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Preparation for general election

Photo taken on Jan. 25, 2026, shows a board installed in Ichikawa in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, that will display posters of candidates before official campaigning for the Feb. 8 general election begins on Jan. 27.

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Preparation for general election

Photo taken on Jan. 25, 2026, shows a board installed in Ichikawa in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, that will display posters of candidates before official campaigning for the Feb. 8 general election begins on Jan. 27.

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Japan: Brilliant Mpemba Effect Captured in Hokkaido Amid Massive Cold Wave

As a massive cold wave hit a wide area of Japan on Friday, January 23, social media footage from Hokkaido captured a brilliant display of the Mpemba effect. The video shows boiling water being thrown into the freezing air, where it instantly transforms into a shimmering cloud of ice crystals.

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China: Rare Rainbow-Colored Clouds Seen Above Xinjiang Ski Resort

A video captured a striking display of rainbow-colored clouds over a ski resort in Altay, Xinjiang, China, on January 11, 2026. Bands of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple stretched across the winter sky above the snow-covered slopes as skiers paused to watch the rare phenomenon. The shimmering clouds lingered on the horizon, creating a surreal contrast with the white mountains below.

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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March For Iran - Paris

Protestors display flags of the pre-Islamic revolution Imperial State of Iran and Israeli flags during the “March for Iran” rally in support of the Iranian people, called by supporters of the son of the last shah of Iran at the Place Victor Hugo, in Paris on January 18, 2026. Photo by Parspix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DENMARK - MAKE AMERICA GO AWAY - CAP

Caps featuring the slogan 'Nu det Nu uk – Make America go away' on display at the McKorman store on Nørrebrogade in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 15 January, 2026. The headwear, a play on the Greenlandic capital's name and the Danish phrase for "enough is enough," has become a viral success and is currently sold out following renewed statements from Donald Trump regarding the purchase of Greenland.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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DENMARK - MAKE AMERICA GO AWAY - CAP

Caps featuring the slogan 'Nu det Nu uk – Make America go away' on display at the McKorman store on Nørrebrogade in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 15 January, 2026. The headwear, a play on the Greenlandic capital's name and the Danish phrase for "enough is enough," has become a viral success and is currently sold out following renewed statements from Donald Trump regarding the purchase of Greenland.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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China: Dog Pushes Elderly Man’s Wheelchair in Tianjin

On December 20, 2025, in Tianjin, northern China, a video showed a white dog gently pushing a wheelchair carrying an elderly man along a busy road, drawing attention for the touching display of companionship and support.

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Year's 1st kumquat auction in Japan

Fully ripe "Tama-tama" luxury kumquats are on display for the first auction of the year on Jan. 15. 2026, at a wholesale market in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan.

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US: Vibrant Aurora Display Visible Across Northern Maine

A Northern Lights display was visible in Masardis, Maine, on Saturday, January 10.

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[Breaking News]Tokyo Auto Salon

CHIBA, Japan, Jan. 9 Kyodo - A customized Toyota Motor Corp. minitruck is on display at the Tokyo Auto Salon, a major exhibition of sports and custom cars, at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Iceland: Massive Northern Lights Illuminate Night Sky Over Reykjavík

A massive Northern Lights display was visible in Reykjavík on Saturday, January 10, marking one of the most striking occurrences in over a decade.

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Smithonian’s National Portrait Gallery Removes Impeachment Text from Trump Portrait

The portrait plaque accompanying a portrait of President Donald Trump is not on display at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC on Monday, January 12, 2026. The museum removed reference to Trump’s two impeachments during his first term from the accompanying portrait plaque when replacing their portrait of him in their “America’s Presidents” exhibit. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erbil Rally Asserts Kurdish Unity Amid Rising Regional Tensions - Iraq

Kurdish protesters gather in Erbil in a powerful display of cross-border solidarity with the besieged Kurdish population in Aleppo, Syria, and those facing oppression in Iran. Demonstrators chanted slogans of national defiance, most notably "Rojava and Rojhelat, Kurdistan is one country," asserting a unified Kurdish identity that transcends geopolitical borders. The rally serves as a desperate call to the international community to intervene against the systemic violence and humanitarian crises targeting Kurdish minorities across the region in Erbil, Iraq on January 9, 2025. Photo by Rashid Sabur Othman/ABACAPRESS.COM