Pope Leo XIV Leads Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads Jubilee Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the last Saturday Jubilee Audience of the Holy Year in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 20, 2025. Right: Leonardo Sapienza, regent of the Prefecture of the Papal Household. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Illustration, Brandt household appliances in store in Paris, France on December 11, 2025. Brandt household appliances group placed in liquidation, 700 jobs eliminated. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Illustration, Brandt household appliances in store in Paris, France on December 11, 2025. Brandt household appliances group placed in liquidation, 700 jobs eliminated. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Illustration, Brandt household appliances in store in Paris, France on December 11, 2025. Brandt household appliances group placed in liquidation, 700 jobs eliminated. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Illustration, Brandt household appliances in store in Paris, France on December 11, 2025. Brandt household appliances group placed in liquidation, 700 jobs eliminated. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Illustration, Brandt household appliances in store in Paris, France on December 11, 2025. Brandt household appliances group placed in liquidation, 700 jobs eliminated. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Illustration, Brandt household appliances in store in Paris, France on December 11, 2025. Brandt household appliances group placed in liquidation, 700 jobs eliminated. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Illustration, Brandt household appliances in store in Paris, France on December 11, 2025. Brandt household appliances group placed in liquidation, 700 jobs eliminated. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Illustration, Brandt household appliances in store in Paris, France on December 11, 2025. Brandt household appliances group placed in liquidation, 700 jobs eliminated. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Illustration, Brandt household appliances in store in Paris, France on December 11, 2025. Brandt household appliances group placed in liquidation, 700 jobs eliminated. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Illustration, Brandt household appliances in store in Paris, France on December 11, 2025. Brandt household appliances group placed in liquidation, 700 jobs eliminated. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Illustration, Brandt household appliances in store in Paris, France on December 11, 2025. Brandt household appliances group placed in liquidation, 700 jobs eliminated. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Illustration, Brandt household appliances in store in Paris, France on December 11, 2025. Brandt household appliances group placed in liquidation, 700 jobs eliminated. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Illustration, Brandt household appliances in store in Paris, France on December 11, 2025. Brandt household appliances group placed in liquidation, 700 jobs eliminated. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Illustration, Brandt household appliances in store in Paris, France on December 11, 2025. Brandt household appliances group placed in liquidation, 700 jobs eliminated. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Brandt Appliances Liquidated 700 Jobs Lost - Paris

Illustration, Brandt household appliances in store in Paris, France on December 11, 2025. Brandt household appliances group placed in liquidation, 700 jobs eliminated. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Left: Leonardo Sapienza , regent of the Pontifical Household. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

A bird flies behind Pope Leo XIV during tthe weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on December 10, 2025. Left: Leonardo Sapienza , regent of the Pontifical Household. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pre-Training Center for Humanoid Robots - China

Pre-Training Center for Humanoid Robots - China

A technician teaches a humanoid robot to wipe the kitchen stove at a data collection pre-training center for humanoid robots in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, December 4, 2025. Using technologies such as physical simulation, virtual reality, and big data modelling, the data collection pre-training center helps robots adapt to diverse tasks from handling precision components to daily household services, while shortening research and development cycles and reducing relevant costs. The center has attracted companies to test their robots here through structured courses and assessments. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Duan/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pre-Training Center for Humanoid Robots - China

Pre-Training Center for Humanoid Robots - China

A technician teaches a humanoid robot to pick and sort components at a data collection pre-training center for humanoid robots in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, December 4, 2025. Using technologies such as physical simulation, virtual reality, and big data modelling, the data collection pre-training center helps robots adapt to diverse tasks from handling precision components to daily household services, while shortening research and development cycles and reducing relevant costs. The center has attracted companies to test their robots here through structured courses and assessments. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Duan/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pre-Training Center for Humanoid Robots - China

