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Ex-Japan foreign minister in Taipei

Ex-Japan foreign minister in Taipei

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono holds a press conference in Taipei on Dec. 26, 2025, following talks with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te.

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Meeting Of Pierre-Yves Bournazel Horizons Candidate For Mayor Of Paris 2026 - Paris

Meeting Of Pierre-Yves Bournazel Horizons Candidate For Mayor Of Paris 2026 - Paris

Franck Riester, Member of the French National Assembly and former Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and the Attractiveness of France during a campaign event of Pierre-Yves Bournazel, Horizons candidate for mayor of Paris 2026 at La Bellevilloise in Paris on December 15, 2025. At this public meeting, Pierre-Yves Bournazel discuss his commitment and career, outline his vision for the future of Paris, and present new proposals for his program. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Doha Forum - Qatar

Doha Forum - Qatar

Lebanese Premier Nawaf Salam (L) chats with former Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa at the Doha Forum in Qatar on December 7, 2025. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, member of The Elders, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security, former Foreign Minister of Tanzania and Fawzia Koofi, First Woman Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament, President of Women for Afghanistan participate in CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation high-level event at the Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland, on December 3, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security, former Foreign Minister of Tanzania (L) and Fawzia Koofi, First Woman Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament, President of Women for Afghanistan participate in CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation high-level event at the Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland, on December 3, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security, former Foreign Minister of Tanzania participates in CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation high-level event at the Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland, on December 3, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security, former Foreign Minister of Tanzania participates in CMI - Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation high-level event at the Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, Finland, on December 3, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Funeral Eulogy Paying Tribute to Olivier Marleix - Paris AJ

Funeral Eulogy Paying Tribute to Olivier Marleix - Paris AJ

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during a funeral eulogy paying tribute to the late former Les Republicains (LR) National Assembly parliamentary group President Olivier Marleix prior to a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, France's lower house parliament, in Paris, France on November 25, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi casts his vote in the first round of voting in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025.

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King Felipe at 25th Anniversary Of Nueva Economia - Madrid

King Felipe at 25th Anniversary Of Nueva Economia - Madrid

The Minister of Economy, Carlos Cuerpo, the President of the European Council, António Costa, the King of Spain, Felipe VI, the Second Vice-President of the Government and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, the President of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and former Vice-President of the Commission for a Stronger Europe in the World, Josep Borrell, during the presentation of the Forum Europe Award, on September 28, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The award was presented as "an expression of the Spanish society's recognition of his political career, his friendship towards Spain, his firm commitment to the founding values of the European Union and - while holding the presidency of the European Council - his outstanding contribution to the construction of a more united, social and democratic Europe". Photo by A. Perez Meca/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking News]Japan LDP leadership election

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 24 Kyodo - Toshimitsu Motegi, former Japanese foreign minister and a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming leadership election, speaks during a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2025. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Japan LDP leadership election

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 22 Kyodo - The five candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election -- former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi and agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi -- prepare to make policy speeches at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the Oct. 4 election.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Five candidates for the Oct. 4 ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election -- (from L) former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi and farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi -- take part in a live internet debate in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Toshimitsu Motegi, former Japanese foreign minister and a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming leadership election, speaks during a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2025.

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Candidates hold debate ahead of LDP leadership election

Candidates hold debate ahead of LDP leadership election

The five candidates running in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election -- (from L) former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi and agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi -- take part in a debate at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2025, ahead of the Oct. 4 vote.

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Joint press conference ahead of LDP leadership poll

Joint press conference ahead of LDP leadership poll

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi answers a reporter's question during a joint press conference with four other candidates for the upcoming Liberal Democratic Party leadership election at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2025.

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LDP leadership election

LDP leadership election

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi makes a policy speech at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, as official campaigning for the Oct. 4 LDP leadership election begins.

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LDP leadership election

LDP leadership election

People gather in front of JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, to listen to former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi making a stump speech as official campaigning for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Oct. 4 leadership election begins.

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LDP leadership race

LDP leadership race

Former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks at a pep rally in front of JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, after filing his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Oct. 4 leadership election.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

The five candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election -- (seated in front row of stage, from L) former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, former Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi and agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi -- prepare to make policy speeches at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2025, the first day of official campaigning for the Oct. 4 election. ==Kyodo

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Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, to formally announce his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.

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Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, to formally announce his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.

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Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, to formally announce his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.

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Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, to formally announce his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election .

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Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, to formally announce his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.

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Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Ex-Japan Foreign Minister Motegi

Former Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, to formally announce his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election.

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Motegi to run in LDP leadership race

Motegi to run in LDP leadership race

Toshimitsu Motegi, a former Japanese foreign minister, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2025, about his intention to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election.

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Motegi to run in LDP leadership race

Motegi to run in LDP leadership race

Toshimitsu Motegi, a former Japanese foreign minister, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2025, about his intention to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election.

