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Chamonix in Winter - France

FRANCE, HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) VALLEY OF CHAMONIX, MONTENVERS AND ICE SEA AREA, THE DRUS, AIGUILLE DU PETIT DRU 3730M HIGH Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. (Photo by Du Xinxin/Xinhua)

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. (Photo by Du Xinxin/Xinhua)

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. (Photo by Du Xinxin/Xinhua)

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Test Satellite Launch From Wenchang - China

A Long March-5 rocket carrying a new communication technology test satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Launched at 8:30 p.m. (Beijing Time), the satellite has successfully entered its planned orbit. It will be mainly used to carry out multi-band and high-speed communication technology validation tests. The launch marks the 618th mission by the Long March carrier rocket series. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Government Officials Honor Families of Victims

Ministers and high-ranking officials of the newly formed Syrian government attend a symbolic ceremony to honor the families of victims who lost their lives during the Syrian war. The event, held in the capital Damascus, aims to provide social and symbolic recognition to the relatives of those fallen during the conflict as part of the country's transitional or commemorative phase. Damascus, Syria on December 6, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Government Officials Honor Families of Victims

Ministers and high-ranking officials of the newly formed Syrian government attend a symbolic ceremony to honor the families of victims who lost their lives during the Syrian war. The event, held in the capital Damascus, aims to provide social and symbolic recognition to the relatives of those fallen during the conflict as part of the country's transitional or commemorative phase. Damascus, Syria on December 6, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Government Officials Honor Families of Victims

Ministers and high-ranking officials of the newly formed Syrian government attend a symbolic ceremony to honor the families of victims who lost their lives during the Syrian war. The event, held in the capital Damascus, aims to provide social and symbolic recognition to the relatives of those fallen during the conflict as part of the country's transitional or commemorative phase. Damascus, Syria on December 6, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Government Officials Honor Families of Victims

Ministers and high-ranking officials of the newly formed Syrian government attend a symbolic ceremony to honor the families of victims who lost their lives during the Syrian war. The event, held in the capital Damascus, aims to provide social and symbolic recognition to the relatives of those fallen during the conflict as part of the country's transitional or commemorative phase. Damascus, Syria on December 6, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Government Officials Honor Families of Victims

Ministers and high-ranking officials of the newly formed Syrian government attend a symbolic ceremony to honor the families of victims who lost their lives during the Syrian war. The event, held in the capital Damascus, aims to provide social and symbolic recognition to the relatives of those fallen during the conflict as part of the country's transitional or commemorative phase. Damascus, Syria on December 6, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Government Officials Honor Families of Victims

Ministers and high-ranking officials of the newly formed Syrian government attend a symbolic ceremony to honor the families of victims who lost their lives during the Syrian war. The event, held in the capital Damascus, aims to provide social and symbolic recognition to the relatives of those fallen during the conflict as part of the country's transitional or commemorative phase. Damascus, Syria on December 6, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Government Officials Honor Families of Victims

Ministers and high-ranking officials of the newly formed Syrian government attend a symbolic ceremony to honor the families of victims who lost their lives during the Syrian war. The event, held in the capital Damascus, aims to provide social and symbolic recognition to the relatives of those fallen during the conflict as part of the country's transitional or commemorative phase. Damascus, Syria on December 6, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian Government Officials Honor Families of Victims

Ministers and high-ranking officials of the newly formed Syrian government attend a symbolic ceremony to honor the families of victims who lost their lives during the Syrian war. The event, held in the capital Damascus, aims to provide social and symbolic recognition to the relatives of those fallen during the conflict as part of the country's transitional or commemorative phase. Damascus, Syria on December 6, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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Benchmark bond yield hits 26-year high

A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on the newly issued benchmark 10-year government bond rising to 2.015 percent, its highest in about 26 years and four months, on Dec. 19, 2025, following a Bank of Japan raise earlier in the day in its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent.

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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Illustration of the Gare de Lyon during the Christmas holiday departures - Paris AJ

This photo is an illustration showing Ouigo high-speed trains (TGV) on the station platform during the Minister of Transport's visit, coinciding with the start of the Christmas and New Year holidays, the purpose was to review the security measures deployed during peak travel periods. This visit is part of the implementation of a measure stemming from the Tabarot Law, aimed at strengthening everyday security on public transport. At the Gare de Lyon in Paris, France, on December 18, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Gare de Lyon during the Christmas holiday departures - Paris AJ