Pre-Training Center for Humanoid Robots - China

A humanoid robot conducts box-carrying training at a data collection pre-training center for humanoid robots in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, December 4, 2025. Using technologies such as physical simulation, virtual reality, and big data modelling, the data collection pre-training center helps robots adapt to diverse tasks from handling precision components to daily household services, while shortening research and development cycles and reducing relevant costs. The center has attracted companies to test their robots here through structured courses and assessments. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Duan/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pre-Training Center for Humanoid Robots - China

Pre-Training Center for Humanoid Robots - China

A humanoid robot conducts screw fastening training at a data collection pre-training center for humanoid robots in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, December 4, 2025. Using technologies such as physical simulation, virtual reality, and big data modelling, the data collection pre-training center helps robots adapt to diverse tasks from handling precision components to daily household services, while shortening research and development cycles and reducing relevant costs. The center has attracted companies to test their robots here through structured courses and assessments. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Duan/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pre-Training Center for Humanoid Robots - China

Pre-Training Center for Humanoid Robots - China

A technician teaches a humanoid robot to use a wrench to tighten a screw at a data collection pre-training center for humanoid robots in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, December 4, 2025. Using technologies such as physical simulation, virtual reality, and big data modelling, the data collection pre-training center helps robots adapt to diverse tasks from handling precision components to daily household services, while shortening research and development cycles and reducing relevant costs. The center has attracted companies to test their robots here through structured courses and assessments. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Duan/ABACAPRESS.COM

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

A child walks past scattered belongings and household items as a displaced family arrives at a new encampment in Ras Ein Al-Auja, West Bank, on November 28, 2025. The Mleihat family, repeatedly displaced since the Nakba, was forced to leave the nearby Al-Awsaj community after renewed pressure and incursions. Their expulsion is part of a wider pattern in the Jordan Valley, where more than one hundred Palestinian Bedouin communities have been uprooted in recent years. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

A tractor pulls a trailer loaded with household item at an encampment in Ras Ein Al-Auja, West Bank, on November 28, 2025. The Mleihat family, repeatedly displaced since the Nakba, was forced to leave the nearby Al-Awsaj community after renewed pressure and incursions. Their expulsion is part of a wider pattern in the Jordan Valley, where more than one hundred Palestinian Bedouin communities have been uprooted in recent years. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Two family members carry a household item across an encampment in Ras Ein Al-Auja, West Bank, on November 28, 2025. The Mleihat family, repeatedly displaced since the Nakba, was forced to leave the nearby Al-Awsaj community after renewed pressure and incursions. Their expulsion is part of a wider pattern in the Jordan Valley, where more than one hundred Palestinian Bedouin communities have been uprooted in recent years. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

A makeshift fire pit and scattered household items are seen on the ground of a recently established encampment in Ras Ein Al-Auja, West Bank, on November 28, 2025. The items belong to a displaced family who has just arrived after being forced to leave the nearby Al-Awsaj area. According to the Mleihat family, this move marks yet another in a long series of displacements. Their expulsion is part of a wider pattern in the Jordan Valley, where more than one hundred Palestinian Bedouin communities have been uprooted in recent years. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Household items belonging to the Mleihat family lie scattered on the ground in Ras Ein Al-Auja, West Bank, on November 28, 2025. The Mleihat family, repeatedly displaced since the Nakba, was forced to leave the nearby Al-Awsaj community after renewed pressure and incursions. Their expulsion is part of a wider pattern in the Jordan Valley, where more than one hundred Palestinian Bedouin communities have been uprooted in recent years. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Household items belonging to the Mleihat family, including mattresses and furniture, sit on a patch of ground as people stand in the distance in Ras Ein Al-Auja, West Bank, on November 28, 2025. The Mleihat family, repeatedly displaced since the Nakba, was forced to leave the nearby Al-Awsaj community after renewed pressure and incursions. Their expulsion is part of a wider pattern in the Jordan Valley, where more than one hundred Palestinian Bedouin communities have been uprooted in recent years. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Household items belonging to the Mleihat family lie scattered on the ground in Ras Ein Al-Auja, West Bank, on November 28, 2025. The Mleihat family, repeatedly displaced since the Nakba, was forced to leave the nearby Al-Awsaj community after renewed pressure and incursions. Their expulsion is part of a wider pattern in the Jordan Valley, where more than one hundred Palestinian Bedouin communities have been uprooted in recent years. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Suleiman Khaled Mleihat, 64, sits beside stacked mattresses, blankets and household items placed on the ground after their evacuation in Ras Ein Al-Auja, West Bank, on November 28, 2025. The Mleihat family, repeatedly displaced since the Nakba, was forced to leave the nearby Al-Awsaj community after renewed pressure and incursions. Their expulsion is part of a wider pattern in the Jordan Valley, where more than one hundred Palestinian Bedouin communities have been uprooted in recent years. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Suleiman Khaled Mleihat, 64, sits beside stacked mattresses, blankets and household items placed on the ground after their evacuation in Ras Ein Al-Auja, occupied West Bank on November 28, 2025. The Mleihat family, repeatedly displaced since the Nakba, was forced to leave the nearby Al-Awsaj community after renewed pressure and incursions. Their expulsion is part of a wider pattern in the Jordan Valley, where more than one hundred Palestinian Bedouin communities have been uprooted in recent years. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Members of the Mleihat family stand among piles of mattresses and household belongings in Ras Ein Al-Auja, occupied West Bank on November 28, 2025. The Mleihat family, repeatedly displaced since the Nakba, was forced to leave the nearby Al-Awsaj community after renewed pressure and incursions. Their expulsion is part of a wider pattern in the Jordan Valley, where more than one hundred Palestinian Bedouin communities have been uprooted in recent years. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

China: Dog Clings to Mop, Gets Whirled Around in Hilarious Household Moment

On September 1, in Shandong, a video recorded a comical household moment. A man was mopping the floor with a black cotton mop when his playful white dog decided to join in. The dog clamped onto the mop’s cloth strands and refused to let go, getting swung around as the mop moved across the floor. A woman’s voice could be heard jokingly complaining, “Look, it’s turning black!” The pup, seemingly proud of its teamwork, wagged its tail and kept biting.

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on November 12, 2025. Left: Leonardo Sapienza, Prefect of the Papal Household. Right: Pope’s personal secretary: Father Edgard Ivan Rimaycuna Inga. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

King And Queen Of Spain Begin State Visit - China

King And Queen Of Spain Begin State Visit - China

The King and Queen arrive at Chengdu International Airport, on November 10, 2025 (Chengdu, China). The King and Queen begin their state trip to the People's Republic of China. Handout Photo by H.M. the King's Household via Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King And Queen Of Spain Begin State Visit - China

King And Queen Of Spain Begin State Visit - China

The King and Queen arrive at Chengdu International Airport, on November 10, 2025 (Chengdu, China). The King and Queen begin their state trip to the People's Republic of China. Handout Photo by H.M. the King's Household via Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King And Queen Of Spain Begin State Visit - China

King And Queen Of Spain Begin State Visit - China

The King and Queen arrive at Chengdu International Airport, on November 10, 2025 (Chengdu, China). The King and Queen begin their state trip to the People's Republic of China. Handout Photo by H.M. the King's Household via Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Drinking Water Crisis in Bangladesh

Drinking Water Crisis in Bangladesh

A woman washes household crockeries using water from a tube well in Bakalia.. Most local tube-wells are saline or iron-contaminated, For drinking water, people rely on limited rainwater and private motor pumps. on November 6, 2025 in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Drinking Water Crisis in Bangladesh

Drinking Water Crisis in Bangladesh

A woman washes household crockeries using water from a tube well in Bakalia.. Most local tube-wells are saline or iron-contaminated, For drinking water, people rely on limited rainwater and private motor pumps. on November 6, 2025 in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

China: Clever Cat in Henan Climbs Cloth to Reach Home Window

On October 27, in Henan, a household cat returned home but found itself stuck downstairs. The black-and-white cat meowed loudly to call its owner. The owner dropped a long piece of cloth from the window above, letting it hang to the ground. The cat gripped the fabric tightly and skillfully climbed all the way up to the window.

