President Donald Trump said late Thursday he launched a “powerful and deadly strike” against Islamic State forces in Nigeria.

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Amid upheaval across the U.S. in 2025, Associated Press photographers captured images of heartache and hope, celebration and despair, and flickering moments of wonder.