AP Top Photos of the Month March 2025
A boat rides through a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in March 2025.
Mourners gather around the bodies of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli airstrike as they are brought to Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Mourners gather around the bodies of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli airstrike as they are brought to Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Ukrainian servicemen react after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Ukrainian servicemen react after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, March 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Dragi Stojanov, left, holds a photograph of his son Tomche Stojanov, one of the victims of a massive nightclub fire, during a vigil in Kocani, North Macedonia, March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
Dragi Stojanov, left, holds a photograph of his son Tomche Stojanov, one of the victims of a massive nightclub fire, during a vigil in Kocani, North Macedonia, March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
Protesters clash with police during a rally against the passing of a revision of a military law that will allow military officers to serve in more government posts without resigning from the armed forces, in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)
Protesters clash with police during a rally against the passing of a revision of a military law that will allow military officers to serve in more government posts without resigning from the armed forces, in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)
Pope Francis appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
Pope Francis appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
Artist Sir Grayson Perry poses in front of one of his pieces on display at the exhibit “Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur” at The Wallace Collection in London, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Artist Sir Grayson Perry poses in front of one of his pieces on display at the exhibit “Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur” at The Wallace Collection in London, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Revelers dressed as “Mascaritas” take part in a traditional carnival celebration in the village of Luzon, Spain, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Revelers dressed as “Mascaritas” take part in a traditional carnival celebration in the village of Luzon, Spain, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Women sing and dance during the International Women’s Day celebration at the Mobolaji Johnson Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Women sing and dance during the International Women’s Day celebration at the Mobolaji Johnson Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Arizona guard Anthony Dell’Orso (3) and Duke center Patrick Ngongba II (21) battle for position on an inbounds pass during the first half of a Sweet 16 round NCAA college basketball tournament game in Newark, New Jersey, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Arizona guard Anthony Dell’Orso (3) and Duke center Patrick Ngongba II (21) battle for position on an inbounds pass during the first half of a Sweet 16 round NCAA college basketball tournament game in Newark, New Jersey, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson celebrates his victory over Minnesota’s Gable Steveson during a 285-pound match at the finals of the NCAA wrestling championship in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson celebrates his victory over Minnesota’s Gable Steveson during a 285-pound match at the finals of the NCAA wrestling championship in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
St. John’s guard RJ Luis Jr. celebrates with Zuby Ejiofor after winning the Big East regular season conference title NCAA college basketball game against Seton Hall in New York, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
St. John’s guard RJ Luis Jr. celebrates with Zuby Ejiofor after winning the Big East regular season conference title NCAA college basketball game against Seton Hall in New York, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
A woman gets her face smeared with colored powder during the the Holi festival of colors in Chennai, India, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
A woman gets her face smeared with colored powder during the the Holi festival of colors in Chennai, India, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order as youths hold up copies of the executive order they signed at an education event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order as youths hold up copies of the executive order they signed at an education event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Widows and mothers of war victims gather for Iftar, the fast-breaking meal organized by local NGOs amid the rubble of homes of the Jobar neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Widows and mothers of war victims gather for Iftar, the fast-breaking meal organized by local NGOs amid the rubble of homes of the Jobar neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Palestinians Ali Marouf and his mother Aisha cook on the roof of their home, destroyed by the Israeli army’s air and ground offensive, in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians Ali Marouf and his mother Aisha cook on the roof of their home, destroyed by the Israeli army’s air and ground offensive, in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Protesters rally against Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic and his government in downtown Belgrade, Serbia, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Protesters rally against Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic and his government in downtown Belgrade, Serbia, March 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Hostesses prepare tea for delegates before the start of a plenary session for the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Hostesses prepare tea for delegates before the start of a plenary session for the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Police use pepper spray during a protest against the arrest and imprisonment of Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Huseyin Aldemir)
Police use pepper spray during a protest against the arrest and imprisonment of Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul, Turkey, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Huseyin Aldemir)
As prisoners stand looking out from a cell, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
As prisoners stand looking out from a cell, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
A police officer tries to put out a fire during a protest against the electoral body’s decision to reject the candidacy of Calin Georgescu in a presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A police officer tries to put out a fire during a protest against the electoral body’s decision to reject the candidacy of Calin Georgescu in a presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
People hold portraits of political prisoners of the 1944-1989 period during an event marking the day of the Anti-Communist Political Prisoners in Bucharest, Romania, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
People hold portraits of political prisoners of the 1944-1989 period during an event marking the day of the Anti-Communist Political Prisoners in Bucharest, Romania, March 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Sean Baker, winner of the awards for best original screenplay, best film editing, best director, and best picture for “Anora,” attends the Governors Ball after the Oscars in Los Angeles, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Sean Baker, winner of the awards for best original screenplay, best film editing, best director, and best picture for “Anora,” attends the Governors Ball after the Oscars in Los Angeles, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Performers from the Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school dance during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Performers from the Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school dance during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
Afeli Bernice Adzo leans against the remains of her father’s room as she looks at the ocean that destroyed her family’s home in Avegadzi, Ghana, March 5, 2025 (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Afeli Bernice Adzo leans against the remains of her father’s room as she looks at the ocean that destroyed her family’s home in Avegadzi, Ghana, March 5, 2025 (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Sled dogs mushed by Jeff Deeter, of Fairbanks, Alaska, run during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
Sled dogs mushed by Jeff Deeter, of Fairbanks, Alaska, run during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
This collection was curated by photo editor Dusan Vranic and photographer Darko Bandic.