Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

From right to left, Mawlawi Hamdullah Naumani, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister, Mullah Mohammad Younis Akhundzada, Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, and another Taliban official stand on a stage During a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

Taliban Honor Kabul Mayor - Afghanistan

From right to left, Mawlawi Hamdullah Naumani, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister, Mullah Mohammad Younis Akhundzada, Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, and another Taliban official stand on a stage During a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 28, 2025. The ceremony honors Kabul Mayor Mawlawi Abdul Rashid Baluch for his work on urban development projects in the capital. Organized by the Taliban’s acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, the event is attended by several senior officials and cabinet members. Baluch is awarded a certificate of appreciation, and a traditional Afghan turban is placed on his head as a symbolic gesture of respect at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - 17 December 2025: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks at the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on 18 and 19 December. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - 17 December 2025: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks at the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on 18 and 19 December. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - 17 December 2025: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks at the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on 18 and 19 December. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - 17 December 2025: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks at the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on 18 and 19 December. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Elly Schlein of the Democratic Party. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks at the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Nicola Fratoianni of AVS. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Matteo Salvini, Minister of Transport) speaks at the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - 17 December 2025: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks at the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on 18 and 19 December. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - 17 December 2025: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks at the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on 18 and 19 December. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Nicola Fratoianni of AVS. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Matteo Salvini, Minister of Transport) speaks at the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Riccardo Ricciardi of the Five Star Movement. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks at the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Giulio Tremonti. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks at the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Giorgia Meloni responds to the parliamentary debate in the Chamber of Deputies. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini) addresses the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Giorgia Meloni responds to the parliamentary debate in the Chamber of Deputies. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini) addresses the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Giorgia Meloni responds to the parliamentary debate in the Chamber of Deputies. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini) addresses the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Giorgia Meloni responds to the parliamentary debate in the Chamber of Deputies. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini) addresses the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Giorgia Meloni responds to the parliamentary debate in the Chamber of Deputies. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini) addresses the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Giorgia Meloni listens to the parliamentary debate in the Chamber of Deputies. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Transport Minister Matteo Salvini) speaks in the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Angelo Bonelli, representative of AVS. Giorgia Meloni listens to the parliamentary debate in the chamber. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Matteo Salvini, Minister of Transport) speaks in the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Giuseppe Provenzano of the Democratic Party. Giorgia Meloni listens to the parliamentary debate in the chamber. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Matteo Salvini, Minister of Transport) speaks in the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Giuseppe Provenzano of the Democratic Party. Giorgia Meloni listens to the parliamentary debate in the chamber. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Matteo Salvini, Minister of Transport) speaks in the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Giorgia Meloni listens to the parliamentary debate in the Chamber of Deputies. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Transport Minister Matteo Salvini) speaks in the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Giorgia Meloni listens to the parliamentary debate in the Chamber of Deputies. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Transport Minister Matteo Salvini) speaks in the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Giorgia Meloni listens to the parliamentary debate in the Chamber of Deputies. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Transport Minister Matteo Salvini) speaks in the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Giorgia Meloni listens to the parliamentary debate in the Chamber of Deputies. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Transport Minister Matteo Salvini) speaks in the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Angelo Bonelli, representative of AVS. Giorgia Meloni listens to the parliamentary debate in the chamber. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Matteo Salvini, Minister of Transport) speaks in the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Giorgia Meloni listens to the parliamentary debate in the Chamber of Deputies. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Transport Minister Matteo Salvini) speaks in the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Angelo Bonelli, representative of AVS. Giorgia Meloni listens to the parliamentary debate in the chamber. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Matteo Salvini, Minister of Transport) speaks in the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Meloni Addresses Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 17, 2025: Giorgia Meloni responds to the parliamentary debate in the Chamber of Deputies. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (right: Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini) addresses the Chamber of Deputies with communications ahead of the European Council in Brussels on December 18 and 19. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

New Japan PM Takaichi

New Japan PM Takaichi

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) is pictured ahead of a Cabinet meeting at her office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025, alongside Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (L) and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.

New Japan PM Takaichi

New Japan PM Takaichi

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) is pictured ahead of a Cabinet meeting at her office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025, alongside Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (L) and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the occasion of the Prime Minister's Communications in view of the European Council of 23 and 24 October. Chamber of Deputies, Wednesday October 22 2025. Photo by Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the occasion of the Prime Minister's Communications in view of the European Council of 23 and 24 October. Chamber of Deputies, Wednesday October 22 2025. Photo by Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the occasion of the Prime Minister's Communications in view of the European Council of 23 and 24 October. Chamber of Deputies, Wednesday October 22 2025. Photo by Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the occasion of the Prime Minister's Communications in view of the European Council of 23 and 24 October. Chamber of Deputies, Wednesday October 22 2025. Photo by Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the occasion of the Prime Minister's Communications in view of the European Council of 23 and 24 October. Chamber of Deputies, Wednesday October 22 2025. Photo by Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the occasion of the Prime Minister's Communications in view of the European Council of 23 and 24 October. Chamber of Deputies, Wednesday October 22 2025. Photo by Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the occasion of the Prime Minister's Communications in view of the European Council of 23 and 24 October. Chamber of Deputies, Wednesday October 22 2025. Photo by Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the occasion of the Prime Minister's Communications in view of the European Council of 23 and 24 October. Chamber of Deputies, Wednesday October 22 2025. Photo by Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the occasion of the Prime Minister's Communications in view of the European Council of 23 and 24 October. Chamber of Deputies, Wednesday October 22 2025. Photo by Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

PM Meloni Addresses the Chamber of Deputies - Rome

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the occasion of the Prime Minister's Communications in view of the European Council of 23 and 24 October. Chamber of Deputies, Wednesday October 22 2025. Photo by Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Yoshimasa Hayashi, who is set to become internal affairs and communications minister in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, before an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, speaks to reporters after meeting with Japan's new Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi at the farm ministry in Tokyo on May 23, 2025.

Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, at the farm ministry in Tokyo ahead of their talks on May 23, 2025.

Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) meets with Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, at the farm ministry in Tokyo on May 23, 2025.

Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new farm minister Koizumi and Rakuten CEO Mikitani

Japan's new Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) meets with Hiroshi Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group Inc., a Japanese e-commerce and mobile communications company, at the farm ministry in Tokyo on May 23, 2025.

Mykola Tochytskyi meets with Director General of Swedish Radio Cilla Benko

Mykola Tochytskyi meets with Director General of Swedish Radio Cilla Benko

Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine Mykola Tochytskyi is seen during a meeting with Director General and CEO of Swedish Radio and Vice President of the European Broadcasting Union Cilla Benko, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 2, 2025 (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Mykola Tochytskyi meets with Director General of Swedish Radio Cilla Benko

Mykola Tochytskyi meets with Director General of Swedish Radio Cilla Benko

Director General and CEO of Swedish Radio and Vice President of the European Broadcasting Union Cilla Benko, Chairman of the Board of the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine Mykola Chornotytskyi (L to R) are seen during a meeting with and Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine Mykola Tochytskyi, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 2, 2025 (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)

Mykola Tochytskyi meets with Director General of Swedish Radio Cilla Benko

Mykola Tochytskyi meets with Director General of Swedish Radio Cilla Benko

Director General and CEO of Swedish Radio and Vice President of the European Broadcasting Union Cilla Benko, Chairman of the Board of the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine Mykola Chornotytskyi (L to R) and Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine Mykola Tochytskyi are seen during a meeting, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 2, 2025 (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Ukrinform)