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Motegi to run in LDP leadership race

Motegi to run in LDP leadership race

Toshimitsu Motegi, a former Japanese foreign minister, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2025, about his intention to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election.

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Panel discussion

Panel discussion

Moderator Mr. Stephen Sackur (L), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism of Malta, Dr. Ian Borg, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, Mr. Igli Hasani, Environmental and human rights defender Ms. Helena Gualinga, A former Czech dissident, an academic and a member of the Board of the Institute for Study of Totalitarian Regimes in Prague, Dr. Martin Palous and Minister delegate for Europe of France, Mr. Benjamin Haddad attend the panel discussion at the Helsinki+50 Conference in Helsinki, Finland on July 31, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Panel discussion

Panel discussion

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, Mr. Igli Hasani, Environmental and human rights defender Ms. Helena Gualinga and A former Czech dissident, an academic and a member of the Board of the Institute for Study of Totalitarian Regimes in Prague, Dr. Martin Palous attend the panel discussion at the Helsinki+50 Conference in Helsinki, Finland on July 31, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Panel discussion

Panel discussion

Moderator Mr. Stephen Sackur (L), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism of Malta, Dr. Ian Borg, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, Mr. Igli Hasani, Environmental and human rights defender Ms. Helena Gualinga and A former Czech dissident, an academic and a member of the Board of the Institute for Study of Totalitarian Regimes in Prague, Dr. Martin Palous attend the panel discussion at the Helsinki+50 Conference in Helsinki, Finland on July 31, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi (R), former diplomat Kazem Sajjadpour (2nd R), and deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-e Ravanchi (L) attend an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi (R), former diplomat Kazem Sajjadpour (2nd R), and deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-e Ravanchi (L) attend an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi (R), former diplomat Kazem Sajjadpour (2nd R), and deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-e Ravanchi (L) attend an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi (R), former diplomat Kazem Sajjadpour (2nd R), and deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-e Ravanchi (L) attend an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi (R), former diplomat Kazem Sajjadpour (2nd R), and deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-e Ravanchi (L) attend an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi (R), former diplomat Kazem Sajjadpour (2nd R), and deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-e Ravanchi (L) attend an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi - Tehran

Iran's deputy foreign minister (current Foreign Minister) Abbas Araghchi (R), former diplomat Kazem Sajjadpour (2nd R), and deputy foreign minister Majid Takht-e Ravanchi (L) attend an event in Tehran, Iran on April 20, 2015. The event was held as Iran was holding nuclear negotiations with P5+1. Photo by Abbas Araqchi/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BILDERBERG MEETING STOCKHOLM

BILDERBERG MEETING STOCKHOLM

Dmytro Kuleba, former Foreign Minister of Ukraine, outside the Grand Hotel during the Bilderberg meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, Thursday June 12, 2025. The Bilderberg Group has booked the Grand Hotel in central Stockholm from June 10 to June 14.Photo: Christine Olsson / TT / Code 10430

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New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

Annalena Baerbock speaks to the press after being elected president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 2, 2025. Former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was elected on Monday president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly. Photo by Xie E/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

Annalena Baerbock speaks to the press after being elected president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 2, 2025. Former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was elected on Monday president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly. Photo by Xie E/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

Annalena Baerbock speaks to the press after being elected president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 2, 2025. Former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was elected on Monday president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly. Photo by Xie E/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

Annalena Baerbock speaks to the press after being elected president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 2, 2025. Former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was elected on Monday president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly. Photo by Xie E/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

Annalena Baerbock speaks to the press after being elected president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 2, 2025. Former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was elected on Monday president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly. Photo by Xie E/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

Annalena Baerbock speaks to the press after being elected president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 2, 2025. Former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was elected on Monday president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly. Photo by Xie E/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

Annalena Baerbock (at the podium and on the screens) delivers a speech after being elected as president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 2, 2025. Former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was elected on Monday president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly. Photo by Manuel Elias/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

Annalena Baerbock delivers a speech after being elected as president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 2, 2025. Former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was elected on Monday president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly. Photo by Manuel Elias/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

New President Elected for UN General Assembly - NYC

A conference officer collects ballots during the election of president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 2, 2025. Former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was elected on Monday president of the upcoming 80th session of the UN General Assembly. Photo by Manuel Elias/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Dominique De Villepin at a foreign affairs committee - Paris AJ

Dominique De Villepin at a foreign affairs committee - Paris AJ

Former Prime Minister, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and former Secretary General of the Elysee Palace, Dominique De Villepin looks at a world map during a Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on the international situation at the National Assembly (Palais Bourbon) in Paris, France, on April 9, 2025. On the new planisphere in the room of the foreign affairs committee of the National Assembly, in Paris, was not intended to pay for the chronicle. Some of its members were offended by a cartographic modification found on the world map. The representation of Western Sahara as an integral part of Moroccan territory. The dotted line that previously separated Western Sahara and the Kingdom of Morocco has disappeared, as well as the choice to distinguish the two entities by two different colors. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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