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U.S. first lady Melania Trump at U.N. meeting

Melania Trump (C), first lady of the United States, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 2, 2026.

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Russian trips to Japan surge in 2025

People queue at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow for procedures to obtain visas to Japan on Dec. 23, 2025. The number of trips from Russia to Japan doubled to a record 186,000 in the first 11 months of 2025, due to visa procedures remaining easy even after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, compared with stricter requirements imposed by European Union nations.

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Russian trips to Japan surge in 2025

People queue at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow for procedures to obtain visas to Japan on Dec. 23, 2025. The number of trips from Russia to Japan doubled to a record 186,000 in the first 11 months of 2025, due to visa procedures remaining easy even after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, compared with stricter requirements imposed by European Union nations.

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Russian trips to Japan surge in 2025

People queue at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow for procedures to obtain visas to Japan on Dec. 23, 2025. The number of trips from Russia to Japan doubled to a record 186,000 in the first 11 months of 2025, due to visa procedures remaining easy even after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, compared with stricter requirements imposed by European Union nations.

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UNIFIL Demining Operation - Lebanon

Soldiers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stand guard near a minefield in Blida, a border town in southern Lebanon, on December 19, 2025. UNIFIL on Friday handed over a cleared minefield to the Lebanese army near the Blue Line in southeastern Lebanon. This marks the first such transfer "since last year's hostilities," UNIFIL said in a statement. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua /ABACAPRESS.COM

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UNIFIL Demining Operation - Lebanon

Soldiers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) work to remove mines in Blida, a border town in southern Lebanon, on December 19, 2025. UNIFIL on Friday handed over a cleared minefield to the Lebanese army near the Blue Line in southeastern Lebanon. This marks the first such transfer "since last year's hostilities," UNIFIL said in a statement. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua /ABACAPRESS.COM

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UNIFIL Demining Operation - Lebanon

Soldiers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) are pictured at a minefield in Blida, a border town in southern Lebanon, on December 19, 2025. UNIFIL on Friday handed over a cleared minefield to the Lebanese army near the Blue Line in southeastern Lebanon. This marks the first such transfer "since last year's hostilities," UNIFIL said in a statement. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua /ABACAPRESS.COM

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UNIFIL Demining Operation - Lebanon

Soldiers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) work to remove mines in Blida, a border town in southern Lebanon, on December 19, 2025. UNIFIL on Friday handed over a cleared minefield to the Lebanese army near the Blue Line in southeastern Lebanon. This marks the first such transfer "since last year's hostilities," UNIFIL said in a statement. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua /ABACAPRESS.COM

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UNIFIL Demining Operation - Lebanon

Soldiers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) work to remove mines in Blida, a border town in southern Lebanon, on December 19, 2025. UNIFIL on Friday handed over a cleared minefield to the Lebanese army near the Blue Line in southeastern Lebanon. This marks the first such transfer "since last year's hostilities," UNIFIL said in a statement. Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Artifacts and Cultural Objects Returned by The Vatican - Montreal

Representatives from various First Nations look on as a kayak and other indigenous artifacts arrive at Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Saturday, December 6, 2025, after they were returned by the Vatican. Photo by Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Artifacts and Cultural Objects Returned by The Vatican - Montreal

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak speaks during a press conference at Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Saturday, December 6, 2025, after 62 indigenous artifacts and cultural items were returned by the Vatican. Photo by Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Artifacts and Cultural Objects Returned by The Vatican - Montreal

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak places her hand on indigenous and cultural artifacts at Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Saturday, December 6, 2025, after they were returned by the Vatican. Photo by Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Artifacts and Cultural Objects Returned by The Vatican - Montreal

Representatives from various First Nations look on as a kayak and other indigenous artifacts arrive at Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Saturday, December 6, 2025, after they were returned by the Vatican. Photo by Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Artifacts and Cultural Objects Returned by The Vatican - Montreal

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, right, along with representatives from various First Nations receive a kayak and other indigenous artifacts at Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Saturday, December 6, 2025, after they were returned by the Vatican. Photo by Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indigenous Artifacts and Cultural Objects Returned by The Vatican - Montreal

Representatives from various First Nations look on as ground crew unload a kayak and other indigenous artifacts at Trudeau Airport in Montreal, Saturday, December 6, 2025, after they were returned by the Vatican. Photo by Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister Mark Carney Speaks at Assembly - Ottawa

Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with AFN National. hired Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak following his speech at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister Mark Carney Speaks at Assembly - Ottawa

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during the First Nations Summit at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Photo by Spencer Colby/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister Mark Carney Speaks at Assembly - Ottawa

Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to questions from the floor at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister Mark Carney Speaks at Assembly - Ottawa

AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak looks on as Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to a question at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister Mark Carney Speaks at Assembly - Ottawa

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister Mark Carney Speaks at Assembly - Ottawa

Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister Mark Carney Speaks at Assembly - Ottawa

Prime Minister Mark Carney responds to questions from the floor at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L) arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025, after attending a summit involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur during her first overseas trip after taking office on Oct. 21.

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Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L) arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025, after attending a summit involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur during her first overseas trip after taking office on Oct. 21.

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Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L) arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025, after attending a summit involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur during her first overseas trip after taking office on Oct. 21.

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Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025, after attending a summit involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur during her first overseas trip after taking office on Oct. 21.

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Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025, after attending a summit involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur during her first overseas trip after taking office on Oct. 21.

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Japan PM Takaichi returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025, after attending a summit involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur during her first overseas trip after taking office on Oct. 21.

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Japan PM Takaichi winds up trip to Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves at Kuala Lumpur International Airport near Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, 2025, after attending a summit involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations during her first overseas trip after taking office on Oct. 21.

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Japan PM Takaichi winds up trip to Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves at Kuala Lumpur International Airport near Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, 2025, after attending a summit involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations during her first overseas trip after taking office on Oct. 21.

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Japan PM Takaichi winds up trip to Kuala Lumpur

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves at Kuala Lumpur International Airport near Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26, 2025, after attending a summit involving Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations during her first overseas trip after taking office on Oct. 21.

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. HEAD OF MEDE WARRIOR. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. HEAD OF MEDE WARRIOR. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. THE COLUMNS OF THE APADANA (OR THE DARIUS' COURTROOM), CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. HEAD OF MEDE WARRIOR. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. HERE THE BULLS OF THE DOOR OF THE NATIONS. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. RUINS OF THE TACHARA OU DARIUS' PALACE, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. RUINS OF THE TACHARA OU DARIUS' PALACE, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. HEAD OF MEDE WARRIOR. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. HERE A GRIFFIN IN THE PROCESSION ALLEY. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. THE BULL OF THE TEMPLE OF 100 COLUMNS OU THRONE ROOM. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. THE BULL OF THE TEMPLE OF 100 COLUMNS OU THRONE ROOM. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. HEAD OF MEDE WARRIOR. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. SCULPTURE OF XERXES 1RST IN THE HADISH OR XERXES' PALACE. THE CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. SHIRAZ. PERSEPOLIS. RUINS OF THE TACHARA OU DARIUS' PALACE, CAPITAL OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE OF THE ACHEMENIDE DYNASTY, HAS BEEN FOUNDED BY DARIUS THE FIRST IN 331 BC. ITS EDIFICATION KEPT GOING DURING TWO CENTURIES UNDER THE RULE OF XERXES 1RST AND ARTAXERXES 1RST UNTIL ITS DESTRUCTION BY ALEXANDER THE GREAT 331 BC. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM