Throughout the day, Associated Press photo editors comb through and designate a selection of the most newsworthy and visually breathtaking images as APTOPIX. Today, we feature a selection of APTOPIX photos from the past month.

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Lead Image Caption: In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2015 photo, a Libyan honor guard stands at attention during the arrival of U.N. Special Envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon in Tripoli.(AP Photo/Mohammed Ben Khalifa)

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