In Photos: World Press Photo Contest 2018

People – stories category, first prize

Aisha, 14, pictured in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria. Aisha was kidnapped by Boko Haram and assigned a suicide bombing mission. After she was strapped with explosives, she managed to find help instead of blowing herself and others up
Photograph: Adam Ferguson/New York Times

Environment – stories, first prize

A man carries a huge bag of bottles collected for recycling at the Olusosun landfill site in Lagos, Nigeria
Photograph: Kadir Van Lohuizen/Noor Images