Interview with Latvian ambassador to U.N.

Interview with Latvian ambassador to U.N.

Latvian Ambassador to the United Nations Sanita Pavluta-Deslandes gives an interview in New York on Dec. 29, 2025.

Interview with Latvian ambassador to U.N.

Interview with Latvian ambassador to U.N.

Latvian Ambassador to the United Nations Sanita Pavluta-Deslandes gives an interview in New York on Dec. 29, 2025.

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025, shows National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony venue, which will be renamed MUFG Stadium on Jan. 1, 2026 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group obtained the stadium's naming rights.

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025, shows National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony venue, which will be renamed MUFG Stadium on Jan. 1, 2026 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group obtained the stadium's naming rights.

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025, shows National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony venue, which will be renamed MUFG Stadium on Jan. 1, 2026 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group obtained the stadium's naming rights.

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025, shows National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony venue, which will be renamed MUFG Stadium on Jan. 1, 2026 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group obtained the stadium's naming rights.

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025, shows National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony venue, which will be renamed MUFG Stadium on Jan. 1, 2026 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group obtained the stadium's naming rights.

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025, shows National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony venue, which will be renamed MUFG Stadium on Jan. 1, 2026 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group obtained the stadium's naming rights.

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

National Stadium to be renamed MUFG Stadium

Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025, shows National Stadium in Tokyo, the 2021 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony venue, which will be renamed MUFG Stadium on Jan. 1, 2026 after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group obtained the stadium's naming rights.

Figure Skating: Amber Glenn

Figure Skating: Amber Glenn

Screenshot shows American figure skater Amber Glenn speaking during an online press conference on Dec. 29, 2025, ahead of the U.S. championships in St. Louis, which will serve as a qualifier for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Figure Skating: Ilia Malinin

Figure Skating: Ilia Malinin

Screenshot shows American figure skater Ilia Malinin speaking during an online press conference on Dec. 29, 2025, ahead of the U.S. championships in St. Louis, which will serve as a qualifier for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

U.N. session on Israeli recognition of Somaliland

U.N. session on Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Somali Ambassador to the United Nations Abukar Dahir Osmaan (C) speaks during an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 29, 2025, following Israel's formal recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia.

U.N. session on Israeli recognition of Somaliland

U.N. session on Israeli recognition of Somaliland

The U.N. Security Council convenes an emergency session at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 29, 2025, to discuss Israel's formal recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia.

Fatal accident at ski resort in Hokkaido

Fatal accident at ski resort in Hokkaido

Photo taken at a ski resort in Otaru in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 29, 2025, shows a moving walkway (L) where a fatal accident involving a 5-year-old boy occurred the previous day. The boy died after his right arm became trapped in the moving walkway.

Fatal accident at ski resort in Hokkaido

Fatal accident at ski resort in Hokkaido

Flowers and juice bottles are placed at the site of a fatal accident involving a 5-year-old boy at a ski resort in Otaru in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 29, 2025. The boy died after his right arm became trapped in a moving walkway at the resort the previous day.

China starts drills around Taiwan

China starts drills around Taiwan

A large screen in Beijing on Dec. 29, 2025, shows a news report on the start of Chinese military drills around Taiwan involving army, navy, air and rocket force troops.

Takaichi moves to PM official residence

Takaichi moves to PM official residence

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi exits a vehicle at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2025. Takaichi moved to the residence, adjacent to the prime minister's office, the same day, two month after she took office.

Takaichi moves to PM official residence

Takaichi moves to PM official residence

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi exits a vehicle at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2025. Takaichi moved to the residence, adjacent to the prime minister's office, the same day, two month after she took office.

Takaichi moves to PM official residence

Takaichi moves to PM official residence

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi exits a vehicle at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2025. Takaichi moved to the residence, adjacent to the prime minister's office, the same day, two month after she took office.

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

A memorial ceremony is held at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2025, the first anniversary of the Jeju Air crash at the airport that left 179 of the 181 crew and passengers dead.

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

A memorial ceremony is held at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2025, the first anniversary of the Jeju Air crash at the airport that left 179 of the 181 crew and passengers dead.

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

A memorial ceremony is held at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2025, the first anniversary of the Jeju Air crash at the airport that left 179 of the 181 crew and passengers dead.