This photo is an illustration showing Ouigo high-speed trains (TGV) on the station platform during the Minister of Transport's visit, coinciding with the start of the Christmas and New Year holidays, the purpose was to review the security measures deployed during peak travel periods. This visit is part of the implementation of a measure stemming from the Tabarot Law, aimed at strengthening everyday security on public transport. At the Gare de Lyon in Paris, France, on December 18, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Gare de Lyon during the Christmas holiday departures - Paris AJ

This photo is an illustration showing Inoui high-speed trains (TGV) on the station platform during the Minister of Transport's visit, coinciding with the start of the Christmas and New Year holidays, the purpose was to review the security measures deployed during peak travel periods. This visit is part of the implementation of a measure stemming from the Tabarot Law, aimed at strengthening everyday security on public transport. At the Gare de Lyon in Paris, France, on December 18, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Gare de Lyon during the Christmas holiday departures - Paris AJ

This photo is an illustration showing Ouigo high-speed trains (TGV) on the station platform during the Minister of Transport's visit, coinciding with the start of the Christmas and New Year holidays, the purpose was to review the security measures deployed during peak travel periods. This visit is part of the implementation of a measure stemming from the Tabarot Law, aimed at strengthening everyday security on public transport. At the Gare de Lyon in Paris, France, on December 18, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Gare de Lyon during the Christmas holiday departures - Paris AJ

This photo is an illustration showing Ouigo high-speed trains (TGV) on the station platform during the Minister of Transport's visit, coinciding with the start of the Christmas and New Year holidays, the purpose was to review the security measures deployed during peak travel periods. This visit is part of the implementation of a measure stemming from the Tabarot Law, aimed at strengthening everyday security on public transport. At the Gare de Lyon in Paris, France, on December 18, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Gare de Lyon during the Christmas holiday departures - Paris AJ

This photo is an illustration showing Ouigo high-speed trains (TGV) on the station platform during the Minister of Transport's visit, coinciding with the start of the Christmas and New Year holidays, the purpose was to review the security measures deployed during peak travel periods. This visit is part of the implementation of a measure stemming from the Tabarot Law, aimed at strengthening everyday security on public transport. At the Gare de Lyon in Paris, France, on December 18, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Gare de Lyon during the Christmas holiday departures - Paris AJ

This photo is an illustration showing the high-speed train (TGV) operations room at the Gare de Lyon during the Minister of Transport's visit, coinciding with the start of the Christmas and New Year holidays, the purpose was to review the security measures deployed during peak travel periods. This visit is part of the implementation of a measure stemming from the Tabarot Law, aimed at strengthening everyday security on public transport. At the Gare de Lyon in Paris, France, on December 18, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France: Farmers’ Protests Against Mercosur Expand Across Country, Motorway Blockages Continue

Thousands of European farmers are gathering in Brussels today, December 18, to protest the EU-Mercosur trade deal during a high-stakes European Council summit. In France, the unrest has escalated with motorways being blocked and protests expanding toward major ski resort access routes just ahead of tomorrow's scheduled vote on the agreement. This surge in mobilization follows a massive day of action yesterday, which saw over 3,600 farmers participate in at least 80 separate demonstrations across the country.

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Canada: Severe Storm Brings Whiteouts, Dangerous Driving Conditions Across Alberta 4

A powerful winter storm brought whiteout conditions across Alberta on Wednesday, December 17, prompting a province-wide warning against travel on all roads and highways. Police urged residents to stay home, warning that emergency response times could be delayed due to the dangerous conditions.

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Canada: Severe Storm Brings Whiteouts, Dangerous Driving Conditions Across Alberta

A powerful winter storm brought whiteout conditions across Alberta on Wednesday, December 17, prompting a province-wide warning against travel on all roads and highways. Police urged residents to stay home, warning that emergency response times could be delayed due to the dangerous conditions.

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Canada: Severe Storm Brings Whiteouts, Dangerous Driving Conditions Across Alberta 2

A powerful winter storm brought whiteout conditions across Alberta on Wednesday, December 17, prompting a province-wide warning against travel on all roads and highways. Police urged residents to stay home, warning that emergency response times could be delayed due to the dangerous conditions.

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Canada: Severe Storm Brings Whiteouts, Dangerous Driving Conditions Across Alberta 3

A powerful winter storm brought whiteout conditions across Alberta on Wednesday, December 17, prompting a province-wide warning against travel on all roads and highways. Police urged residents to stay home, warning that emergency response times could be delayed due to the dangerous conditions.

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Mossos Prepare to Evict Settlement - Barcelona

Several agents of the Mossos d'Esquadra work on the eviction of the B9 of Badalona, on December 17, 2025, in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Mossos d'Esquadra are ready to start the eviction of the former high school B9 in Badalona (Barcelona), converted into an occupied settlement. The eviction is carried out in response to the demand of the Badalona City Council to Mossos d'Esquadra, by means of a judicial resolution of the Contentious Administrative Court number 11 of Barcelona last December 12, "which authorizes the entry and execution of the Government Agreement of the referred City Council to recover the property". Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mossos Prepare to Evict Settlement - Barcelona

Several people evicted from the B9 of Badalona, on December 17, 2025, in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Mossos d'Esquadra are ready to start the eviction of the former high school B9 in Badalona (Barcelona), converted into an occupied settlement. The eviction is carried out in response to the demand of the Badalona City Council to Mossos d'Esquadra, by means of a judicial resolution of the Contentious Administrative Court number 11 of Barcelona last December 12, "which authorizes the entry and execution of the Government Agreement of the referred City Council to recover the property". Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mossos Prepare to Evict Settlement - Barcelona

A dog during the eviction of the B9 of Badalona, on December 17, 2025, in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Mossos d'Esquadra are ready to start the eviction of the former high school B9 in Badalona (Barcelona), converted into an occupied settlement. The eviction is carried out in response to the demand of the Badalona City Council to Mossos d'Esquadra, by means of a judicial resolution of the Contentious Administrative Court number 11 of Barcelona last December 12, "which authorizes the entry and execution of the Government Agreement of the referred City Council to recover the property". Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mossos Prepare to Evict Settlement - Barcelona

Several people evicted from the B9 of Badalona, on December 17, 2025, in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Mossos d'Esquadra are ready to start the eviction of the former high school B9 in Badalona (Barcelona), converted into an occupied settlement. The eviction is carried out in response to the demand of the Badalona City Council to Mossos d'Esquadra, by means of a judicial resolution of the Contentious Administrative Court number 11 of Barcelona last December 12, "which authorizes the entry and execution of the Government Agreement of the referred City Council to recover the property". Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mossos Prepare to Evict Settlement - Barcelona

Several people evicted from the B9 of Badalona, on December 17, 2025, in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Mossos d'Esquadra are ready to start the eviction of the former high school B9 in Badalona (Barcelona), converted into an occupied settlement. The eviction is carried out in response to the demand of the Badalona City Council to Mossos d'Esquadra, by means of a judicial resolution of the Contentious Administrative Court number 11 of Barcelona last December 12, "which authorizes the entry and execution of the Government Agreement of the referred City Council to recover the property". Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mossos Prepare to Evict Settlement - Barcelona

Several people protest to prevent the eviction of the B9 of Badalona, on December 17, 2025, in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Mossos d'Esquadra are ready to start the eviction of the former high school B9 in Badalona (Barcelona), converted into an occupied settlement. The eviction is carried out in response to the demand of the Badalona City Council to Mossos d'Esquadra, by means of a judicial resolution of the Contentious Administrative Court number 11 of Barcelona last December 12, "which authorizes the entry and execution of the Government Agreement of the referred City Council to recover the property". Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mossos Prepare to Evict Settlement - Barcelona

Several agents of the Mossos d'Esquadra work on the eviction of the B9 of Badalona, on December 17, 2025, in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Mossos d'Esquadra are ready to start the eviction of the former high school B9 in Badalona (Barcelona), converted into an occupied settlement. The eviction is carried out in response to the demand of the Badalona City Council to Mossos d'Esquadra, by means of a judicial resolution of the Contentious Administrative Court number 11 of Barcelona last December 12, "which authorizes the entry and execution of the Government Agreement of the referred City Council to recover the property". Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mossos Prepare to Evict Settlement - Barcelona

A man rebukes the Mossos d'Esquadra working on the eviction of the B9 of Badalona, on December 17, 2025, in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Mossos d'Esquadra are ready to start the eviction of the former high school B9 in Badalona (Barcelona), converted into an occupied settlement. The eviction is carried out in response to the demand of the Badalona City Council to Mossos d'Esquadra, by means of a judicial resolution of the Contentious Administrative Court number 11 of Barcelona last December 12, "which authorizes the entry and execution of the Government Agreement of the referred City Council to recover the property". Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mossos Prepare to Evict Settlement - Barcelona

Several agents of the Mossos d'Esquadra work on the eviction of the B9 of Badalona, on December 17, 2025, in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Mossos d'Esquadra are ready to start the eviction of the former high school B9 in Badalona (Barcelona), converted into an occupied settlement. The eviction is carried out in response to the demand of the Badalona City Council to Mossos d'Esquadra, by means of a judicial resolution of the Contentious Administrative Court number 11 of Barcelona last December 12, "which authorizes the entry and execution of the Government Agreement of the referred City Council to recover the property". Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM