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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Wednesday, March 26, 2025

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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Wednesday, March 26, 2025

2025-03-26 15:09 Last Updated At:15:11

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

A person walks past houses destroyed by wildfires at a village in Yeongyang, South Korea, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Yun Kwan-shik/Yonhap via AP)

A person walks past houses destroyed by wildfires at a village in Yeongyang, South Korea, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Yun Kwan-shik/Yonhap via AP)

A visitor sits on a hammock at Elysian Park Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

A visitor sits on a hammock at Elysian Park Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Deer gather on a glade in a forest of the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Deer gather on a glade in a forest of the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Julia Kloeckner, right, talks to CDU leader Friedrich Metz after being elected new Parliament President during the constituent session of the newly elected German Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Julia Kloeckner, right, talks to CDU leader Friedrich Metz after being elected new Parliament President during the constituent session of the newly elected German Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

A Colombia fan cheers before the start of the World Cup 2026 qualifying soccer match against Paraguay at Metropolitano Stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

A Colombia fan cheers before the start of the World Cup 2026 qualifying soccer match against Paraguay at Metropolitano Stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Protesters shout slogans during a protest after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Protesters shout slogans during a protest after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Pope Francis leaves on a car after appearing at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Stefano Costantino)

Pope Francis leaves on a car after appearing at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Stefano Costantino)

Rori a lion rescued from Ukraine settles into his new forever home at The Big Cat Sanctuary, near Ashford in Kent, England, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Rori a lion rescued from Ukraine settles into his new forever home at The Big Cat Sanctuary, near Ashford in Kent, England, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Israeli police officers disperse demonstrators as they block a road leading to the Israeli parliament during an anti-government protest ahead of a key vote on the state budget in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israeli police officers disperse demonstrators as they block a road leading to the Israeli parliament during an anti-government protest ahead of a key vote on the state budget in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Children sit inside a Red Crescent vehicle as they are evacuated due to fears of Israeli army incursions, following a drone attack that reportedly killed at least four people in the area, on the outskirts of the village of Koayiah, southwestern Syria, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Children sit inside a Red Crescent vehicle as they are evacuated due to fears of Israeli army incursions, following a drone attack that reportedly killed at least four people in the area, on the outskirts of the village of Koayiah, southwestern Syria, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, center, is flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel, left, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, as the Senate Intelligence Committee holds its worldwide threats hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, center, is flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel, left, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, as the Senate Intelligence Committee holds its worldwide threats hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Toronto Raptors center Orlando Robinson (21) has his shot blocked by Washington Wizards forward Alex Sarr, top, and guard Jordan Poole (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Toronto Raptors center Orlando Robinson (21) has his shot blocked by Washington Wizards forward Alex Sarr, top, and guard Jordan Poole (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

A woman dressed as a bride walks between tanks during a photo shoot before a military parade to commemorate the start of Greece's 1821 war of independence against the 400-year Ottoman rule, in Athens, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A woman dressed as a bride walks between tanks during a photo shoot before a military parade to commemorate the start of Greece's 1821 war of independence against the 400-year Ottoman rule, in Athens, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Actor Gerard Depardieu arrives with his lawyer Jeremie Assous, right, to face trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, Monday, March 24, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Actor Gerard Depardieu arrives with his lawyer Jeremie Assous, right, to face trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, Monday, March 24, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Women dressed as Mothers of Plaza de Mayo march to commemorate the anniversary of Argentina's 1976 coup, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Women dressed as Mothers of Plaza de Mayo march to commemorate the anniversary of Argentina's 1976 coup, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A boat rides though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A boat rides though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, from left, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Attorney General Pam Bondi attend a cabinet meeting in the White House, Monday, March 24, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, from left, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Attorney General Pam Bondi attend a cabinet meeting in the White House, Monday, March 24, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)

San Francisco Giants fans try to get autographs prior to a spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

San Francisco Giants fans try to get autographs prior to a spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

People work on the options floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

People work on the options floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Amani Abu Aker holds the body of her two-year-old niece Salma, killed during an Israeli army strike, before their burial at the Baptist hospital in Gaza City, Monday March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Amani Abu Aker holds the body of her two-year-old niece Salma, killed during an Israeli army strike, before their burial at the Baptist hospital in Gaza City, Monday March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

People attend a ceremony to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Ardeatine massacre, a mass killing of 335 civilians and political prisoners carried out by Nazi occupation troops in 1944 in retaliation for an Italian partisan attack on German troops, in Rome, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

