FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 - Doha

FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 - Doha

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (L) of India competes during the Rapid Open sixth round against Magnus Carlsen of Norway at the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 27, 2025. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

NBA - Bucks vs Bulls - Chicago

NBA - Bucks vs Bulls - Chicago

Josh Giddey (L) of Chicago Bulls vies with Bobby Portis of Milwaukee Bucks during NBA regular season basketball game between Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls at United Center in Chicago, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2025. Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

NBA - Bucks vs Bulls - Chicago

NBA - Bucks vs Bulls - Chicago

Matas Buzelis (1st L) and Coby White (1st R) of Chicago Bulls battle for position with Giannis Antetokounmpo (2nd R) of Milwaukee Bucks during NBA regular season basketball game between Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls at United Center in Chicago, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2025. Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

NBA - Bucks vs Bulls - Chicago

NBA - Bucks vs Bulls - Chicago

Kevin Porter Jr. (C) of Milwaukee Bucks and Isaac Okoro (L) of Milwaukee Bucks battle for a rebound during NBA regular season basketball game between Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls at United Center in Chicago, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2025. Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

NBA - Bucks vs Bulls - Chicago

NBA - Bucks vs Bulls - Chicago

Isaac Okoro (L) of Chicago Bulls dunks during NBA regular season basketball game between Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls at United Center in Chicago, the United States, on Dec. 27, 2025. Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

YINCHUAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 28, 2025 - Aerial view Western Xia Mausoleum Mausoleum No.1 (L) and Mausoleum No.2 in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China on December 28, 2025.

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

YINCHUAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 28, 2025 - Aerial view Western Xia Mausoleum Mausoleum No.1 (L) and Mausoleum No.2 in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China on December 28, 2025.

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

YINCHUAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 28, 2025 - Aerial view Western Xia Mausoleum Mausoleum No.1 (L) and Mausoleum No.2 in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China on December 28, 2025.

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

YINCHUAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 28, 2025 - Aerial view Western Xia Mausoleum Mausoleum No.1 (L) and Mausoleum No.2 in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China on December 28, 2025.

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

YINCHUAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 28, 2025 - Aerial view Western Xia Mausoleum Mausoleum No.1 (L) and Mausoleum No.2 in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China on December 28, 2025.

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

YINCHUAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 28, 2025 - Aerial view Western Xia Mausoleum Mausoleum No.1 (L) and Mausoleum No.2 in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China on December 28, 2025.

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

YINCHUAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 28, 2025 - Aerial view Western Xia Mausoleum Mausoleum No.1 (L) and Mausoleum No.2 in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China on December 28, 2025.

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

YINCHUAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 28, 2025 - Aerial view Western Xia Mausoleum Mausoleum No.1 (L) and Mausoleum No.2 in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China on December 28, 2025.

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

YINCHUAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 28, 2025 - Aerial view Western Xia Mausoleum Mausoleum No.1 (L) and Mausoleum No.2 in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China on December 28, 2025.

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

World Heritage Western Xia Mausoleum

YINCHUAN, CHINA - DECEMBER 28, 2025 - Aerial view Western Xia Mausoleum Mausoleum No.1 (L) and Mausoleum No.2 in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China on December 28, 2025.

Thailand And Cambodia Reach Agreement On Ceasefire - Chanthaburi

Thailand And Cambodia Reach Agreement On Ceasefire - Chanthaburi

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Tea Seiha (3rd L) arrives for ceasefire talks with Thailand at a border checkpoint in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand, on December 27, 2025. Thailand and Cambodia signed an agreement on ceasefire on Saturday. Photo by Sun Weitong /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Zhang Guimei (3rd L) checks meal service at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil s

Boxing: Inoue vs. Picasso

Boxing: Inoue vs. Picasso

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (L) of Japan and Mexican challenger Alan Picasso (R) pose after the weigh-ins in Riyadh on Dec. 26, 2025, the eve of their title match.

Crown prince's family at art museum in Tokyo

Crown prince's family at art museum in Tokyo

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (2nd from R), Crown Princess Kiko (3rd from R), their daughter Princess Kako (2nd from L) and their son Prince Hisahito (far L) visit an exhibition depicting children during and shortly after World War II at the Itabashi Art Museum in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025. (Pool photo)

Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Hundreds of thousands of supporters gather to welcome Tarique Rahman (L), son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Hundreds of thousands of supporters gather to welcome Tarique Rahman (L), son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Hundreds of thousands of supporters gather to welcome Tarique Rahman (L), son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (L) and Mexican challenger Alan Picasso pose during a press conference in Riyadh on Dec. 25, 2025, ahead of their title match in the Saudi Arabian capital on Dec. 27.

Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (front, L) and Mexican challenger Alan Picasso (front, R) pose during a press conference in Riyadh on Dec. 25, 2025, ahead of their title match in the Saudi Arabian capital on Dec. 27.

Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Boxing: Naoya Inoue

Undisputed super bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue (front, L) and Mexican challenger Alan Picasso (front, R) pose during a press conference in Riyadh on Dec. 25, 2025, ahead of their title match in the Saudi Arabian capital on Dec. 27.

Luncheon at Imperial Palace

Luncheon at Imperial Palace

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) smiles during a luncheon with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025. (Pool photo)

Luncheon at Imperial Palace

Luncheon at Imperial Palace

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) smiles during a luncheon with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025. (Pool photo)

Luncheon at Imperial Palace

Luncheon at Imperial Palace

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) chats with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) during a luncheon at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025. (Pool photo)

Gold price tops 25,000 yen

Gold price tops 25,000 yen

An electronic board at the flagship shop of Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co. in Tokyo's Ginza district shows the benchmark retail gold price set by the Tokyo company (upper L) topping 25,000 yen per gram for the first time on Dec. 24, 2025.

Sumo association marks 100th anniversary

Sumo association marks 100th anniversary

Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku (3rd from L) and two grand champions -- Onosato (2nd from L) and Hoshoryu (3rd from R) -- open the cask during a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the association's founding at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena on Dec. 23, 2025. About 800 people attended the ceremony commemorating the establishment of the association's predecessor organization on Dec. 28, 1925.

NBA - Golden State Warriors v Orlando Magic

NBA - Golden State Warriors v Orlando Magic

Stephen Curry (front L) of Golden State Warriors shoots during the 2025-2026 NBA regular season game between Golden State Warriors and Orlando Magic in San Francisco, the United States, Dec. 22, 2025. Photo by Arthur Dong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pilar Alegria Hands Over Portfolio In Madrid - Spain

Pilar Alegria Hands Over Portfolio In Madrid - Spain

The Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, Milagros Tolón (l) and the Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration and Government Spokesperson, Elma Saiz (r), during the handover ceremony of the portfolio of the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, at the Ministry's headquarters, on December 22, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Following the departure of Pilar Alegría from the Government to run as PSOE candidate in the regional elections in Aragón on February 8, Sánchez has appointed the current Government delegate in Castilla-La Mancha, Milagros Tolón, as the new Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports. Photo by Alberto Ortega / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Pilar Alegria Hands Over Portfolio In Madrid - Spain

Pilar Alegria Hands Over Portfolio In Madrid - Spain

(L-R) Former Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, Pilar Alegría Photo by Alberto Ortega / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Pilar Alegria Hands Over Portfolio In Madrid - Spain

Pilar Alegria Hands Over Portfolio In Madrid - Spain

(L-R) Former Minister of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, Pilar Alegría Photo by Alberto Ortega / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

Baseball: Japan slugger Murakami joins Chicago White Sox

Baseball: Japan slugger Murakami joins Chicago White Sox

New Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami (L) shakes hands with General Manager Chris Getz on the field following a press conference where he was introduced after signing his first Major League Baseball contract with the team at Rate Field on Dec. 22, 2025, in Chicago.

BASKET - Serie A - Openjobmetis Varese vs Pallacanestro Trieste

BASKET - Serie A - Openjobmetis Varese vs Pallacanestro Trieste

(L-R) Olivier Nkamhoua #8 of Pallacanestro Varese OpenJobMetis competes for the ball against Juan Toscano-Anderson #1 of Pallacanestro Trieste during LBA Lega Basket A 2025/26 Regular Season game between Pallacanestro Varese OpenJobMetis and Pallacanestro Trieste at Itelyum Arena in Varese. Final score Pallacanestro Varese OpenJobMetis 84 69 Pallacanestro Trieste

BASKET - Serie A - Openjobmetis Varese vs Pallacanestro Trieste

BASKET - Serie A - Openjobmetis Varese vs Pallacanestro Trieste

(L-R) Olivier Nkamhoua #8 of Pallacanestro Varese OpenJobMetis competes for the ball against Juan Toscano-Anderson #1 of Pallacanestro Trieste during LBA Lega Basket A 2025/26 Regular Season game between Pallacanestro Varese OpenJobMetis and Pallacanestro Trieste at Itelyum Arena in Varese. Final score Pallacanestro Varese OpenJobMetis 84 69 Pallacanestro Trieste

