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France: Tractors March Through Paris in Farmers’ Protest Over EU-Mercosur Trade Deal

French farmers brought tractors into central Paris and and blocked roads across the country on Thursday, January 8, to protest a proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal, gathering in front of the National Assembly under heavy police watch.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Prime Minister Meeting With Wang Yi - Addis Ababa

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 8, 2026. Photo by Han Xu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Photo taken Jan. 7, 2026, in Nagoya shows a list of sexually harassing texts that former Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto sent to female prefectural government staff, in an investigative report published the same day by external lawyers. The central Japan governor, who stepped down the previous month, sent approximately 1,000 inappropriate messages to multiple female staff members and also touched female staff members' bodies several times.

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Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Photo taken Jan. 7, 2026, in Nagoya shows a list of sexually harassing texts that former Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto sent to female prefectural government staff, in an investigative report published the same day by external lawyers. The central Japan governor, who stepped down the previous month, sent approximately 1,000 inappropriate messages to multiple female staff members and also touched female staff members' bodies several times.

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Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

File photo shows Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto speaking at a press conference in Fukui, central Japan, on Dec. 4, 2025, after the prefectural parliament approved his resignation over a sexual harassment allegation. An investigative report by external lawyers said on Jan. 7, 2026, that he sent some 1,000 sexually harassing texts to multiple female staff of the local government and touched female staff members' bodies several times.

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Stained glass-made armor in Japan

A stained glass Japanese suit of armor is displayed at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 7, 2026. The 2-meter tall artwork, created by Japanese artist Yoji Uchiyama, was recognized by Guinness World Records in April 2025 as "the largest stained glass sculpture of a samurai armor."

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Stained glass-made armor in Japan

A stained glass Japanese suit of armor is displayed at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 7, 2026. The 2-meter tall artwork, created by Japanese artist Yoji Uchiyama, was recognized by Guinness World Records in April 2025 as "the largest stained glass sculpture of a samurai armor."

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Stained glass-made armor in Japan

A stained glass Japanese suit of armor is displayed at the Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 7, 2026. The 2-meter tall artwork, created by Japanese artist Yoji Uchiyama, was recognized by Guinness World Records in April 2025 as "the largest stained glass sculpture of a samurai armor."

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Central African Trade

YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - Tank trucks exported to Africa were hoisted onto the China-Africa liner at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on January 7, 2026.

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Central African Trade

YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - Trucks exported to Africa were hoisted onto the China-Africa liner at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on January 7, 2026.

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Central African Trade

YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - Trucks exported to Africa were hoisted onto the China-Africa liner at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on January 7, 2026.

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Central African Trade

YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - Trucks exported to Africa were hoisted onto the China-Africa liner at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on January 7, 2026.

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Central African Trade

YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - Tank trucks exported to Africa were hoisted onto the China-Africa liner at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on January 7, 2026.

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Central African Trade

YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - Tank trucks exported to Africa were hoisted onto the China-Africa liner at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on January 7, 2026.

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Central African Trade

YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - Tank trucks exported to Africa were hoisted onto the China-Africa liner at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on January 7, 2026.

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Central African Trade

YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 7, 2026 - Trucks exported to Africa were hoisted onto the China-Africa liner at Yantai Port in Yantai City, Shandong Province, China on January 7, 2026.

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Ratcliffe Arrives on Capitol Hill

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), arrives in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, to brief members of Congress on the US military activity that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ratcliffe Arrives on Capitol Hill

John Ratcliffe, Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), arrives in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, to brief members of Congress on the US military activity that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Photo by Andrew Thomas / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

The Nuclear Regulation Authority, Japan's nuclear watchdog, meets in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2026, after revelations that Chubu Electric Power Co. may have misused earthquake data in regulatory screening to restart its nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

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Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka speaks during the Japanese nuclear watchdog's meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2026, after revelations that Chubu Electric Power Co. may have misused earthquake data in regulatory screening to restart its nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

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Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

The Nuclear Regulation Authority, Japan's nuclear watchdog, meets in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2026, after revelations that Chubu Electric Power Co. may have misused earthquake data in regulatory screening to restart its nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

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Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka speaks during the Japanese nuclear watchdog's meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2026, after revelations that Chubu Electric Power Co. may have misused earthquake data in regulatory screening to restart its nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

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