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The World in Pictures: AP's most compelling images of the week
The World in Pictures: AP's most compelling images of the week

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Latin America in a year of change and challenge

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From geopolitical tensions to natural disasters to massive migratory shifts, Latin America was the epicenter for some of the world’s biggest stories in 2025.

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The beauty of the everyday unfolds in a world of nature

A cape sundew traps an insect at a carnivorous plant exhibit in Bogota.

A cape sundew traps an insect at a carnivorous plant exhibit at the Botanical Garden in Bogota, Colombia. Photo: Fernando Vergara

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Faith and spirituality in 2025

Hindu holy men bathe in the Sangam in Prayagraj, India.

Hindu holy men bathe in the Sangam, the confluence of the Yamuna, the Ganges and the mythical Saraswati, in Prayagraj, India. Photo: Channi Anand

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Seeing the invisible: Infrared surveillance technology

Former Xinjiang government engineer Nureli Abliz is illuminated by cellphone infrared facial recognition beams in Mannheim, Germany.

Former Xinjiang government engineer Nureli Abliz, now living in exile, is illuminated by cellphone infrared facial recognition beams in his home in Mannheim, Germany. Photo: David Goldman

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A world aglow with holiday lights

A boy runs toward a model train illuminated with holiday lights in St. Petersburg, Russia.

A boy runs toward a model train illuminated with holiday lights in St. Petersburg, Russia. Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky

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One extraordinary photo captures a happy pet dog in a sea of golden retrievers

Pet owners gathered to set a world record of the largest-ever gathering of golden retrievers in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Maximiliano Rivero holds his pet Manola at a park in Buenos Aires, Argentina where pet owners gathered to set a world record of the largest-ever gathering of golden retrievers. Photo: Natacha Pisarenko

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