BASKET - Serie A - Openjobmetis Varese vs Pallacanestro Trieste

BASKET - Serie A - Openjobmetis Varese vs Pallacanestro Trieste

(L-R) Colbey Ross #4 of Pallacanestro Trieste competes for the ball against Ike Iroegbu #11 of Pallacanestro Varese OpenJobMetis during LBA Lega Basket A 2025/26 Regular Season game between Pallacanestro Varese OpenJobMetis and Pallacanestro Trieste at Itelyum Arena in Varese. Final score Pallacanestro Varese OpenJobMetis 84 69 Pallacanestro Trieste

BASKET - Serie A - Openjobmetis Varese vs Pallacanestro Trieste

BASKET - Serie A - Openjobmetis Varese vs Pallacanestro Trieste

(L) Carlos Jr Stewart #1 of Pallacanestro Varese OpenJobMetis seen in action during LBA Lega Basket A 2025/26 Regular Season game between Pallacanestro Varese OpenJobMetis and Pallacanestro Trieste at Itelyum Arena in Varese. Final score Pallacanestro Varese OpenJobMetis 84 69 Pallacanestro Trieste

NBA - Rockets Vs Kings - US

NBA - Rockets Vs Kings - US

Kevin Durant (L) of Houston Rockets defends during the 2025-2026 NBA regular season match between Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, the United States, on Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

NBA - Rockets Vs Kings - US

NBA - Rockets Vs Kings - US

Dylan Cardwell (1st L) of Sacramento Kings reacts during the 2025-2026 NBA regular season match between Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, the United States, on Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

NBA - Rockets Vs Kings - US

NBA - Rockets Vs Kings - US

Maxime Raynaud (L) of Sacramento Kings goes for a layup during the 2025-2026 NBA regular season match between Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, the United States, on Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Sun Yuxuan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

NBA - Rockets Vs Kings - US

NBA - Rockets Vs Kings - US

Kevin Durant (L) of Houston Rockets goes for a layup during the 2025-2026 NBA regular season match between Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, the United States, on Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

NBA - Rockets Vs Kings - US

NBA - Rockets Vs Kings - US

Russell Westbrook (L) of Sacramento Kings goes for a layup during the 2025-2026 NBA regular season match between Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, the United States, on Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Sun Yuxuan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

NBA - Rockets Vs Kings - US

NBA - Rockets Vs Kings - US

Dylan Cardwell (L) of Sacramento Kings defends Clint Capela of Houston Rockets during the 2025-2026 NBA regular season match between Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, the United States, on Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Estonia inks South Korean Chunmoo MLRS deal

Estonia inks South Korean Chunmoo MLRS deal

21.12.2025, Viimsi. A â¬290 million contract was signed for six South Korean-made K239 Chunmoo self-propelled multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). As part of the deal, South Korean defense company Hanwha is also to make investments in Estonia's defense industry. Front row L to R: CEO of Hanwha Aerospace Jae-Il Son, DAPA Minister Lee Yong-cheol, Minister of Defence Hanno Pevkur, Deputy Director General at Estonian Centre for Defence Investments Katri Raudsepp. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

Snowboard: World Cup

Snowboard: World Cup

Sabine Payer (C) of Austria poses after winning gold in the women's parallel giant slalom at the snowboarding World Cup in Carezza, Italy, on Dec. 18, 2025, alongside silver medalist Aleksandra Krol-Walas (L) of Poland and bronze medalist Tsubaki Miki of Japan.

Snowboard: World Cup

Snowboard: World Cup

Sabine Payer (C) of Austria poses after winning gold in the women's parallel giant slalom at the snowboarding World Cup in Carezza, Italy, on Dec. 18, 2025, alongside silver medalist Aleksandra Krol-Walas (L) of Poland and bronze medalist Tsubaki Miki of Japan.

Snowboard: World Cup

Snowboard: World Cup

Sabine Payer (C) of Austria poses after winning gold in the women's parallel giant slalom at the snowboarding World Cup in Carezza, Italy, on Dec. 18, 2025, alongside silver medalist Aleksandra Krol-Walas (L) of Poland and bronze medalist Tsubaki Miki of Japan.

FIS World Cup - Aerials Mixed Team

FIS World Cup - Aerials Mixed Team

Gold medalists Xu Mengtao (C), Li Tianma L) and Qi Guangpu of team China 1 celebrate during the awarding ceremony of the mixed team aerials final of FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup 2026 in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 21, 2025. Photo by Wu Diansen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM