Major global news moments of February, in AP photos

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 February.

President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson applaud during the State of the Union address in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson applaud during the State of the Union address in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

United States' Lindsey Vonn crashes into a gate during an alpine skiing women's downhill race, at the Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

United States’ Lindsey Vonn crashes into a gate during an alpine skiing women’s downhill race, at the Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, in Cointzio, Mexico, Feb. 22, 2026, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho." (AP Photo/Armando Solis, File)

A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, in Cointzio, Mexico, Feb. 22, 2026, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho.” (AP Photo/Armando Solis, File)

Palestinians gather amid the rubble of destroyed buildings as they gather for their fast-breaking meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

Palestinians gather amid the rubble of destroyed buildings as they gather for their fast-breaking meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

A woman holds up a cell phone flashlight as she chats with a friend during a scheduled power outage as part of energy rationing in Santa Cruz del Norte, home to one of Cuba's largest thermoelectric plants, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

A woman holds up a cell phone flashlight as she chats with a friend during a scheduled power outage as part of energy rationing in Santa Cruz del Norte, home to one of Cuba’s largest thermoelectric plants, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

An investigator searches inside a culvert in the neighborhood where Annie Guthrie, whose mother Nancy Guthrie has been missing for more than a week, lives outside Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil, File)

An investigator searches inside a culvert in the neighborhood where Annie Guthrie, whose mother Nancy Guthrie has been missing for more than a week, lives outside Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil, File)

Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 11, 2026, in front of survivors of convicted sex offended Jeffrey Epstein. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)

Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 11, 2026, in front of survivors of convicted sex offended Jeffrey Epstein. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)

Rescue workers bandage a wounded man and provide first aid at the site of a direct hit from an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tomer Neuberg, File)

Rescue workers bandage a wounded man and provide first aid at the site of a direct hit from an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tomer Neuberg, File)

Meghna Rani, wife of Dipu Chandra Das who was beaten to death by a mob, his body hung from a tree and set on fire, for alleging making derogatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad, weeps inside her home in Tarakanda, Bangladesh, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu, File)

Meghna Rani, wife of Dipu Chandra Das who was beaten to death by a mob, his body hung from a tree and set on fire, for alleging making derogatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad, weeps inside her home in Tarakanda, Bangladesh, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu, File)

Buddhist monks walk on Capitol Hill as they wind up their Walk For Peace in Washington, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Buddhist monks walk on Capitol Hill as they wind up their Walk For Peace in Washington, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Smoke and flames rise from an Israeli military strike on a building in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)

Smoke and flames rise from an Israeli military strike on a building in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)

Alysa Liu of the United States competes during the women's figure skating free program at the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Alysa Liu of the United States competes during the women’s figure skating free program at the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

Iranians show their support for the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Iranians show their support for the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Ukrainian war veterans, many of whom sustained severe injuries in combat during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, perform during a theater premiere in in Kyiv, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Ukrainian war veterans, many of whom sustained severe injuries in combat during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, perform during a theater premiere in in Kyiv, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts after winning the men's singles final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts after winning the men’s singles final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)

Opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa rides on the back of a motorcycle after his release from prison in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 8, 2026.(AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez, File)

Opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa rides on the back of a motorcycle after his release from prison in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 8, 2026.(AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez, File)

Ilia Malinin of the United States falls during the men's free skate program in figure skating at the Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Ilia Malinin of the United States falls during the men’s free skate program in figure skating at the Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Penny, a doberman pinscher, receives a kiss from handler Andy Linton after winning Best in Show of the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Penny, a doberman pinscher, receives a kiss from handler Andy Linton after winning Best in Show of the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold celebrates his team's Super Bowl LX victory over the New England Patriots in Santa Clara, Calif. Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold celebrates his team’s Super Bowl LX victory over the New England Patriots in Santa Clara, Calif. Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles check their phones as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles check their phones as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

A crew reaches up to catch Bad Bunny during his NFL Super Bowl LX halftime performance, in Santa Clara, Calif., Feb. 8. 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

A crew reaches up to catch Bad Bunny during his NFL Super Bowl LX halftime performance, in Santa Clara, Calif., Feb. 8. 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)



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