People attend a ceremony to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Ardeatine massacre, a mass killing of 335 civilians and political prisoners carried out by Nazi occupation troops in 1944 in retaliation for an Italian partisan attack on German troops, in Rome, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Girls look at traditional bangles and costume jewelry as they visit a market to shop for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr celebrations, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Girls look at traditional bangles and costume jewelry as they visit a market to shop for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr celebrations, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Fog lies over a residential area on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, early Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Fog lies over a residential area on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, early Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Andrew Tate speaks to media as he leaves in a vehicle after checking in at a police station as part of his judicial control, which requires him to appear before judicial authorities in Romania when summoned, in Voluntari, Romania, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Andrew Tate speaks to media as he leaves in a vehicle after checking in at a police station as part of his judicial control, which requires him to appear before judicial authorities in Romania when summoned, in Voluntari, Romania, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States peer through their plane window as they arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States peer through their plane window as they arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The crowd dances as they attend a punk festival in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

The crowd dances as they attend a punk festival in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Members of the Al-Kahlout family mourn over the bodies of their relatives killed during an Israeli army strike before their burial at the Baptist hospital in Gaza City, Monday, March 24, 2025.(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Members of the Al-Kahlout family mourn over the bodies of their relatives killed during an Israeli army strike before their burial at the Baptist hospital in Gaza City, Monday, March 24, 2025.(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Fog lies over a residential area on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, early Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Fog lies over a residential area on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, early Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Protester clash with riot police officers during a rally against the passing of a controversial 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, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

Protester clash with riot police officers during a rally against the passing of a controversial 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, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

Guest curator Amber Butchart looks towards Pamela Anderson's Baywatch swimsuit on display at 'Splash! A century of Swimming and Style' an exhibition of swimwear and swim related items, at The Design Museum in London, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Guest curator Amber Butchart looks towards Pamela Anderson's Baywatch swimsuit on display at 'Splash! A century of Swimming and Style' an exhibition of swimwear and swim related items, at The Design Museum in London, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Grant Holloway, of the United States, stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in the men's 60 meters hurdles at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Grant Holloway, of the United States, stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in the men's 60 meters hurdles at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Second place finisher United States' Lindsey Vonn reacts during a medal ceremony for women's super-G at the World Cup Finals, Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Second place finisher United States' Lindsey Vonn reacts during a medal ceremony for women's super-G at the World Cup Finals, Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/John Locher)

A raccoon eats peanuts on the boardwalk in Panama City, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A raccoon eats peanuts on the boardwalk in Panama City, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A resident watches as his neighbour cleans up the damaged apartment in a multi-storey house after a Russian night drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A resident watches as his neighbour cleans up the damaged apartment in a multi-storey house after a Russian night drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A sump at the Cobre Panama copper open-pit mine during a press tour of the mine, owned by Canada's First Quantum Minerals, which was closed after the country's Supreme Court ruled that the mining concession was unconstitutional, in Donoso, Panama, Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A sump at the Cobre Panama copper open-pit mine during a press tour of the mine, owned by Canada's First Quantum Minerals, which was closed after the country's Supreme Court ruled that the mining concession was unconstitutional, in Donoso, Panama, Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

The crowd dances as they attend a punk festival in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

The crowd dances as they attend a punk festival in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Mourners react next to the body of their relative Ahmed Al Shaer who was killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip as he brought for burial at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Mourners react next to the body of their relative Ahmed Al Shaer who was killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip as he brought for burial at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Pope Francis gestures as he appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Pope Francis gestures as he appears at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Riot police officers use pepper spray to clear a protester during a protest after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Huseyin Aldemir)

Riot police officers use pepper spray to clear a protester during a protest after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Huseyin Aldemir)

A boy jumps over a bonfire during a gathering to celebrate Nowruz, Kurdish New Year, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A boy jumps over a bonfire during a gathering to celebrate Nowruz, Kurdish New Year, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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A person walks past houses destroyed by wildfires at a village in Yeongyang, South Korea, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Yun Kwan-shik/Yonhap via AP)

A person walks past houses destroyed by wildfires at a village in Yeongyang, South Korea, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Yun Kwan-shik/Yonhap via AP)

A visitor sits on a hammock at Elysian Park Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

A visitor sits on a hammock at Elysian Park Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Deer gather on a glade in a forest of the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Deer gather on a glade in a forest of the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Julia Kloeckner, right, talks to CDU leader Friedrich Metz after being elected new Parliament President during the constituent session of the newly elected German Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Julia Kloeckner, right, talks to CDU leader Friedrich Metz after being elected new Parliament President during the constituent session of the newly elected German Parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

A Colombia fan cheers before the start of the World Cup 2026 qualifying soccer match against Paraguay at Metropolitano Stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

A Colombia fan cheers before the start of the World Cup 2026 qualifying soccer match against Paraguay at Metropolitano Stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Protesters shout slogans during a protest after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Protesters shout slogans during a protest after Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested and sent to prison, in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Pope Francis leaves on a car after appearing at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Stefano Costantino)

Pope Francis leaves on a car after appearing at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Stefano Costantino)

Rori a lion rescued from Ukraine settles into his new forever home at The Big Cat Sanctuary, near Ashford in Kent, England, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Rori a lion rescued from Ukraine settles into his new forever home at The Big Cat Sanctuary, near Ashford in Kent, England, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Israeli police officers disperse demonstrators as they block a road leading to the Israeli parliament during an anti-government protest ahead of a key vote on the state budget in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israeli police officers disperse demonstrators as they block a road leading to the Israeli parliament during an anti-government protest ahead of a key vote on the state budget in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Children sit inside a Red Crescent vehicle as they are evacuated due to fears of Israeli army incursions, following a drone attack that reportedly killed at least four people in the area, on the outskirts of the village of Koayiah, southwestern Syria, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Children sit inside a Red Crescent vehicle as they are evacuated due to fears of Israeli army incursions, following a drone attack that reportedly killed at least four people in the area, on the outskirts of the village of Koayiah, southwestern Syria, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, center, is flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel, left, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, as the Senate Intelligence Committee holds its worldwide threats hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, center, is flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel, left, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, as the Senate Intelligence Committee holds its worldwide threats hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Toronto Raptors center Orlando Robinson (21) has his shot blocked by Washington Wizards forward Alex Sarr, top, and guard Jordan Poole (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Toronto Raptors center Orlando Robinson (21) has his shot blocked by Washington Wizards forward Alex Sarr, top, and guard Jordan Poole (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

A woman dressed as a bride walks between tanks during a photo shoot before a military parade to commemorate the start of Greece's 1821 war of independence against the 400-year Ottoman rule, in Athens, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A woman dressed as a bride walks between tanks during a photo shoot before a military parade to commemorate the start of Greece's 1821 war of independence against the 400-year Ottoman rule, in Athens, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Actor Gerard Depardieu arrives with his lawyer Jeremie Assous, right, to face trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, Monday, March 24, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Actor Gerard Depardieu arrives with his lawyer Jeremie Assous, right, to face trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, Monday, March 24, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Women dressed as Mothers of Plaza de Mayo march to commemorate the anniversary of Argentina's 1976 coup, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Women dressed as Mothers of Plaza de Mayo march to commemorate the anniversary of Argentina's 1976 coup, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A boat rides though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

A boat rides though a frozen sea inlet outside of Nuuk, Greenland, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, from left, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Attorney General Pam Bondi attend a cabinet meeting in the White House, Monday, March 24, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, from left, President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Attorney General Pam Bondi attend a cabinet meeting in the White House, Monday, March 24, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)

San Francisco Giants fans try to get autographs prior to a spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

San Francisco Giants fans try to get autographs prior to a spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

People work on the options floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

People work on the options floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Amani Abu Aker holds the body of her two-year-old niece Salma, killed during an Israeli army strike, before their burial at the Baptist hospital in Gaza City, Monday March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Amani Abu Aker holds the body of her two-year-old niece Salma, killed during an Israeli army strike, before their burial at the Baptist hospital in Gaza City, Monday March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

People attend a ceremony to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Ardeatine massacre, a mass killing of 335 civilians and political prisoners carried out by Nazi occupation troops in 1944 in retaliation for an Italian partisan attack on German troops, in Rome, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

People attend a ceremony to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Ardeatine massacre, a mass killing of 335 civilians and political prisoners carried out by Nazi occupation troops in 1944 in retaliation for an Italian partisan attack on German troops, in Rome, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Girls look at traditional bangles and costume jewelry as they visit a market to shop for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr celebrations, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Girls look at traditional bangles and costume jewelry as they visit a market to shop for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr celebrations, which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Fog lies over a residential area on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, early Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Fog lies over a residential area on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, early Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Andrew Tate speaks to media as he leaves in a vehicle after checking in at a police station as part of his judicial control, which requires him to appear before judicial authorities in Romania when summoned, in Voluntari, Romania, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Andrew Tate speaks to media as he leaves in a vehicle after checking in at a police station as part of his judicial control, which requires him to appear before judicial authorities in Romania when summoned, in Voluntari, Romania, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States peer through their plane window as they arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States peer through their plane window as they arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The crowd dances as they attend a punk festival in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

The crowd dances as they attend a punk festival in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Members of the Al-Kahlout family mourn over the bodies of their relatives killed during an Israeli army strike before their burial at the Baptist hospital in Gaza City, Monday, March 24, 2025.(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Members of the Al-Kahlout family mourn over the bodies of their relatives killed during an Israeli army strike before their burial at the Baptist hospital in Gaza City, Monday, March 24, 2025.(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Fog lies over a residential area on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, early Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Fog lies over a residential area on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, early Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Protester clash with riot police officers during a rally against the passing of a controversial 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, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

Protester clash with riot police officers during a rally against the passing of a controversial 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, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)

Guest curator Amber Butchart looks towards Pamela Anderson's Baywatch swimsuit on display at 'Splash! A century of Swimming and Style' an exhibition of swimwear and swim related items, at The Design Museum in London, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Guest curator Amber Butchart looks towards Pamela Anderson's Baywatch swimsuit on display at 'Splash! A century of Swimming and Style' an exhibition of swimwear and swim related items, at The Design Museum in London, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Grant Holloway, of the United States, stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in the men's 60 meters hurdles at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Grant Holloway, of the United States, stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in the men's 60 meters hurdles at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Second place finisher United States' Lindsey Vonn reacts during a medal ceremony for women's super-G at the World Cup Finals, Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Second place finisher United States' Lindsey Vonn reacts during a medal ceremony for women's super-G at the World Cup Finals, Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/John Locher)

A raccoon eats peanuts on the boardwalk in Panama City, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A raccoon eats peanuts on the boardwalk in Panama City, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A resident watches as his neighbour cleans up the damaged apartment in a multi-storey house after a Russian night drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A resident watches as his neighbour cleans up the damaged apartment in a multi-storey house after a Russian night drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A sump at the Cobre Panama copper open-pit mine during a press tour of the mine, owned by Canada's First Quantum Minerals, which was closed after the country's Supreme Court ruled that the mining concession was unconstitutional, in Donoso, Panama, Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

A sump at the Cobre Panama copper open-pit mine during a press tour of the mine, owned by Canada's First Quantum Minerals, which was closed after the country's Supreme Court ruled that the mining concession was unconstitutional, in Donoso, Panama, Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

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Deeply unpopular Peruvian president calls for general elections in April 2026

2025-03-26 14:37 Last Updated At:14:50

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said Tuesday the country will hold general elections one year from now in an effort to end years of instability.

The deeply unpopular Boularte said the April 2026 polls will elect a new president, 130 deputies and 60 senators. The bicameral election system has not been used since the early 1990s.

In a brief nationwide television address, Boularte did not say if she would be a contender. Boluarte assumed power in Peru in 2022 to complete the term of then-President Pedro Castillo, who was removed from office just two years into his five-year term after attempting to dissolve the legislature to avoid his own removal.

She said the upcoming elections will be “democratic, clean, transparent and orderly.”

Boluarte has a 93% disapproval rating, according to a national poll conducted by Datum Internacional in March. Her term ends on July 28, 2026.

Last week, Peru’s Congress voted to remove the interior minister from office after deciding that he had failed to adequately handle rising violent crime in the Andean country.

Public outrage has surged over an increase in killings and other violence, especially the recent killing of Paul Flores, the 39-year-old lead singer of the cumbia band Armonia 10. He was fatally shot when assailants attacked his band’s tour bus after a concert in Lima.

In reaction to the Flores killing, Boluarte on March 19 declared a state of emergency in the capital and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address the surge of violence. That same day, opposition lawmakers requested a vote of no confidence against the interior minister.

Boluarte’s government previously had decreed a state of emergency from September to December in an attempt to stem the violence.

Authorities reported 2,057 killings in 2024, up from 1,506 in 2023.

FILE - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte speaks to the press during a visit by Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia at the government palace in Lima, Peru, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo, File)

FILE - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte speaks to the press during a visit by Venezuela's opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia at the government palace in Lima, Peru, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo, File)

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