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Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

An officer checks a vending machine in a high-speed ferry with a security dog at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2025, as the police and the Japan Coast Guard jointly tighten security ahead of the 2026 Asian Games in the central Japan prefecture.

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Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

An officer checks the interior of a high-speed ferry with a security dog at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2025, as the police and the Japan Coast Guard jointly tighten security ahead of the 2026 Asian Games in the central Japan prefecture.

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Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

Preparations for 2026 Asian Games

An officer checks the interior of a high-speed ferry with a security dog at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 26, 2025, as the police and the Japan Coast Guard jointly tighten security ahead of the 2026 Asian Games in the central Japan prefecture.

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) and the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries -- Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov (2nd from R), Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (far L), Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon (2nd from L), Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (3rd from L) and Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedow (far R) -- pose for a photo prior to their first-ever summit, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries -- Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov (2nd from R), Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (far L), Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon (2nd from L), Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (3rd from L) and Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedow (far R) -- pose for a photo prior to their first-ever summit, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press following Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025.

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press following Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025.

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press following Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025.

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press following Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025.

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front) speaks during Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) attends Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) attends Japan's first-ever summit with the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM hosts banquet for leaders of 5 Central Asian nations

Japan PM hosts banquet for leaders of 5 Central Asian nations

Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2025, shows a banquet hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the State Guest House in Tokyo for the leaders of five Central Asian countries -- Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM hosts banquet for leaders of 5 Central Asian nations

Japan PM hosts banquet for leaders of 5 Central Asian nations

Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2025, shows a banquet hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, 2nd from R) at the State Guest House in Tokyo for the leaders of five Central Asian countries -- Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. (Pool photo)

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US President Donald Trump, from left, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, and Sergio Gor, director of the White House presidential personnel office, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Sadyr Japarov, president of the Kyrgyz Republic, center, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US President Donald Trump during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US President Donald Trump, center left, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US Vice President JD Vance during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US Vice President JD Vance during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US Vice President JD Vance, from left, President Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, and Sergio Gor, director of the White House presidential personnel office, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US President Donald Trump during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US President Donald Trump during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Senator Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, from left, Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, US Vice President JD Vance, President Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, Sergio Gor, director of the White House presidential personnel office, Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho, and Ric Grenell, special presidential envoy for special missions of the United States, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US President Donald Trump, from left, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, Sergio Gor, director of the White House presidential personnel office, Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho, and Ric Grenell, special presidential envoy for special missions of the United States, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Senator Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, from left, Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, US Vice President JD Vance, President Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, Sergio Gor, director of the White House presidential personnel office, Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho, and Ric Grenell, special presidential envoy for special missions of the United States, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US Vice President JD Vance, left, and US President Donald Trump during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Ric Grenell, special presidential envoy for special missions of the United States, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Senator Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

US Vice President JD Vance during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Monica Crowley, chief of protocol at the US State Department, greets Sadyr Japarov, president of the Kyrgyz Republic, outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Monica Crowley, chief of protocol at the US State Department, greets Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Uzbekistan’s president, outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Monica Crowley, chief of protocol at the US State Department, greets Serdar Berdimuhamedow, Turkmenistan's president, outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Monica Crowley, chief of protocol at the US State Department, greets Sadyr Japarov, president of the Kyrgyz Republic, outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Monica Crowley, chief of protocol at the US State Department, greets Emomali Rahmon, Tajikistan’s president, outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Senator Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, from left, Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, US Vice President JD Vance, President Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, Sergio Gor, director of the White House presidential personnel office, and Senator Jim Risch, a Republican from Idaho, during a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ASEAN-plus-3 finance meeting in Milan

ASEAN-plus-3 finance meeting in Milan

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus China, Japan and South Korea hold a meeting in Milan, Italy, on May 4, 2025.

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ASEAN-plus-3 finance meeting in Milan

ASEAN-plus-3 finance meeting in Milan

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus China, Japan and South Korea hold a meeting in Milan, Italy, on May 4, 2025.

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ASEAN-plus-3 finance meeting in Milan

ASEAN-plus-3 finance meeting in Milan

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato holds a press conference following a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus China, Japan, and South Korea in Milan, Italy, on May 4, 2025.

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ASEAN-plus-3 finance meeting in Milan

ASEAN-plus-3 finance meeting in Milan

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus China, Japan, and South Korea hold a meeting in Milan, Italy, on May 4, 2025.

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ASEAN-plus-3 finance meeting in Milan

ASEAN-plus-3 finance meeting in Milan

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato (C) attends a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus China, Japan, and South Korea in Milan, Italy, on May 4, 2025.

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ASEAN-plus-3 finance meeting in Milan

ASEAN-plus-3 finance meeting in Milan

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus China, Japan, and South Korea pose for a photo ahead of their talks in Milan, Italy, on May 4, 2025.

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Turkmenistan's event at Osaka Expo

Turkmenistan's event at Osaka Expo

Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedov speaks at the Central Asian country's "national day" event at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on April 14, 2025.

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Yantai Port Multimodal Transport

Yantai Port Multimodal Transport

YANTAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20, 2025 - Containers are loaded into the Central Asian freight train at the port of Yantai, Shandong province, on Feb 20, 2025.

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Yantai Port Multimodal Transport

Yantai Port Multimodal Transport

YANTAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20, 2025 - Containers are loaded into the Central Asian freight train at the port of Yantai, Shandong province, on Feb 20, 2025.

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