In Photos: World Press Photo Contest 2018

Photo of the year nominee

Kidnapped by Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants, Aisha, 14, was forced to become a suicide bomber but managed to escape
Photograph: Adam Ferguson/The New York Times

Sports singles nominee

Runners take part in the Marathon de Sables in the Sahara in Morocco
Photograph: Erik Sampers

Environment singles nominee

A blindfolded white rhino awaits release into the wild in Botswana after being transported from South Africa
Photograph: Neil Aldridge

Environment stories nominee

Scarlet ibises take flight above flooded lowlands near the north coast of Brazil
Photograph: Daniel Beltra

General news singles nominee

John Thompson is embraced after speaking at a memorial rally in Minnesota for his friend Philando Castile, who was killed by police
Photograph: Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune