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[Breaking News]Strong quakes hit western Japan

OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 6 Kyodo - An electronic signboard at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka displays information about disruptions to Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train services following strong earthquakes that struck Tottori and Shimane prefectures on Jan. 6, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a newly issued 500-pound Syrian banknote at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a newly issued 50-pound Syrian banknote at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a fan of newly issued Syrian banknotes at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a newly issued 25-pound Syrian banknote at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a newly issued 100-pound Syrian banknote at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a newly issued 10-pound Syrian banknote at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a newly issued 200-pound Syrian banknote at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee displays a fan of newly issued Syrian banknotes at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Strong quakes hit western Japan

An electronic signboard at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka displays information about disruptions to Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train services following strong earthquakes that struck Tottori and Shimane prefectures on Jan. 6, 2026.

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Illustration - Iranian Rial vs US Dollar A Currency in Crisis

A shopkeeper displays a 1,000 Iranian Rial banknote at his store in the Historic Traditional Bazaar of Neyshabur, Iran, on December 31, 2025. Iran has grappled with persistent high inflation and a sharp depreciation of the national currency, the Rial, due to the cumulative effects of international sanctions and domestic economic instability. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar General Elections - Yangon

An official of the Union Election Commission displays a ballot to count during the general election at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, on December 28, 2025. Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday. The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Grand Egyptian Museum Opens In Cairo - Egypt

This photo shows a distant view of the Egyptian pyramid as seen from inside the Grand Egyptian Museum in the Greater Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 23, 2025. The Grand Egyptian Museum opened its doors to the public on Nov. 4, establishing itself as one of the world's largest displays of ancient relics, and a high-tech fort dedicated to heritage conservation. Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Grand Egyptian Museum Opens In Cairo - Egypt

This photo taken on Dec. 23, 2025 shows the Colossal Statue of Ramesses II at the Grand Egyptian Museum in the Greater Cairo, Egypt. The Grand Egyptian Museum opened its doors to the public on Nov. 4, establishing itself as one of the world's largest displays of ancient relics, and a high-tech fort dedicated to heritage conservation. Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Grand Egyptian Museum Opens In Cairo - Egypt

Artifacts are displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum in the Greater Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 23, 2025. The Grand Egyptian Museum opened its doors to the public on Nov. 4, establishing itself as one of the world's largest displays of ancient relics, and a high-tech fort dedicated to heritage conservation. Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Grand Egyptian Museum Opens In Cairo - Egypt

Artifacts are displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum in the Greater Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 23, 2025. The Grand Egyptian Museum opened its doors to the public on Nov. 4, establishing itself as one of the world's largest displays of ancient relics, and a high-tech fort dedicated to heritage conservation. Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Grand Egyptian Museum Opens In Cairo - Egypt

Artifacts are displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum in the Greater Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 23, 2025. The Grand Egyptian Museum opened its doors to the public on Nov. 4, establishing itself as one of the world's largest displays of ancient relics, and a high-tech fort dedicated to heritage conservation. Photo by Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cultural Festival in Zakho - Iraq

A performer displays fire acrobatics during a show in Zakho, Iraq, on December 21, 2025. The event at the Corniche, organized by local authorities, is part of a cultural festival intended to increase tourism and night-time entertainment in the city. Photo by Mohammed Majid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gold

BINZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 22, 2025 - A salesperson displays gold jewelry in a gold shop in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on December 22, 2025.

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Gold

BINZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 22, 2025 - A staff member displays gold jewelry in a gold shop in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on December 22, 2025.

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Gold

BINZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 22, 2025 - A salesperson displays gold jewelry in a gold shop in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on December 22, 2025.

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Gold

BINZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 22, 2025 - A salesperson displays gold jewelry in a gold shop in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on December 22, 2025.

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Gold

BINZHOU, CHINA - DECEMBER 22, 2025 - A salesperson displays gold jewelry in a gold shop in Binzhou City, Shandong Province, China on December 22, 2025.

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Lhalu Wetland Receives WRCA Certification - China

A staff member of the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve displays a certificate issued by the World Record Certification Agency (WRCA), in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2025. Verified by the World Record Certification Agency (WRCA), the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve has been confirmed as the "highest altitude natural urban wetland." The certification ceremony was held at the wetland on Saturday. Located in the urban area of Lhasa, the wetland covers an area of 12.2 square kilometers at an average altitude of 3,649 meters. Photo by Jigme Dorje/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

United States President Donald J Trump displays an executive order to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

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Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

United States President Donald J Trump displays a an executive order to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

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Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

United States President Donald J Trump displays a an executive order to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

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Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

United States President Donald J Trump displays a an executive order to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” with Howard Kessler, founder of the Commonwealth Project, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

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Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

United States President Donald J Trump displays the document after signing an executive order to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

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President Donald Trump Delivers An Address To The Nation - DC

A television monitor displays US President Donald Trump during a prime-time address to the nation in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. Trump will use the speech to detail “the historic accomplishments that he has garnered our country over the past year” as well as “teasing some policy that will be coming in the new year.” Photo by Graeme Sloan/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Delivers An Address To The Nation - DC

