk into the world’s first trillionaire

JUNE 19, 2026

WCup Homelessness Soccer
Tommy Elam sits on a sidewalk with his belongings in downtown Atlanta on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/R.J. Rico)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Ahead of the World Cup, AP examines how some host cities house homeless people

JUNE 19, 2026

Kenya School Fire
A relative grieves while standing between caskets carrying the remains of girls who died in the Utumishi Academy school fire during a memorial service at Gilgil Stadium, Nakuru County, Kenya, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP offers detailed accounts of Kenya’s school fire, from breaking news to the funeral

JUNE 19, 2026

Chad Sexual Exploitation
FILE - Refugees run for food in the Tine transit camp in Chad's Wadi Fara province on May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly, File)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

In an exclusive, AP reveals results of an aid group’s investigation into sexual exploitation of refugees

JUNE 19, 2026

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