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

The president of the CEOE, Antonio Garamendi, upon his arrival at the entrance of the former head of His Majesty the King's Household, Jaime Alfonsín Alfonso, as a full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, on October 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The former head of His Majesty the King's Household from 2011 to 2024, Jaime Alfonsín, has been appointed full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, a space for the meeting and debate of social, economic, philosophical and political-legal knowledge. Photo by A. Perez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

The president of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, on his arrival at the entrance of the former head of His Majesty the King's Household, Jaime Alfonsín Alfonso, as a full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, on October 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The former head of His Majesty the King's Household from 2011 to 2024, Jaime Alfonsín, has been appointed full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, a space for the meeting and debate of social, economic, philosophical and political-legal knowledge. Photo by A. Perez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

The professor and economist Ramón Tamames upon his arrival at the entrance of the former head of His Majesty the King's Household, Jaime Alfonsín Alfonso, as a full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, on October 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The former head of His Majesty the King's Household from 2011 to 2024, Jaime Alfonsín, has been appointed full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, a space for the meeting and debate of social, economic, philosophical and political-legal knowledge. Photo by A. Perez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

The professor and economist Ramón Tamames upon his arrival at the entrance of the former head of His Majesty the King's Household, Jaime Alfonsín Alfonso, as a full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, on October 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The former head of His Majesty the King's Household from 2011 to 2024, Jaime Alfonsín, has been appointed full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, a space for the meeting and debate of social, economic, philosophical and political-legal knowledge. Photo by A. Perez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

The president of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, Benigno Pendás (left), and the president of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo (right), on their arrival at the entrance of the former head of His Majesty the King's Household Jaime Alfonsín Alfonso as a full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, on October 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The former head of His Majesty the King's Household from 2011 to 2024, Jaime Alfonsín, has been appointed full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, a space for the meeting and debate of social, economic, philosophical and political-legal knowledge. Photo by A. Perez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

The president of the Institute for Political Leadership and former Minister of Defense, María Dolores de Cospedal, on her arrival at the entrance of the former head of the Household of His Majesty the King, Jaime Alfonsín Alfonso, as a full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, on October 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The former head of His Majesty the King's Household from 2011 to 2024, Jaime Alfonsín, has been appointed full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, a space for the meeting and debate of social, economic, philosophical and political-legal knowledge. Photo by A. Perez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska (left), and the Mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez Almeida (right), on their arrival at the entrance of the former head of His Majesty the King's Household, Jaime Alfonsín Alfonso, as a full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, on October 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The former head of His Majesty the King's Household from 2011 to 2024, Jaime Alfonsín, has been appointed full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, a space for the meeting and debate of social, economic, philosophical and political-legal knowledge. Photo by A. Perez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

The president of the CEOE, Antonio Garamendi, upon his arrival at the entrance of the former head of His Majesty the King's Household, Jaime Alfonsín Alfonso, as a full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, on October 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The former head of His Majesty the King's Household from 2011 to 2024, Jaime Alfonsín, has been appointed full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, a space for the meeting and debate of social, economic, philosophical and political-legal knowledge. Photo by A. Perez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

King Felipe VI At Royal Academy Admission - Madrid

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell (r), upon his arrival at the entrance of the former head of the Household of His Majesty the King Jaime Alfonsín Alfonso as a full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, on October 27, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The former head of His Majesty the King's Household from 2011 to 2024, Jaime Alfonsín, has been appointed full member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, a space for the meeting and debate of social, economic, philosophical and political-legal knowledge. Photo by A. Perez Meca / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM