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APTOPIX Trump District of Columbia
Armed officers prepare to place handcuffs on a man from within an apartment complex, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in the Petworth neighborhood of northwest Washington. The officers pictured had "Washington Field Office" on their shirts underneath tactical gear that said Police. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Striking visuals dominate AP’s coverage of federal intervention in Washington, D.C.

AUG. 29, 2025

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
Ukrainian soldiers from air-defence unit of 59th brigade fire at Russian strike drones in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

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AP team in Ukraine captures the reality on the ground in Ukraine as leaders step up diplomatic efforts to end war

AUG. 22, 2025

Texas Floods-Timeline
FILE - Rescue workers are seen a boat as they search for missing people near Camp Mystic along the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file)

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AP uses exclusive audio files to build an an interactive timeline revealing chaos and lack of preparedness during deadly Texas floods

AUG. 15, 2025

APTOPIX Trump
President Donald Trump speaks during a lunch with African leaders including Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco EmbalÛ, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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AP team shows deep impact of Trump administration tariffs on factory workers in Lesotho

AUG. 8, 2025

Immigration Militarized Border
A Stryker combat vehicle sits atop a hill overlooking the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Sunland Park, N.M., Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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All-formats AP team gains extensive, exclusive access to militarized border zones

AUG. 1, 2025

Trump
President Donald Trump is greeted by Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., as he arrives at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

JULY 25, 2025

Russia-Ukraine-Cybercrime
Law enforcement agencies from Europe and North America targeted a cybercrime network launching online attacks against Ukraine and its allies. (AP Graphic)

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AP intelligence reporting exposes growing Russian sabotage efforts around Europe

JULY 18, 2025

APTOPIX Immigration Raids Los Angeles
Federal agents stage at MacArthur Park Monday, July 7, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Los Angeles team offers a vivid look into a day outside an immigration detention center

JULY 11, 2025

APTOPIX Climate Hail Chasing Journey Photo Essay
The Project ICECHIP command vehicle drives toward an approaching rainstorm with a rain shaft during an operation Tuesday, June 3, 2025, near Tipton, Okla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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AP takes audiences inside a hailstorm with exclusive multiformat report on cutting-edge research

JULY 7, 2025

Overtourism Explainer
FILE - Demonstrators march shouting slogans against the Formula 1 Barcelona Fan Festival in downtown Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, during residents protest against mass tourism. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

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AP beats the competition reporting on a surprise Louvre strike and overtourism

JUNE 27, 2025

Africa Russia’s Growing Footprint
FILE - This undated photograph handed out by the French military shows three Russian mercenaries, right, in northern Mali. (French Army via AP)

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In an exclusive, an AP team of reporters details how Russia is delivering arms to conflict zones in sub-Saharan Africa

JUNE 20, 2025

EPA Power Plants
FILE - The Warrick Power Plant, a coal-fired electricity-generating station, operates, April 8, 2025, in Newburgh, Ind. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

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AP team shows potentially staggering consequences of Trump administration’s push to overhaul environmental rules

JUNE 13, 2025

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