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An Australian sailor who was rescued by a Mexican tuna boat after being adrift at sea with his dog for three months said that he is grateful to be alive after setting foot on dry land for the first time since their ordeal began.

This monthly gallery features some of the top photojournalism made by Associated Press photographers documenting the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan during the month of June. Curated by Oded Balilty and Dusan Vranic apne.ws/NPCwlyu

Muslim worshippers gather for Eid al-Adha prayer in Jaffa, a mixed Arab-Jewish area of Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) AP News

BREAKING: The Associated Press wins two Pulitzers for coverage of war in Ukraine, including the public service award for work of Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasilisa Stepanenko and Lori Hinnant documenting Russia’s siege of Mariupol. bit.ly/41bcGqx

We just won The Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography for our coverage of Ukraine. Proud to be part of this The Associated Press team Bernat Armangué, Felipe Dana, Rodrigo Abd, Nariman El-Mofty, @EvgenyMakloleta and @VadimGuirda and the great AP editors Enric Martí Folgosa and Benny Snyder.

Israel's blue and white flag with the Star of David has been a hallmark of anti-government protests roiling the country for the past several months. The protesters say they are reclaiming the flag, which had increasingly been co-opted by nationalists. apne.ws/VVE6vo0

.The Associated Press photographer Hadi Mizban has covered 20 years of turmoil since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. At the height of sectarian violence after the invasion, he photographed suicide bombings, rocket strikes and shootings. He returned
to many of those sites. apne.ws/A2V3W4u

.The Associated Press photographer Evgeniy Maloletka won the World Press Photo of the Year award for his harrowing image of a wounded pregnant woman being carried through the shattered grounds of a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. She later died. apne.ws/o3PZKer

AP Month in Pictures: Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/90e304…

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De #nieuwsfoto in #buitenhof is gekozen door @Ahmetpolatphoto. Deze foto is gemaakt door fotograaf Oded Balilty op 23 maart 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israël waar grote protesten zijn uitgebroken tegen de hervormingsplannen van de regering aldaar.

The week around the world in 20 pictures theguardian.com/artanddesign/g…

LA PHOTO DU LUNDI - Le tableau
«Le monde des ultra-orthodoxes est un tableau du XVIIIe siècle.» Le photographe Oded Balilty s'immisce depuis dix ans dans ces rassemblements très fermés, et en saisit des scènes hors du commun. buff.ly/3RRloqQ

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Israel’s new government is moving to repeal a tax on plastic goods in a gesture toward ultra-Orthodox allies. Many in the Haredi community, with mostly large families, see the cost as an assault on their reliance on disposable goods. By iℓɑƞ ᛒεƞ ȝıoƞ. apne.ws/bQorL3z

'These mannequins are also captured and trapped, and I get a sense of fear”: Under the Taliban, mannequins in women’s dress shops in Kabul are a haunting sight, their heads cloaked or faces masked to comply with Taliban orders. apne.ws/2wbUcgY
By @Ebrahim_Noroozi1.

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AP Photographer Ebrahim Noroozi's work in Afghanistan is simply poetic

The eye of his camera captures and amplifies the humanity of the unseen and unheard

Here's his latest:
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Evgeniy Maloletka (Evgeniy Maloletka) named Agency Photographer of the Year by The Guardian for The Associated Press Mariupol coverage, via @Guardian: apne.ws/jwOt42E