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Defense Minister Koizumi visits MSDF Yokosuka base

New Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (1st row, C) poses for a photo during an inspection of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's new destroyer, Kumano, at the MSDF's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 25, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Joseph Aoun Could Be Elected New President of Lebanon

File photo dated January 1st, 2024 shows French army minister Sébastien Lecornu (center) with Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun (left), as they visit the UNIFL military base of Deir Kifa in Southern Lebanon to have lunch for New Year with French soldiers, in Deir Kifa, Lebanon. Aoun could be elected on January 9, 2025, new president of Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joseph Aoun Could Be Elected New President of Lebanon

File photo dated January 1st, 2024 shows French army minister Sébastien Lecornu (center) with Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun (left), as they visit the UNIFL military base of Deir Kifa in Southern Lebanon to have lunch for New Year with French soldiers, in Deir Kifa, Lebanon. Aoun could be elected on January 9, 2025, new president of Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joseph Aoun Could Be Elected New President of Lebanon

File photo dated January 1st, 2024 shows French army minister Sébastien Lecornu (center) with Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun (left), as they visit the UNIFL military base of Deir Kifa in Southern Lebanon to have lunch for New Year with French soldiers, in Deir Kifa, Lebanon. Aoun could be elected on January 9, 2025, new president of Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joseph Aoun Could Be Elected New President of Lebanon

File photo dated January 1st, 2024 shows French army minister Sébastien Lecornu (center) with Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun, as they visit the UNIFL military base of Deir Kifa in Southern Lebanon to have lunch for New Year with French soldiers, in Deir Kifa, Lebanon. Aoun could be elected on January 9, 2025, new president of Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joseph Aoun Could Be Elected New President of Lebanon

File photo dated January 1st, 2024 shows French army minister Sébastien Lecornu (left) with Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun, as they visit the UNIFL military base of Deir Kifa in Southern Lebanon to have lunch for New Year with French soldiers, in Deir Kifa, Lebanon. Aoun could be elected on January 9, 2025, new president of Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joseph Aoun Could Be Elected New President of Lebanon

File photo dated January 1st, 2024 shows Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun during a visit to the UNIFL military base of Deir Kifa in Southern Lebanon to have lunch for New Year with French soldiers, in Deir Kifa, Lebanon. Aoun could be elected on January 9, 2025, new president of Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joseph Aoun Could Be Elected New President of Lebanon

File photo dated January 1st, 2024 shows Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun during a visit to the UNIFL military base of Deir Kifa in Southern Lebanon to have lunch for New Year with French soldiers, in Deir Kifa, Lebanon. Aoun could be elected on January 9, 2025, new president of Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joseph Aoun Could Be Elected New President of Lebanon

File photo dated January 1st, 2024 shows Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun during a visit to the UNIFL military base of Deir Kifa in Southern Lebanon to have lunch for New Year with French soldiers, in Deir Kifa, Lebanon. Aoun could be elected on January 9, 2025, new president of Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joseph Aoun Could Be Elected New President of Lebanon

File photo dated January 1st, 2024 shows French army minister Sébastien Lecornu (center) with Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun, as they visit the UNIFL military base of Deir Kifa in Southern Lebanon to have lunch for New Year with French soldiers, in Deir Kifa, Lebanon. Aoun could be elected on January 9, 2025, new president of Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joseph Aoun Could Be Elected New President of Lebanon

File photo dated January 1st, 2024 shows Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun during a visit to the UNIFL military base of Deir Kifa in Southern Lebanon to have lunch for New Year with French soldiers, in Deir Kifa, Lebanon. Aoun could be elected on January 9, 2025, new president of Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joseph Aoun Could Be Elected New President of Lebanon

File photo dated January 1st, 2024 shows Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun during a visit to the UNIFL military base of Deir Kifa in Southern Lebanon to have lunch for New Year with French soldiers, in Deir Kifa, Lebanon. Aoun could be elected on January 9, 2025, new president of Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joseph Aoun Could Be Elected New President of Lebanon

File photo dated January 1st, 2024 shows French army minister Sébastien Lecornu (left) with Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun, as they visit the UNIFL military base of Deir Kifa in Southern Lebanon to have lunch for New Year with French soldiers, in Deir Kifa, Lebanon. Aoun could be elected on January 9, 2025, new president of Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joseph Aoun Could Be Elected New President of Lebanon

File photo dated January 1st, 2024 shows French army minister Sébastien Lecornu (left) with Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun, as they visit the UNIFL military base of Deir Kifa in Southern Lebanon to have lunch for New Year with French soldiers, in Deir Kifa, Lebanon. Aoun could be elected on January 9, 2025, new president of Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joseph Aoun Could Be Elected New President of Lebanon

File photo dated January 1st, 2024 shows Lebanese Army Chief Joseph Aoun during a visit to the UNIFL military base of Deir Kifa in Southern Lebanon to have lunch for New Year with French soldiers, in Deir Kifa, Lebanon. Aoun could be elected on January 9, 2025, new president of Lebanon. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ChineseToday | Guardians of endangered trees in SW China

(240811) -- CHONGQING, Aug. 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members of the Thuja sutchuenensis research base of Xuebaoshan national nature reserve discuss the breeding technique with Guo Quanshui (1st R), expert from Chinese Academy of Forestry, at the research base in Kaizhou District of southwest China's Chongqing, April 26, 2024. Wild Thuja sutchuenensis is an endangered species of gymnosperm endemic to China and under national first-class protection. In 1998, the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared Thuja sutchuenensis extinct, but the species was rediscovered in Chengkou County in 1999. At present, the number of wild adult Thuja sutchuenensis plants in the world is less than 10,000, and they are only distributed in the areas of Daba Mountains including Kaizhou District and Chengkou County of Chongqing. In order to protect this endangered species, Yang Quan from Chongqing Xuebaoshan national nature reserve led a team to carry out the investigation and study of wild Thu

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U.S. Deploys Two B-52H Stratofortress To Romania

Handout file photo dated June 16, 2016 shows a U.S Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, takes flight June 16, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. On July 21, 2024, two B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the U.S. Air Force’s 2nd Bomb Wing, stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, landed at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase in Romania as part of Bomber Task Force 24-4. During their flight over the Barents Sea, the B-52s, operating in international airspace in compliance with international law, were intercepted by two Russian aircraft around 8 a.m. Central European Time. Despite the interception, the B-52s maintained their flight path and continued their mission as planned, including integration exercises with NATO fighter jets, before landing at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexa Ann Henderson via ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-CENTRAL AXIS-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE-CULTURAL RELICS-PROTECTION (CN)

(240727) -- BEIJING, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chen Geng (1st, L) checks the humidity of the base of a gate at the Temple of Heaven, a heritage component on the Beijing Central Axis, in Beijing, capital of China, July 19, 2024. Interested in traditional architecture since childhood, Chen Geng works now at the administration of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, with a major duty of daily check, maintenance and protection of the cultural relics in the temple. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Saturday announced the inclusion of the Beijing Central Axis: A Building Ensemble Exhibiting the Ideal Order of the Chinese Capital, into its world heritage list. Beijing Central Axis, initially established in the 13th century and formed in the 16th century, runs through the old city of Beijing from north to south. It has become the longest urban axis in the world today, spanning 7.8 kilometers. The heritage area of the Beijing Central Axis covers 589 hec

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CHINA-GUANGXI-LIUZHOU-PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS-YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR (CN)

(240725) -- LIUZHOU, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Yan Qianqian (1st, R) and her father Yan Jiantiao (C) harvest bamboo shoots at a planting base in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 23, 2024. After working at an airport for 5 years, Yan Qianqian decided to quit the job and start her own business in her hometown in 2021. Yan Qianqian, now 29, and her father Yan Jiantiao founded an agriculture company focusing on producing pickled bamboo shoots, which is an important ingredient for the popular Luosifen rice noodles. For years, she has been working with experts from local universities to improve the traditional making methods of the pickled bamboo shoots with modern technologies, trying to gain more favor from the young generation. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

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ChineseToday | A post-80s devotes himself to bonsai art

(240509) -- CHENGDU, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Hongyu (1st L) guides workers to move a bonsai plant at Wenjiang branch of International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu in Wenjiang District of Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 23, 2024. Chen Hongyu, a post-80s postgraduate student majoring in landscape architecture at Sichuan Agricultural University, is an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Sichuan-style bonsai skills. At the Wenjiang branch of the ongoing International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu, Sichuan-style bonsai has become a unique scenery. Being responsible for the bonsai works at the stage area of the Wenjiang branch, Chen has being preparing for years since 2020. His efforts have paid off, and the works are highly acclaimed for their layered appearance and harmonious atmosphere. Earlier in 2017, as a move to promote the art, Chen Hongyu founded an education base of Sichuan-style bonsai with the support of local government that has attracted many

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE-BATIK (CN)

(240406) -- HEBEI, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Sa (1st L) and her mother Gan Caiyun (2nd L) demonstrate the batik technique at her studio in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, April 6, 2024. Li Sa, 25, has been learning batik making technique since a very young age from her mother Gan Caiyun, a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor of the crafts. After graduation from college, Li chose to start up her own business in her hometown Tangshan and set up a batik studio, devoting herself into the inheritance and creation of batik making technique. As a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage experience base, her studio has attracted many young talents. In recent years, Li has offered a series of voluntary and experiential courses in residential compounds, schools and nursing homes, as a way to pass down the batik technique. Integrating the aesthetics of modern life with the batik technique, the cultural and creative products her team designed are appreciated by the market. (Xinhua/M

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B-1s Part Of Airstrikes In Iraq And Syria

Handout file photo dated December 2, 2015 shows a B-1B Lancer launches from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing launched early February 1, 2024, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as part of airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. U.S. military forces struck more than 85 targets, with numerous aircraft to include long-range bombers flown from the United States. According to U.S. Central Command officials, the airstrikes employed more than 125 precision munitions. The facilities that were struck included command and control operations centers, intelligence centers, rockets, and missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicle storages, and logistics and munition supply chain facilities of militia groups and their IRGC sponsors who facilitated attacks against U.S. and Coalition forces. U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class James L. Miller via ABACAPRESS.COM

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