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Nikkei rises above 68,000 for 1st time

Nikkei rises above 68,000 for 1st time

A financial data monitor at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rising above the 68,000 line for the first time in morning trading on June 3, 2026.

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Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, shows a fillet of grilled eel from an eel hatched and fully raised on a farm. Trial sales of the world's first fully farmed eels began the same day.

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Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, shows a fillet of grilled eel from an eel hatched and fully raised on a farm. Trial sales of the world's first fully farmed eels began the same day.

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Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, shows a fillet of grilled eel from an eel hatched and fully raised on a farm. Trial sales of the world's first fully farmed eels began the same day.

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Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Launch of 1st sales of fully farmed eels

Photo taken in Tokyo on May 29, 2026, shows a package of grilled eel from an eel hatched and fully raised on a farm. Trial sales of the world's first fully farmed eels began the same day.

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1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

CHITA, Japan, May 25 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 25, 2026, shows the Idemitsu Maru, an oil tanker operated by a unit of major Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co., off Chita, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, following its arrival earlier in the day after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in late April. It is the first oil tanker to arrive in Japan having passed through the strait since the Iran war erupted and left traffic through the vital energy route heavily restricted. (Kyodo)

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1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

Photo taken from Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on May 25, 2026, shows the Idemitsu Maru, an oil tanker operated by a unit of major Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co., following its arrival earlier in the day after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in late April. It is the first oil tanker to arrive in Japan having passed through the strait since the Iran war erupted and left traffic through the vital energy route heavily restricted.

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1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

Photo taken from Tahara in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, shows the Idemitsu Maru (R), an oil tanker operated by a unit of major Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co., sailing toward Ise Bay on May 25, 2026, after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in late April. It is the first oil tanker to arrive in Japan having passed through the strait since the Iran war erupted and left traffic through the vital energy route heavily restricted.

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1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

Photo taken from Tahara in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, shows the Idemitsu Maru, an oil tanker operated by a unit of major Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co., sailing toward Ise Bay on May 25, 2026, after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in late April. It is the first oil tanker to arrive in Japan having passed through the strait since the Iran war erupted and left traffic through the vital energy route heavily restricted.

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1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 25, 2026, shows the Idemitsu Maru, an oil tanker operated by a unit of major Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co., off Chita, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, following its arrival earlier in the day after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in late April. It is the first oil tanker to arrive in Japan having passed through the strait since the Iran war erupted and left traffic through the vital energy route heavily restricted.

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1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 25, 2026, shows the Idemitsu Maru, an oil tanker operated by a unit of major Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co., off Chita, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, following its arrival earlier in the day after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in late April. It is the first oil tanker to arrive in Japan having passed through the strait since the Iran war erupted and left traffic through the vital energy route heavily restricted.

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1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 25, 2026, shows the Idemitsu Maru, an oil tanker operated by a unit of major Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co., off Chita, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, following its arrival earlier in the day after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in late April. It is the first oil tanker to arrive in Japan having passed through the strait since the Iran war erupted and left traffic through the vital energy route heavily restricted.

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1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

1st oil tanker to arrive in Japan passing Hormuz since Iran war

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 25, 2026, shows the Idemitsu Maru, an oil tanker operated by a unit of major Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co., off Chita, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, following its arrival earlier in the day after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in late April. It is the first oil tanker to arrive in Japan having passed through the strait since the Iran war erupted and left traffic through the vital energy route heavily restricted.

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Season's 1st bluefin tuna haul in Tottori

Season's 1st bluefin tuna haul in Tottori

The season's first haul of bluefin tuna are landed at a port in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on May 20, 2026.

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Season's 1st bluefin tuna haul in Tottori

Season's 1st bluefin tuna haul in Tottori

Bluefin tuna are lined up for auction following this season's first haul at a port in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on May 20, 2026.

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Toyota FY 2025 sales top 50 trillion yen, 1st for Japan firm

Toyota FY 2025 sales top 50 trillion yen, 1st for Japan firm

File photo taken on Aug. 29, 2023, shows the headquarters building of Toyota Motor Corp. in Toyota in Aichi Pref., central Japan. Toyota reported on May 8, 2026, that its sales for the year ended March that year rose 5.5 percent from a year earlier to 50.68 trillion yen, becoming the first Japanese company to post annual sales of over 50 trillion yen.

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Colombia: Thousands March in Medellín for May Day Protest, Demanding Labor Rights

Thousands of workers, union members, and social organizations took to the streets of Medellín, Colombia, on Friday, May 1, for May Day demonstrations, filling the city center. President Gustavo Petro joined the march and addressed the crowds, using the occasion to call for a National Constitutional Assembly.

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Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

A stock monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ending above 60,000 for the first time on April 27, 2026.

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Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

A stock monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ending above 60,000 for the first time on April 27, 2026.

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Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

A stock monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ending above 60,000 for the first time on April 27, 2026.

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Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

Nikkei ends above 60,000 for 1st time

A stock monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ending above 60,000 for the first time.

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Venezuela's 1st WBC championship

Venezuela's 1st WBC championship

Immigrants from Venezuela celebrate in New York on March 17, 2026, after the country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a victory over the United States earlier in the day.