A television monitor displays US President Donald Trump during a prime-time address to the nation in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. Trump will use the speech to detail “the historic accomplishments that he has garnered our country over the past year” as well as “teasing some policy that will be coming in the new year.” Photo by Graeme Sloan/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trump Announces Border Defense Medals

President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction in the Oval office of the White House on Monday, December 15, 2025. He also announce the success of his border policies before a Mexican Border Defense Medal Presentation Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Harbin Ice Collection Festival - China

A crew member displays the first ice cube collected during an ice collecting festival in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on December 7, 2025. Marking the beginning of Harbin's ice collecting season, the sixth ice collecting festival kicked off here by the Songhua River on Sunday, attracting lots of people with ice collecting ceremony and folk custom experience activities. Photo by Zhang Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FIFA 2026 - Unveiling Match Schedule - DC

A screen displays the schedule during the unveiling of the match schedule for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Washington, D.C., the United States, on on December 6, 2025. Photo by Jia Haocheng /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2026 FIFA World Cup Official Draw Ceremony - Washington

Draw assistant Tom Brady, Draw assistant Shaquille O’Neal, Co-Conductor Samantha Johnson, FIFA Legend Rio Ferdinand, Draw assistant Aaron Judge and Draw assistant Wayne Gretzky stand on stage as the screen displays the final draw during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, USA on December 5, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2026 FIFA World Cup Official Draw Ceremony - Washington

The screen displays the final draw during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, USA on December 5, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2026 FIFA World Cup Official Draw Ceremony - Washington

The screen displays the final draw during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, USA on December 5, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2026 FIFA World Cup Official Draw Ceremony - Washington

Draw assistant Tom Brady, Draw assistant Shaquille O’Neal, Co-Conductor Samantha Johnson, FIFA Legend Rio Ferdinand, Draw assistant Aaron Judge and Draw assistant Wayne Gretzky stand on stage as the screen displays the final draw during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, USA on December 5, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Dazzle Brooklyn

Brooklyn’s Dyker Heights lights up every winter with thousands of decorations, giant Santas, and animated displays. Visitors flock to 11th Avenue to stroll, snap photos, and enjoy the festive magic.

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Japan PM Takaichi

A monitor displays Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaking at an international investment event in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025.

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Pope XIV Billboards Ahead Lebanon Visit - Beirut

A billboard displays an image of Pope Leo XIV with Arabic text reading "Blessed are the peacemakers” Matthew 5:9 " ahead of his upcoming visit to Lebanon, along a highway with the Beirut skyline in the background at dusk in Beirut, Lebanon on November 21, 2025. Photo by Raymond Chihane/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope XIV Billboards Ahead Lebanon Visit - Beirut

A billboard displays an image of Pope Leo XIV with Arabic text reading "Blessed are the peacemakers” Matthew 5:9 " ahead of his upcoming visit to Lebanon, along a highway with the Beirut skyline in the background at dusk in Beirut, Lebanon on November 21, 2025. Photo by Raymond Chihane/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope XIV Billboards Ahead Lebanon Visit - Beirut

A billboard displays an image of Pope Leo XIV with Arabic text reading "Blessed are the peacemakers” Matthew 5:9 " ahead of his upcoming visit to Lebanon, along a highway with the Beirut skyline in the background at dusk in Beirut, Lebanon on November 21, 2025. Photo by Raymond Chihane/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Salma of Jordan on Visit with Father King Abdullah II - Asia

Jordan’s King Abdullah II attends drills by Pakistani military forces showcasing shooting and manoeuvring skills, and multi-domain operations and air force displays in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 15, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Princess Salma of Jordan on Visit with Father King Abdullah II - Asia

Jordan’s King Abdullah II attends drills by Pakistani military forces showcasing shooting and manoeuvring skills, and multi-domain operations and air force displays in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 15, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Peanut Seller Returns To Ariha - Syria

Uncle Abu Omar displays peanuts beside a filed in Ariha, Syria, on October 7, 2025. The drying process supplies the peanuts used by Abu Omar, who has returned to his long-practiced craft of cracking peanuts in the local market. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Peanut Seller Returns To Ariha - Syria

Uncle Abu Omar displays peanuts still in their shells alongside peeled peanuts in Ariha, Syria, on October 7, 2025. The drying process supplies the peanuts used by Abu Omar, who has returned to his long-practiced craft of cracking peanuts in the local market. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australia: Southern Lights Light Up Skies Amid Severe Geomagnetic Storm

A severe geomagnetic storm triggered by multiple coronal mass ejections caused one of the most spectacular Southern Lights displays across parts of Australia.

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Gaza Student Celebrates Graduation

Layla al-Qudra, wearing a graduation cap, displays a printed graduation booklet during a graduation celebration inside a damaged home in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on November 13, 2025. According to local education authorities, the student scored 96% in the scientific stream after preparing for exams while repeatedly displaced during the conflict. Many students in Gaza continued their studies in temporary shelters with limited access to electricity and study materials. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Student Celebrates Graduation

Layla al-Qudra displays her exam results on a mobile phone while standing with relatives during a home celebration in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on November 13, 2025. According to local education authorities, the student scored 96% in the scientific stream after preparing for exams while repeatedly displaced during the conflict. Many students in Gaza continued their studies in temporary shelters with limited access to electricity and study materials. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM