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Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) looks at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from the rooftop of the Ginowan city government building in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) looks at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from the rooftop of the Ginowan city government building in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan, Nov. 28 Kyodo - Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press at the prefectural headquarters in Naha on Nov. 28, 2025, as work gets under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Japan Coast Guard boats patrol on Nov. 28, 2025, in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, where construction work continues for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Japan Coast Guard boats patrol on Nov. 28, 2025, in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, where construction work continues for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

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Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

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Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

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Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

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Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

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Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

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Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

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Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

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Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

Old Trains Converted Into Night Rest Areas in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 - An old green train has been transformed into a night lounge at Hangzhou East Railway Station and is about to be put into use in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 22, 2025. The "Star Guardian" consists of four carriages, equipped with air conditioning, hot water and other facilities, integrating IoT, intelligent inquiry and other devices, which can meet the rest needs of 100 passengers at the same time.

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U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F-35C stealth strike fighter conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

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U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F-35C stealth strike fighter conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

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U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 combat aircraft conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

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Aftermath Of Russian Attack - Kyiv

Aftermath Of Russian Attack - Kyiv

A man walks past a damaged store after an air strike near a metro station in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kiev, Ukraine, July 21, 2025. Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine's capital and the western region of Ivano-Frankivsk early Monday, said Ukrainian authorities. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 426 combat and decoy drones and 24 cruise and hypersonic missiles in the overnight raids on Ukraine. Photo by Li Dongxu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath Of Russian Attack - Kyiv

Aftermath Of Russian Attack - Kyiv

Staff members saw off a burnt tree near a metro station after an air strike in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kiev, Ukraine, July 21, 2025. Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine's capital and the western region of Ivano-Frankivsk early Monday, said Ukrainian authorities. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 426 combat and decoy drones and 24 cruise and hypersonic missiles in the overnight raids on Ukraine. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath Of Russian Attack - Kyiv

Aftermath Of Russian Attack - Kyiv

A damaged store near a metro station is pictured after an air strike in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kiev, Ukraine, July 21, 2025. Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine's capital and the western region of Ivano-Frankivsk early Monday, said Ukrainian authorities. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 426 combat and decoy drones and 24 cruise and hypersonic missiles in the overnight raids on Ukraine. Photo by Li Dongxu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath Of Russian Attack - Kyiv

Aftermath Of Russian Attack - Kyiv

A damaged metro station is pictured after an air strike in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kiev, Ukraine, July 21, 2025. Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine's capital and the western region of Ivano-Frankivsk early Monday, said Ukrainian authorities. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 426 combat and decoy drones and 24 cruise and hypersonic missiles in the overnight raids on Ukraine. Photo by Li Dongxu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath Of Russian Attack - Kyiv

Aftermath Of Russian Attack - Kyiv

People are evacuated from a metro station damaged by an air strike in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kiev, Ukraine, July 21, 2025. Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine's capital and the western region of Ivano-Frankivsk early Monday, said Ukrainian authorities. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 426 combat and decoy drones and 24 cruise and hypersonic missiles in the overnight raids on Ukraine. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath Of Russian Attack - Kyiv

Aftermath Of Russian Attack - Kyiv

Staff members clean the road near a metro station after an air strike in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kiev, Ukraine, July 21, 2025. Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine's capital and the western region of Ivano-Frankivsk early Monday, said Ukrainian authorities. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 426 combat and decoy drones and 24 cruise and hypersonic missiles in the overnight raids on Ukraine. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aftermath Of Russian Attack - Kyiv

Aftermath Of Russian Attack - Kyiv

People evacuate from a metro station damaged by an air strike in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kiev, Ukraine, July 21, 2025. Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine's capital and the western region of Ivano-Frankivsk early Monday, said Ukrainian authorities. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia launched 426 combat and decoy drones and 24 cruise and hypersonic missiles in the overnight raids on Ukraine. Photo by Peter Druk/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iranian Missiles Hit Israel

Iranian Missiles Hit Israel

Israeli man sits in a bus station near the impact site of a Patriot interceptor missile that fell in the city of Haifa, Israel June 22, 2025. The air defense system intercepted a missile launched from Iran. Heavy damage occurred from the blast on nearby buildings, with no casualties reported. Photo by Aldema Milstein/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Okinawa peace march

Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Okinawa peace march

Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

A U.S. Navy Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (front) and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Osprey are on display at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event on May 4, 2025.

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U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

A U.S. Navy Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (L) and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Osprey are on display at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event on May 4, 2025.

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2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Police at a border inspection station use a police drone to conduct a sea patrol during the 2025 Sea, land and air joint law enforcement operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on April 15, 2025.

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2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Police at a border inspection station use a police drone to conduct a sea patrol during the 2025 Sea, land and air joint law enforcement operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on April 15, 2025.

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2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Police at a border inspection station use a police drone to conduct a sea patrol during the 2025 Sea, land and air joint law enforcement operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on April 15, 2025.

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2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Police at a border inspection station use a police drone to conduct a sea patrol during the 2025 Sea, land and air joint law enforcement operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on April 15, 2025.

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2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Police at a border inspection station use a police drone to conduct a sea patrol during the 2025 Sea, land and air joint law enforcement operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on April 15, 2025.

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2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Police at a border inspection station use a police drone to conduct a sea patrol during the 2025 Sea, land and air joint law enforcement operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on April 15, 2025.

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2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

2025 Sea land Air Joint Law Enforcement Operation in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - APRIL 15, 2025 - Police at a border inspection station use a police drone to conduct a sea patrol during the 2025 Sea, land and air joint law enforcement operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on April 15, 2025.

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Scene in Kyiv

Scene in Kyiv

People wait for an air raid alert to end inside a subway station in Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, during the war against Russia.

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Scene in Kyiv+

Scene in Kyiv+

People wait for an air raid alert to end inside a subway station in Kyiv on Feb. 17, 2025, during the war against Russia.

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