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Miran-Cortina Olympics

Miran-Cortina Olympics

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic organizing committee president Giovanni Malago (R) and Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini arrive at an airport near Rome on Dec. 4, 2025, carrying the Olympic flame in a lantern.

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Year of Horse in 2026

Year of Horse in 2026

Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025, shows clay bells each topped with a horse at Konda Hachimangu shrine in Habikino in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. A total of 1,300 bells are on sale at the shrine ahead of 2026, the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac.

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Year of Horse in 2026

Year of Horse in 2026

Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025, shows a clay bell topped with a horse at Konda Hachimangu shrine in Habikino in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. A total of 1,300 bells are on sale at the shrine ahead of 2026, the Year of the Horse in the Chinese zodiac.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Anna Odine Stroem (C) of Norway celebrates on the podium after winning the women's World Cup ski jumping event in Wisla, southern Poland, on Dec. 4, 2025, alongside silver medalist Abigail Strate (L) of Canada and bronze medalist Nozomi Maruyama of Japan.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Sara Takanashi of Japan competes in the women's World Cup ski jumping event in Wisla, southern Poland, on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Sara Takanashi of Japan competes in the women's World Cup ski jumping event in Wisla, southern Poland, on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Sara Takanashi of Japan competes in the women's World Cup ski jumping event in Wisla, southern Poland, on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan poses after finishing third in the women's World Cup ski jumping event in Wisla, southern Poland, on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan poses after finishing third in the women's World Cup ski jumping event in Wisla, southern Poland, on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan competes in the women's World Cup ski jumping event in Wisla, southern Poland, on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan competes in the women's World Cup ski jumping event in Wisla, southern Poland, on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan competes in the women's World Cup ski jumping event in Wisla, southern Poland, on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan competes in the women's World Cup ski jumping event in Wisla, southern Poland, on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan competes in the women's World Cup ski jumping event in Wisla, southern Poland, on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Ski jumping: World Cup in Wisla

Nozomi Maruyama of Japan competes in the women's World Cup ski jumping event in Wisla, southern Poland, on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Giovanni Malago (R), president of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic organizing committee, and Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini arrive at an airport in the outskirts of Rome on Dec. 4, 2025, carrying the Olympic flame in a lantern.

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Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Giovanni Malago (R), president of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic organizing committee, and Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini arrive at an airport in the outskirts of Rome on Dec. 4, 2025, carrying the Olympic flame in a lantern.

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Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Giovanni Malago (R), president of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic organizing committee, and Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini arrive at an airport in the outskirts of Rome on Dec. 4, 2025, carrying the Olympic flame in a lantern.

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Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Olympic flame arrives in Italy

Giovanni Malago (R), president of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic organizing committee, and Italian tennis player Jasmine Paolini arrive at an airport in the outskirts of Rome on Dec. 4, 2025, carrying the Olympic flame in a lantern.

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Nobel Prize Museum

Nobel Prize Museum

Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025, shows the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm ahead of the award ceremony for 2025 Nobel Prize winners on Dec. 10.

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Nobel Prize Museum

Nobel Prize Museum

Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025, shows the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm ahead of the award ceremony for 2025 Nobel Prize winners on Dec. 10.

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Nobel Prize Museum

Nobel Prize Museum

Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025, shows the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm ahead of the award ceremony for 2025 Nobel Prize winners on Dec. 10.

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Nobel Prize Museum

Nobel Prize Museum

Photo taken on Dec. 4, 2025, shows the interior of the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm ahead of the award ceremony for 2025 Nobel Prize winners on Dec. 10.

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Annual OSCE meeting in Vienna

Annual OSCE meeting in Vienna

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul meets the press in Vienna on Dec. 4, 2025, as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe holds its annual ministerial meeting.

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Trade curbs on all eels rejected

Trade curbs on all eels rejected

The parties to the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating the international trade of endangered species, hold a plenary session in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Dec. 4, 2025. A proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, was formally rejected during the session.

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Trade curbs on all eels rejected

Trade curbs on all eels rejected

The parties to the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating the international trade of endangered species, hold a plenary session in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Dec. 4, 2025. A proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, was formally rejected during the session.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Ilia Malinin of the United States performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Ilia Malinin of the United States performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Ilia Malinin of the United States performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Shun Sato performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Shun Sato performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Shun Sato performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Ilia Malinin of the United States performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Ilia Malinin of the United States performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Shun Sato performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (front) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (R) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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