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Traditional "hina" dolls featuring big names in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 4 Kyodo - Video taken in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2026, shows traditional Japanese "hina" dolls unveiled by Kyugetsu Co., featuring Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani (1st row, far L), figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (1st row, 2nd from L), ski jumper Sara Takanashi (1st row, 3rd from L), curler Sayaka Yoshimura (1st row, 2nd from R), Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami (1st row, far R), snowboarder Ayumu Hirano (2nd row, L) and speed skater Miho Takagi (2nd row, R). (Kyodo)

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Traditional "hina" dolls featuring big names in Japan

Traditional "hina" dolls featuring big names in Japan

Photo taken in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2026, shows traditional Japanese "hina" dolls unveiled by Kyugetsu Co., featuring Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani (1st row, far L), figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (1st row, 2nd from L), speed skater Miho Takagi (1st row, 2nd from R), ski jumper Sara Takanashi (1st row, far R), snowboarder Ayumu Hirano (2nd row L) and curler Sayaka Yoshimura (2nd row R).

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Traditional "hina" dolls featuring big names in Japan

Traditional "hina" dolls featuring big names in Japan

Photo taken in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2026, shows traditional Japanese "hina" dolls unveiled by Kyugetsu Co., featuring Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani (1st row, far L), figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (1st row, 2nd from L), ski jumper Sara Takanashi (1st row, 3rd from L), curler Sayaka Yoshimura (1st row, 2nd from R), Chicago White Sox player Munetaka Murakami (1st row, far R), snowboarder Ayumu Hirano (2nd row, L) and speed skater Miho Takagi (2nd row, R).

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

People protest near the building housing the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2026, after Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex's No. 6 reactor in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo earlier in the day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

People protest near the building housing the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2026, after Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex's No. 6 reactor in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo earlier in the day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows the central control room for the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex's No. 6 reactor in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture. (Pool photo)

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

People protest near the building housing the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2026, after Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex's No. 6 reactor in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo earlier in the day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows the central control room for the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex's No. 6 reactor in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture. (Pool photo)

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex's No. 6 reactor in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, the same day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the No. 6 reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, the same day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the No. 6 reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, the same day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the No. 6 reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, the same day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the No. 6 reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, the same day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom

SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom

SCHEIB Julia AUT (1st Place) during Audi FIS Ski World Cup in Kronplatz Giant Slalom award ceremony during 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom, Alpine Ski race in Kronplatz, Italy, January 20 2026

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom

SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom

SCHEIB Julia AUT (1st Place) and HECTOR Sara SWE (3rd place) during Audi FIS Ski World Cup in Kronplatz Giant Slalom award ceremony during 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom, Alpine Ski race in Kronplatz, Italy, January 20 2026

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom

SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom

SCHEIB Julia AUT (1st Place) during Audi FIS Ski World Cup in Kronplatz Giant Slalom award ceremony during 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom, Alpine Ski race in Kronplatz, Italy, January 20 2026

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom

SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom

SCHEIB Julia AUT (1st Place) during Audi FIS Ski World Cup in Kronplatz Giant Slalom award ceremony during 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's Giant Slalom, Alpine Ski race in Kronplatz, Italy, January 20 2026

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's SuperG

SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's SuperG

EMMA AICHER (GER) Head 1st classified during the AUDI FIS Ski World Cup 2025/26 - Tarvisio - Women's Slalom - at Di Prampero Slope, on January 18th, 2026, Tarvisio, Italy

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's SuperG

SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's SuperG

EMMA AICHER (GER) Head 1st classified during the AUDI FIS Ski World Cup 2025/26 - Tarvisio - Women's Slalom - at Di Prampero Slope, on January 18th, 2026, Tarvisio, Italy

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's SuperG

SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - 2026 Audi FIS Ski World Cup - Women's SuperG

EMMA AICHER (GER) Head 1st classified during the AUDI FIS Ski World Cup 2025/26 - Tarvisio - Women's Slalom - at Di Prampero Slope, on January 18th, 2026, Tarvisio, Italy

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Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez (C), National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez (1st L) and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello arrive to attend a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 14, 2026. Photo by Ding Hongfa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez (C), National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez (1st L) and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello attend a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 14, 2026. Photo by Ding Hongfa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez (C), National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez (1st L) and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello attend a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 14, 2026. Photo by Ding Hongfa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez (C), National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez (1st L) and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello attend a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 14, 2026. Photo by Ding Hongfa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez (C), National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez (1st L) and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello attend a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 14, 2026. Photo by Ding Hongfa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez (C), National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez (1st L) and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello attend a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 14, 2026. Photo by Ding Hongfa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez (C), National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez (1st L) and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello attend a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 14, 2026. Photo by Ding Hongfa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela S Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Attends A Press Conference - Caracas

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez (C), National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez (1st L) and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello arrive to attend a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 14, 2026. Photo by Ding Hongfa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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