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World Press Photo announces Photo of the Year 2026

Photo of the Year 2026 ![Distraught girls cling to their father, Luis, as ICE detains

Tensions rise in two ceasefires in the Middle East. And, the Navy secretary ousted

2026 Photo of the Year. *Separated by ICE* was captured by four-time Pulitzer Prize

Appeals court rules that Trump's asylum ban at the border is illegal

Photo of the Year 2026](https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/04/23/nx-s1-5793922/world-press-photo-announces-photo-of-the-year-2026) "The power by proclamation to temporarily suspend

World Press Photo Contest winners cast a lens on resilience, pain and bliss

year-end performance. Soweto, South Africa. December 7, 2025. **Ihsaan Haffejee for GroundUp** Ihsaan Haffejee for GroundUp The winning images in the 2026 World Press Photos

Who are the best young players to watch at FIFA World Cup 2026?

2026. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AFP__20260401__A6DR4WG__v1__HighRes__FblFriendlyArgZmb-1776059004.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Argentina’s Nico Paz is widely recognised as a modern “Number 10” [File: Juan Mabromata/AFP] ## ⚽ Rayan (Brazil) Rayan is the latest gem to come

SCOTUS weighs Temporary Protected Status cases. And, jury indicts James Comey again

2026 World Press Photos contest capture the pain of the past year, but also focus

What to know about Panama at the FIFA World Cup 2026

2026 official match schedule announcement in Washington, DC, on December 6, 2025. (Photo by Roberto SCHMIDT / AFP)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AFP__20251206__87BN8EH__v1__HighRes__FblWc2026Schedule-1773904836.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Thomas Christiansen is in his sixth year

Has the US-Iran ceasefire reset the clock on War Powers Act deadline?

Year 2027 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Alex

Six great reads: Iran’s social media memes, an abandoned department store and a 1,200-year-old record of cherry blossoms

years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s death ![Tourists wearing kimonos pose for a souvenir photo with blooming cherry blossoms in Kyoto, Japan in March 2026

Which teams will make their debut at World Cup 2026?

2026 in Burnley, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/getty_6a06e29571-1778836117.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Abdukodir Khusanov became the first Uzbek to play in the Premier League when he joined City last year

Strickland vs Chimaev – UFC 328: Strickland downs Chimaev on split decision

2026 in Newark, New Jersey. Ishika Samant/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Ishika Samant / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AFP__20260510__2275392446__v1__HighRes__Ufc328ChimaevVStrickland-1778392226.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Khamzat Chimaev and Sean Strickland embrace after their fight [Ishika Samant/Getty Images

Tennis: Djokovic pulls out of Madrid Open over injury concerns

2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2259371697-1769947646.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Novak Djokovic’s biggest match this year

'My body carried me,' Elizabeth Smart says. Now she's celebrating it

years trying to survive inside](https://www.npr.org/2013/10/11/232110407/elizabeth-smart-my-faith-and-my-story). ![Elizabeth Smart lift weights in her home gym with body building coach and friend, Robyn Maher on Friday, May 15, 2026 in Midway, UT. Smart revealed publicly

What to know about the primary elections in the US state of Pennsylvania

years. ![FILE PHOTO: Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro speaks during the National Action Network (NAN) National Convention in New York City, U.S., April 8, 2026

Ronaldo, Messi at World Cup: Who else is playing their final tournament?

Photo](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-06-01T125103Z_175478309_RC2G2Y9OOFTI_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-WORLDCUP-GROUPC-BRAZIL-NEYMAR-1780559609.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C536&quality=80) Brazil’s beloved Neymar Jr is off to the World Cup after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus from the national set-up [File: Dylan Martinez/Reuters] ## Manuel Neuer – Germany Such

A mine despoiled the beauty of the rainforest. This Goldman Prize winner took action

2026 (Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2212x1385+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc0%2F9d%2F3f1878f648d4a0fdc34bfa59ea53%2Fmedia-room-theonila-credit-goldman-environmental-prize-152.jpg) Theonila Roka Matbob of Papua New Guinea is one of this year

O'Sullivan chasing eighth Crucible title aged 50

photo at the media day at the Crucible before the 2026 World Snooker Championship However, that is a sentiment 29-year

Ex-Scottish National Party chief pleads guilty to embezzling funds

year tenure as chief executive of the party. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/getty_6a146b9159-1779723153.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney addresses a press conference after Peter Murrell’s embezzlement hearing

Sabalenka out of Italian Open amid injury concerns for Roland Garros

2026. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/AFP__20260509__B2CZ7RV__v1__HighRes__TennisWtaRomeOpen2026-1778394198.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Cirstea celebrates after winning against Sabalenka [Tiziana Fabi/AFP] “I feel like I didn’t play well from the ‌beginning till the end. I started really well

'I just want to see her again' says son of imprisoned Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi

photo provided on April 30, 2026, by the Myanmar Military True News Information Team, the country's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, talks with officials in an undisclosed location in Myanmar.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com