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

A memorial ceremony is held at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2025, the first anniversary of the Jeju Air crash at the airport that left 179 of the 181 crew and passengers dead.

Japanese Princess Kako turns 31

Japanese Princess Kako turns 31

Japanese Princess Kako, Emperor Naruhito's niece, waves on her way to meet the emperor at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2025, her 31st birthday.

Japanese Princess Kako turns 31

Japanese Princess Kako turns 31

Japanese Princess Kako, Emperor Naruhito's niece, waves on her way to meet the emperor at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2025, her 31st birthday.

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

1st anniv. of Jeju Air crash in S. Korea

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is projected on a screen during a memorial ceremony held at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2025, the first anniversary of the Jeju Air crash that left 179 of the 181 crew and passengers dead.

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV conducts mass at an arena in Istanbul on Nov. 29, 2025, during a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon, his first overseas trip outside Italy.

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Nearly 2 years after Noto earthquake

Photo taken from a drone shows Wajima port in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025, as restoration work continues nearly two years after a power earthquake severely damaged the port on the Noto Peninsula.

Farewell ceremony for Osaka expo mascot

Farewell ceremony for Osaka expo mascot

A monument of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, is removed by a crane from the event's venue on Nov. 29, 2025.

Sumo wrestlers in Nagasaki

Sumo wrestlers in Nagasaki

(From R) Ukrainian sumo wrestler ozeki Aonishiki and Mongolian yokozuna Hoshoryu visit Nagasaki Peace Park in the atomic-bombed city of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

Farewell ceremony for Osaka expo mascot

Farewell ceremony for Osaka expo mascot

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (3rd from L, back row) and the members of a Japanese dance group Avantgardey pose for a photo with one of the monuments of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, during a farewell ceremony at the event's venue in Osaka on Nov. 29, 2025, before all similar statues are removed from the site.

Farewell ceremony for Osaka expo mascot

Farewell ceremony for Osaka expo mascot

People take photos of a monument of Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the World Exposition in Osaka, before the statue is removed from the event's venue on Nov. 29, 2025.

Sumo wrestlers in Nagasaki

Sumo wrestlers in Nagasaki

(From L) Ukrainian sumo wrestler ozeki Aonishiki and Mongolian yokozuna Hoshoryu visit Nagasaki Peace Park in the atomic-bombed city of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

Sumo wrestlers in Nagasaki

Sumo wrestlers in Nagasaki

(From L) Ukrainian sumo wrestler ozeki Aonishiki and Mongolian yokozuna Hoshoryu visit Nagasaki Peace Park in the atomic-bombed city of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

Hong Kong fire

Hong Kong fire

Search team members clad in protective gear gather at the site of a massive fire at a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Nov. 29, 2025.

Hong Kong fire

Hong Kong fire

Officials head to the site of a massive fire at a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Nov. 29, 2025.

Hong Kong fire

Hong Kong fire

Search team members clad in protective gear head to the site of a massive fire at a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Nov. 29, 2025.

Hong Kong fire

Hong Kong fire

Flowers are placed near the site of a massive fire at a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Nov. 29, 2025.

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Japan's Aoba Fujino scores the team's third goal in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Canada at Peace Stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Japan's Aoba Fujino (R) celebrates after scoring the team's third goal in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Canada at Peace Stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Japan's Mina Tanaka (C) celebrates after scoring the team's second goal in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Canada at Peace Stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Japan's Mina Tanaka (R) scores the team's second goal in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Canada at Peace Stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Japan's Mina Tanaka (L) scores the team's second goal in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Canada at Peace Stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Japan's Mina Tanaka (L) scores the team's second goal in the second half of a women's football international friendly against Canada at Peace Stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Japan's Momoko Tanikawa (L) opens the scoring in the first half of a women's football international friendly against Canada at Peace Stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Football: Japan vs. Canada friendly

Japan's Momoko Tanikawa (2nd from R) huddles with teammates after scoring the opening goal in the first half of a women's football international friendly against Canada at Peace Stadium in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 29, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (L) celebrates his first public Mass abroad at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025, as he makes his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (L) celebrates his first public Mass abroad at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025, as he makes his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first public Mass abroad at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025, as he makes his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first public Mass abroad at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025, as he makes his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.