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Worker Dies in Medieval Tower Collapse - Ro

The Torre dei Conti collapsed in the Imperial Forums; the worker trapped under the rubble was pulled out alive. News November 3, 2025 Photo by Fabrizio Corradetti / LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worker Dies in Medieval Tower Collapse - Ro

The Torre dei Conti collapsed in the Imperial Forums; the worker trapped under the rubble was pulled out alive. News November 3, 2025 Photo by Fabrizio Corradetti / LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worker Dies in Medieval Tower Collapse - Ro

The Torre dei Conti collapsed in the Imperial Forums; the worker trapped under the rubble was pulled out alive. News November 3, 2025 Photo by Fabrizio Corradetti / LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worker Dies in Medieval Tower Collapse - Ro

The Torre dei Conti collapsed in the Imperial Forums; the worker trapped under the rubble was pulled out alive. News November 3, 2025 Photo by Fabrizio Corradetti / LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worker Dies in Medieval Tower Collapse - Ro

The Torre dei Conti collapsed in the Imperial Forums; the worker trapped under the rubble was pulled out alive. News November 3, 2025 Photo by Fabrizio Corradetti / LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worker Dies in Medieval Tower Collapse - Ro

The Torre dei Conti collapsed in the Imperial Forums; the worker trapped under the rubble was pulled out alive. News November 3, 2025 Photo by Fabrizio Corradetti / LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worker Dies in Medieval Tower Collapse - Ro

The Torre dei Conti collapsed in the Imperial Forums; the worker trapped under the rubble was pulled out alive. News November 3, 2025 Photo by Fabrizio Corradetti / LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worker Dies in Medieval Tower Collapse - Ro

Alessandro Giuli Ministro - The Torre dei Conti collapsed in the Imperial Forums; the worker trapped under the rubble was pulled out alive. News November 3, 2025 Photo by Fabrizio Corradetti / LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worker Dies in Medieval Tower Collapse - Ro

Alessandro Giuli Ministro - The Torre dei Conti collapsed in the Imperial Forums; the worker trapped under the rubble was pulled out alive. News November 3, 2025 Photo by Fabrizio Corradetti / LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worker Dies in Medieval Tower Collapse - Ro

Mayor of Rome . Roberto Gualtieri The Torre dei Conti collapsed in the Imperial Forums; the worker trapped under the rubble was pulled out alive. News November 3, 2025 Photo by Fabrizio Corradetti / LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worker Dies in Medieval Tower Collapse - Ro

The Torre dei Conti collapsed in the Imperial Forums; the worker trapped under the rubble was pulled out alive. News November 3, 2025 Photo by Fabrizio Corradetti / LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worker Dies in Medieval Tower Collapse - Ro

The Torre dei Conti collapsed in the Imperial Forums; the worker trapped under the rubble was pulled out alive. News November 3, 2025 Photo by Fabrizio Corradetti / LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worker Dies in Medieval Tower Collapse - Ro

The Torre dei Conti collapsed in the Imperial Forums; the worker trapped under the rubble was pulled out alive. News November 3, 2025 Photo by Fabrizio Corradetti / LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals Visit Valdesoto, Exemplary Town of Asturias Award 2025 - Spain

The King and Queen of Spain, Princess Leonor and Princess Sofia during the presentation ceremony of the Exemplary Town of Asturias 2025 Award in Valdesoto, on October 25, 2025, in Valdesoto, Siero, Asturias (Spain). Valdesoto, a parish in the municipality of Siero (Asturias), has been awarded the Exemplary Town of Asturias 2025 Award by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, after more than two decades of nominations promoted by its neighbors and associations. The jury highlighted its "commitment and collective effort to keep alive and promote ancestral traditions passed down from generation to generation", as well as its intense associationism, with more than thirty groups dedicated to leisure, culture, gastronomy, sports, folklore and environmental protection. Photo by Imanol Ramada/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Signal Festival Takes Place In Prague - Czech Republic

Visitors watch a projection of video mapping during the Signal Festival in Prague, the Czech Republic, Oct. 17, 2025. The streets and historic landmarks of Prague have once again come alive with light and digital art as the 13th edition of the Signal Festival opened on Thursday evening. Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Signal Festival Takes Place In Prague - Czech Republic

Visitors watch a projection of video mapping during the Signal Festival in Prague, the Czech Republic, Oct. 17, 2025. The streets and historic landmarks of Prague have once again come alive with light and digital art as the 13th edition of the Signal Festival opened on Thursday evening. Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Signal Festival Takes Place In Prague - Czech Republic

Visitors watch a projection of video mapping during the Signal Festival in Prague, the Czech Republic, Oct. 17, 2025. The streets and historic landmarks of Prague have once again come alive with light and digital art as the 13th edition of the Signal Festival opened on Thursday evening. Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Signal Festival Takes Place In Prague - Czech Republic

An architecture is illuminated during the Signal Festival in Prague, the Czech Republic, Oct. 17, 2025. The streets and historic landmarks of Prague have once again come alive with light and digital art as the 13th edition of the Signal Festival opened on Thursday evening. Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Signal Festival Takes Place In Prague - Czech Republic

