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From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery features compelling images from around the world published by The Associated Press in January.

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Military says ‘terrorists’ carried out attacks in Balochistan province in what analysts described it as the deadliest day for militants in decades
Pakistan’s military said on Saturday that multiple suicide and gun attacks by “terrorists” across the restive south-western province of Balochistan killed 33 people, including civilians, while security forces responding to the violence killed 92 assailants.
Analysts described it as the deadliest single day for militants in decades.
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© Photograph: Adnan Ahmed/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Adnan Ahmed/AFP/Getty Images
Pakistan 198-5; Australia 108 (15.4 overs) | Pakistan win by 90 runs
Australia lose series with 11 days to go before T20 World Cup begins
World Cup-bound Australia have been given a hiding in Lahore, bamboozled by Pakistan’s spinners as they crumbled to a 90-run defeat and a T20I series capitulation.
Just hours after their squad for the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka was announced, Mitch Marsh’s side, featuring nine World Cup players and looking desperately in need of their absent big guns, simply could not cope with the hosts’ five-pronged spin attack on Saturday.
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© Photograph: Rahat Dar/EPA

© Photograph: Rahat Dar/EPA
DFB rejects plea to make stand against US president
‘Our goal is to strengthen this force – not to prevent it’
Germany’s football federation, the DFB, has ruled out a boycott of the World Cup despite calls to send a message to Donald Trump. “We believe in the unifying power of sport and the global impact that a Fifa World Cup can have,” the DFB said. “Our goal is to strengthen this positive force – not to prevent it.”
The federation said its executive committee met and discussed the option of a boycott of this summer’s tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico, a consideration first proposed last week by the DFB vice-president, Oke Göttlich.
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© Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

© Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters






American still preparing for Milano Cortina Games
‘Thank you for the love and support I have received’
Lindsey Vonn sat out a World Cup super-G race on Saturday after crashing and injuring her left knee a day earlier, but remains on track for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, her coach said.
“No, she is not racing today but preparing for Cortina as usual,” Chris Knight, Vonn’s personal head coach, said in a text message. Vonn then posted on Instagram: “Unfortunately, I won’t be able to race today. Thank you for all of the love and support I have received. Means the world to me. Doing my best right now …”
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© Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters

© Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters



Protesters across the United States staged a nationwide “blackout” strike calling for no work, no school and no shopping to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement.

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Panama’s president says strategic waterway will operate as normal after ruling that advances US policy aims
Panama’s president said ports at each end of the Panama canal would operate as usual after the country’s supreme court ruled the concession held by a subsidiary of a Chinese company was unconstitutional.
The court’s decision on Thursday, which helps US attempts to block any Chinese influence over the strategic waterway, immediately drew a sharp rebuke from Beijing.
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The announcement posted in the village has a cheerful tone: “BMMC is pleased to inform you that there will be a blast” at a mining pit nearby.

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Jan. 23-29, 2026

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From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.

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Jan. 23 - 29, 2026

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