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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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Hundreds Of Migrants Try To Swim Into Ceuta On A Night Of High Migratory Pressure - Spain

View of the border between Spain and Morocco on August 16, 2025, in Ceuta, Spain. Hundreds of people have tried to access Ceuta after jumping into the sea from Morocco during a night of high migratory pressure. The fog this early morning has led to an increase in attempts at irregular entry after several nights of greater calm in which only one child entered last August 14. The newly arrived minors will be taken care of by the Autonomous City, whose reception resources have been saturated for months. Photo by Antonio Sempere/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Migrants Try To Swim Into Ceuta On A Night Of High Migratory Pressure - Spain

View of the border between Spain and Morocco on August 16, 2025, in Ceuta, Spain. Hundreds of people have tried to access Ceuta after jumping into the sea from Morocco during a night of high migratory pressure. The fog this early morning has led to an increase in attempts at irregular entry after several nights of greater calm in which only one child entered last August 14. The newly arrived minors will be taken care of by the Autonomous City, whose reception resources have been saturated for months. Photo by Antonio Sempere/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Migrants Try To Swim Into Ceuta On A Night Of High Migratory Pressure - Spain

View of the border between Spain and Morocco on August 16, 2025, in Ceuta, Spain. Hundreds of people have tried to access Ceuta after jumping into the sea from Morocco during a night of high migratory pressure. The fog this early morning has led to an increase in attempts at irregular entry after several nights of greater calm in which only one child entered last August 14. The newly arrived minors will be taken care of by the Autonomous City, whose reception resources have been saturated for months. Photo by Antonio Sempere/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Migrants Try To Swim Into Ceuta On A Night Of High Migratory Pressure - Spain

Two Guardia Civil officers take two young men into custody at the border between Spain and Morocco on August 16, 2025, in Ceuta, Spain. Hundreds of people have tried to reach Ceuta after jumping into the sea from Morocco during a night of high migratory pressure. The fog this early morning has led to an increase in attempts at irregular entry after several nights of greater calm in which only one child entered last August 14. The newly arrived minors will be taken care of by the Autonomous City, whose reception resources have been saturated for months. Photo by Antonio Sempere/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Migrants Try To Swim Into Ceuta On A Night Of High Migratory Pressure - Spain

View of the border between Spain and Morocco on August 16, 2025, in Ceuta, Spain. Hundreds of people have tried to access Ceuta after jumping into the sea from Morocco during a night of high migratory pressure. The fog this early morning has led to an increase in attempts at irregular entry after several nights of greater calm in which only one child entered last August 14. The newly arrived minors will be taken care of by the Autonomous City, whose reception resources have been saturated for months. Photo by Antonio Sempere/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Migrants Try To Swim Into Ceuta On A Night Of High Migratory Pressure - Spain

Guardia Civil officers talk with two young men at the border between Spain and Morocco on August 16, 2025, in Ceuta, Spain. Hundreds of people have tried to reach Ceuta after jumping into the sea from Morocco during a night of high migratory pressure. The fog this early morning has led to an increase in attempts at irregular entry after several nights of greater calm in which only one child entered last August 14. The newly arrived minors will be taken care of by the Autonomous City, whose reception resources have been saturated for months. Photo by Antonio Sempere/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Migrants Try To Swim Into Ceuta On A Night Of High Migratory Pressure - Spain

View of the border between Spain and Morocco on August 16, 2025, in Ceuta, Spain. Hundreds of people have tried to access Ceuta after jumping into the sea from Morocco during a night of high migratory pressure. The fog this early morning has led to an increase in attempts at irregular entry after several nights of greater calm in which only one child entered last August 14. The newly arrived minors will be taken care of by the Autonomous City, whose reception resources have been saturated for months. Photo by Antonio Sempere/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Migrants Try To Swim Into Ceuta On A Night Of High Migratory Pressure - Spain

A patrol boat monitors and controls the border between Spain and Morocco on August 16, 2025 in Ceuta, Spain. Hundreds of people have tried to access Ceuta after jumping into the sea from Morocco during a night of high migratory pressure. The fog this early morning has led to an increase in attempts at irregular entry after several nights of greater calm in which only one child entered last August 14. The newly arrived minors will be taken care of by the Autonomous City, whose reception resources have been saturated for months. Photo by Antonio Sempere/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Migrants Try To Swim Into Ceuta On A Night Of High Migratory Pressure - Spain

View of the border between Spain and Morocco on August 16, 2025, in Ceuta, Spain. Hundreds of people have tried to access Ceuta after jumping into the sea from Morocco during a night of high migratory pressure. The fog this early morning has led to an increase in attempts at irregular entry after several nights of greater calm in which only one child entered last August 14. The newly arrived minors will be taken care of by the Autonomous City, whose reception resources have been saturated for months. Photo by Antonio Sempere/Europa Press/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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China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi is pictured as he meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

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China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi is pictured as he meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

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China court sentences Japanese man for spying

Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi is pictured as he meets the press in Beijing on July 16, 2025, after a Chinese court sentenced the same day a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma Inc. to three years and six months in prison for engaging in espionage activities.

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