Visitors take photos of light installations during the Signal Festival in Prague, the Czech Republic, Oct. 17, 2025. The streets and historic landmarks of Prague have once again come alive with light and digital art as the 13th edition of the Signal Festival opened on Thursday evening. Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Signal Festival Takes Place In Prague - Czech Republic

An architecture is illuminated during the Signal Festival in Prague, the Czech Republic, Oct. 17, 2025. The streets and historic landmarks of Prague have once again come alive with light and digital art as the 13th edition of the Signal Festival opened on Thursday evening. Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Signal Festival Takes Place In Prague - Czech Republic

An architecture is illuminated during the Signal Festival in Prague, the Czech Republic, Oct. 17, 2025. The streets and historic landmarks of Prague have once again come alive with light and digital art as the 13th edition of the Signal Festival opened on Thursday evening. Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Alsace

FRANCE. ALSACE. HAUT-RHIN (68) RODERN. OVERLOOKING THE ALSACE PLAIN AND CONSIDERED THE BIRTHPLACE OF PINOT NOIR, THIS WINE-GROWING VILLAGE COMES ALIVE IN AUTUMN IN THE HEART OF THE GLOECKELBERG GRAND CRU VINEYARDS. Photo by Vincent Schneider/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Live Baby Rabbits Rescued From Pelican’s Throat at Zoo

On May 28, 2025, at a local zoo in Yibin, Sichuan province, southwestern China, two staff members were filmed restraining a white pelican. After prying open its beak, they pulled out four to five newborn rabbits. Fortunately, the rabbits were still alive.

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan: Record Rainfall Batters Kagoshima, Triggering Floods and Landslides 5

Record rainfall battered Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, on Friday, August 8, triggering floods and landslides. Evacuation advisories were issued for more than 360,000 people in the prefecture and neighboring Miyazaki. In Kirishima City’s Mizobe district, a record-breaking hourly rainfall of 107.5 millimeters was observed. In Aira City, a mudslide struck a house, burying two people, who were rescued alive and taken to hospital.

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Japan: Record Rainfall Batters Kagoshima, Triggering Floods and Landslides 4

Record rainfall battered Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, on Friday, August 8, triggering floods and landslides. Evacuation advisories were issued for more than 360,000 people in the prefecture and neighboring Miyazaki. In Kirishima City’s Mizobe district, a record-breaking hourly rainfall of 107.5 millimeters was observed. In Aira City, a mudslide struck a house, burying two people, who were rescued alive and taken to hospital.

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Japan: Record Rainfall Batters Kagoshima, Triggering Floods and Landslides

Record rainfall battered Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, on Friday, August 8, triggering floods and landslides. Evacuation advisories were issued for more than 360,000 people in the prefecture and neighboring Miyazaki. In Kirishima City’s Mizobe district, a record-breaking hourly rainfall of 107.5 millimeters was observed. In Aira City, a mudslide struck a house, burying two people, who were rescued alive and taken to hospital.

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Japan: Record Rainfall Batters Kagoshima, Triggering Floods and Landslides 2

Record rainfall battered Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, on Friday, August 8, triggering floods and landslides. Evacuation advisories were issued for more than 360,000 people in the prefecture and neighboring Miyazaki. In Kirishima City’s Mizobe district, a record-breaking hourly rainfall of 107.5 millimeters was observed. In Aira City, a mudslide struck a house, burying two people, who were rescued alive and taken to hospital.

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Japan: Record Rainfall Batters Kagoshima, Triggering Floods and Landslides 3

Record rainfall battered Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, on Friday, August 8, triggering floods and landslides. Evacuation advisories were issued for more than 360,000 people in the prefecture and neighboring Miyazaki. In Kirishima City’s Mizobe district, a record-breaking hourly rainfall of 107.5 millimeters was observed. In Aira City, a mudslide struck a house, burying two people, who were rescued alive and taken to hospital.

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MOTORI - Formula 1 - Lenovo Hungarian Grand Prix 2025

#14 Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin ARAMCO F1 TEAM during the FORMULA 1 LENOVO HUNGARIAN GP 1-3 august 2025 @ALIVE MEDIA during Lenovo Hungarian Grand Prix 2025, Formula 1 Championship in Hungary, Hungary, August 03 2025

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Remembering D-Day France's WWII Anniversary

Known as Papa Jake, American veteran Jake Larson died this Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the age of 102, after devoting the last years of his life to chronicling World War II... on TikTok. With more than a million followers on the social network, he kept the memory of the conflict alive. France s President wife Brigitte Macron welcomes veterans as they arrive at the Deauville-Normandie Airport, in Saint-Gatien-des-Bois, northwestern France, on June 3, 2024, ahead of the D-Day commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Remembering D-Day France's WWII Anniversary

Known as Papa Jake, American veteran Jake Larson died this Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the age of 102, after devoting the last years of his life to chronicling World War II... on TikTok. With more than a million followers on the social network, he kept the memory of the conflict alive. France s President wife Brigitte Macron welcomes veterans as they arrive at the Deauville-Normandie Airport, in Saint-Gatien-des-Bois, northwestern France, on June 3, 2024, ahead of the D-Day commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Remembering D-Day France's WWII Anniversary

