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Japan emperor, empress meet ex-residents of Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) invite two former residents of Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean to an annex of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 26, 2025. The imperial couple visited the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, in April 2025 to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle there during the final year of World War II. Currently residents of Nasu, the two, both in their 90s, were ordered to evacuate from the island in 1944.

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Japan emperor, empress meet ex-residents of Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) invite two former residents of Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean to an annex of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 26, 2025. The imperial couple visited the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, in April 2025 to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle there during the final year of World War II. Currently residents of Nasu, the two, both in their 90s, were ordered to evacuate from the island in 1944.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) steals third base in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) steals third base in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani steals third base in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani steals third base in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Signature-collecting drive by relatives of abductees

Takuya Yokota (L), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, holds a signature-collecting drive with other group members in Tokyo's Ginza area on April 26, 2025. Yokota's sister Megumi was taken away in 1977 at age 13.

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Signature-collecting drive by relatives of abductees

Takuya Yokota (C), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, and other group members meet the press after holding a signature-collecting drive in Tokyo's Ginza area on April 26, 2025. Yokota's sister Megumi was taken away in 1977 at age 13.

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Signature-collecting drive by relatives of abductees

Takuya Yokota (4th from L), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, holds a signature-collecting drive with other group members in Tokyo's Ginza area on April 26, 2025. Yokota's sister Megumi was taken away in 1977 at age 13.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Players of Japanese football club Yokohama F Marinos bow after losing to Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr in an AFC Champions League Elite quarterfinal match in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 26, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Kota Watanabe (2nd from R) of Japanese football club Yokohama F Marinos scores in the second half of an AFC Champions League Elite quarterfinal match against Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 26, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Cristiano Ronaldo (C) of Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr reacts after scoring the team's third goal in the first half of an AFC Champions League Elite quarterfinal match against Japan's Yokohama F Marinos in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 26, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Cristiano Ronaldo (far L) of Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr reacts after scoring the team's third goal in the first half of an AFC Champions League Elite quarterfinal match against Japan's Yokohama F Marinos in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 26, 2025.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Cristiano Ronaldo (R) of Saudi Arabian football club Al Nassr reacts after scoring the team's third goal in the first half of an AFC Champions League Elite quarterfinal match against Japan's Yokohama F Marinos in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 26, 2025.

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39th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

Photo shows a memorial monument erected at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine on April 26, 2025, the 39th anniversary of the nuclear disaster.

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39th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

A memorial ceremony is held at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine on April 26, 2025, the 39th anniversary of the nuclear disaster.

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39th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster

Photo shows the Chernobyl nuclear power plant covered with a dome-like shelter in northern Ukraine on April 26, 2025, the 39th anniversary of the nuclear disaster.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) is greeted by manager Dave Roberts after scoring on a double by Teoscar Hernandez in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a triple in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a triple in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a triple in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a triple in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki reacts after giving up a solo home run to Oneil Cruz of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning of a baseball game on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani poses after hitting a double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani poses after hitting a double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Pirates vs. Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a baseball game on April 26, 2025, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Phillies vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs designated hitter Seiya Suzuki poses after hitting a two-run single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field in Chicago on April 26, 2025.

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Baseball: Phillies vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs designated hitter Seiya Suzuki hits an RBI single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field in Chicago on April 26, 2025.

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Baseball: Phillies vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs designated hitter Seiya Suzuki hits an RBI single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field in Chicago on April 26, 2025.

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Baseball: Phillies vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs designated hitter Seiya Suzuki hits a two-run single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field in Chicago on April 26, 2025.

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Baseball: Phillies vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs designated hitter Seiya Suzuki hits a two-run single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field in Chicago on April 26, 2025.

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Baseball: Phillies vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs designated hitter Seiya Suzuki hits a two-run single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Wrigley Field in Chicago on April 26, 2025.

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Soccer: German Bundesliga

Holstein Kiel's Shuto Machino reacts after scoring in the second half of a German Bundesliga football match against Borussia Monchengladbach on April 26, 2025, in Kiel, Germany.

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Anti-government rally in Taipei

Taiwanese opposition forces, the Nationalist Party and the Taiwan People's Party, stage a large-scale anti-government rally in Taipei on April 26, 2025, with participants accusing President Lai Ching-te's Democratic Progressive Party of instituting a "dictatorship" in connection with campaigns to recall legislators.

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Pope's coffin carried to Rome cathedral

The coffin of Pope Francis is on April 26, 2025, transported to St. Mary Major in Rome where he was to be buried.

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Anti-government rally in Taipei

Taiwanese opposition forces, the Nationalist Party and the Taiwan People's Party, stage a large-scale anti-government rally in Taipei on April 26, 2025, with participants accusing President Lai Ching-te's Democratic Progressive Party of instituting a "dictatorship" in connection with campaigns to recall legislators.

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Argentinians mourn Pope Francis in Buenos Aires

Argentinians pray during a mass held outside a cathedral in Buenos Aires on April 26, 2025, the same day of Pope Francis' funeral at the Vatican. Born in Argentina, he was the first Latin American to become pope when elected in 2013.

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Argentinians mourn Pope Francis in Buenos Aires

Argentinians pray during a mass held outside a cathedral in Buenos Aires on April 26, 2025, the same day of Pope Francis' funeral at the Vatican. Born in Argentina, he was the first Latin American to become pope when elected in 2013.