Known as Papa Jake, American veteran Jake Larson died this Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the age of 102, after devoting the last years of his life to chronicling World War II... on TikTok. With more than a million followers on the social network, he kept the memory of the conflict alive. France s President wife Brigitte Macron welcomes veterans as they arrive at the Deauville-Normandie Airport, in Saint-Gatien-des-Bois, northwestern France, on June 3, 2024, ahead of the D-Day commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Remembering D-Day France's WWII Anniversary

Known as Papa Jake, American veteran Jake Larson died this Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the age of 102, after devoting the last years of his life to chronicling World War II... on TikTok. With more than a million followers on the social network, he kept the memory of the conflict alive. France s President wife Brigitte Macron welcomes veterans as they arrive at the Deauville-Normandie Airport, in Saint-Gatien-des-Bois, northwestern France, on June 3, 2024, ahead of the D-Day commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Remembering D-Day France's WWII Anniversary

Known as Papa Jake, American veteran Jake Larson died this Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the age of 102, after devoting the last years of his life to chronicling World War II... on TikTok. With more than a million followers on the social network, he kept the memory of the conflict alive. France s President wife Brigitte Macron welcomes veterans as they arrive at the Deauville-Normandie Airport, in Saint-Gatien-des-Bois, northwestern France, on June 3, 2024, ahead of the D-Day commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Remembering D-Day France's WWII Anniversary

Known as Papa Jake, American veteran Jake Larson died this Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the age of 102, after devoting the last years of his life to chronicling World War II... on TikTok. With more than a million followers on the social network, he kept the memory of the conflict alive. France s President wife Brigitte Macron welcomes veterans as they arrive at the Deauville-Normandie Airport, in Saint-Gatien-des-Bois, northwestern France, on June 3, 2024, ahead of the D-Day commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Remembering D-Day France's WWII Anniversary

Known as Papa Jake, American veteran Jake Larson died this Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the age of 102, after devoting the last years of his life to chronicling World War II... on TikTok. With more than a million followers on the social network, he kept the memory of the conflict alive. France s President wife Brigitte Macron welcomes veterans as they arrive at the Deauville-Normandie Airport, in Saint-Gatien-des-Bois, northwestern France, on June 3, 2024, ahead of the D-Day commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Remembering D-Day France's WWII Anniversary

Known as Papa Jake, American veteran Jake Larson died this Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the age of 102, after devoting the last years of his life to chronicling World War II... on TikTok. With more than a million followers on the social network, he kept the memory of the conflict alive. France s President wife Brigitte Macron welcomes veterans as they arrive at the Deauville-Normandie Airport, in Saint-Gatien-des-Bois, northwestern France, on June 3, 2024, ahead of the D-Day commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Remembering D-Day France's WWII Anniversary

Known as Papa Jake, American veteran Jake Larson died this Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the age of 102, after devoting the last years of his life to chronicling World War II... on TikTok. With more than a million followers on the social network, he kept the memory of the conflict alive. France s President wife Brigitte Macron welcomes veterans as they arrive at the Deauville-Normandie Airport, in Saint-Gatien-des-Bois, northwestern France, on June 3, 2024, ahead of the D-Day commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE - ARIEGE (09) - MONTSEGUR CASTLE. VIEW FROM THE SOUTH EAST, AT SUNSET. STANDING AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1207M, ON THE HIGHEST PART OF A ROCKY OUTCROP, THE FORTRESS IS MENTIONED IN THE TEXTS FROM THE END OF THE 12TH CENTURY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 13TH CENTURY, THE CATHARS, ADEPTS OF A DUALISTIC RELIGION DECLARED HERETICAL BY THE POPE, SETTLED IN THESE PLACES. IN 1232, THE CASTLE BECAME THE SEAT OF THE CATHAR CHURCH AND THE REFUGE OF THE FAIDITS, LOCAL LORDS DISPOSSESSED OF THEIR PROPERTY BY THE CRUSADE. WHILE LANGUEDOC WILL BE SET ON FIRE, MONTSEGUR WILL LIVE IN RELATIVE PEACE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. FINALLY, THE POPE AND THE KING OF FRANCE, DECIDED IN 1243 TO FINISH WITH MONTSEGUR: AFTER A TERRIBLE SIEGE OF 11 MONTHS, MARCH 16, 1244, THE CATHARS ARE LED TO THE STAKE. MORE THAN 200 OF THEM ARE BURNED ALIVE. CATHARISM WILL NEVER RECOVER FROM THE LOSS OF MONTSEGUR AND WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 14TH CENTURY. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NYC and Department of Transportation honoring New York Knicks

New York City and Department of Transportation honoring New York Knicks basketball team co-named street signs of 15 players as long as the Knicks stay alive in the NBA playoffs in New York, NY on May 24, 2025. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NYC and Department of Transportation honoring New York Knicks

New York City and Department of Transportation honoring New York Knicks basketball team co-named street signs of 15 players as long as the Knicks stay alive in the NBA playoffs in New York, NY on May 24, 2025. Photo by Charles Guerin/ABACAPRESS.COM