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Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Images of Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena after the restoration in the Basilica de la Esperanza Macarena, on December 8, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). Hundreds of devotees have accompanied the Esperanza Macarena since early Monday morning in its reinstatement to worship once the process of restoration that the Brotherhood of the Macarena commissioned Pedro Manzano after the controversy raised in the month of July before the work done on the image by Professor Francisco Arquillo . Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Images of Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena after the restoration in the Basilica de la Esperanza Macarena, on December 8, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). Hundreds of devotees have accompanied the Esperanza Macarena since early Monday morning in its reinstatement to worship once the process of restoration that the Brotherhood of the Macarena commissioned Pedro Manzano after the controversy raised in the month of July before the work done on the image by Professor Francisco Arquillo . Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Images of Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena after the restoration in the Basilica de la Esperanza Macarena, on December 8, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). Hundreds of devotees have accompanied the Esperanza Macarena since early Monday morning in its reinstatement to worship once the process of restoration that the Brotherhood of the Macarena commissioned Pedro Manzano after the controversy raised in the month of July before the work done on the image by Professor Francisco Arquillo . Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Images of Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena after the restoration in the Basilica de la Esperanza Macarena, on December 8, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). Hundreds of devotees have accompanied the Esperanza Macarena since early Monday morning in its reinstatement to worship once the process of restoration that the Brotherhood of the Macarena commissioned Pedro Manzano after the controversy raised in the month of July before the work done on the image by Professor Francisco Arquillo . Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Images of Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena after the restoration in the Basilica de la Esperanza Macarena, on December 8, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). Hundreds of devotees have accompanied the Esperanza Macarena since early Monday morning in its reinstatement to worship once the process of restoration that the Brotherhood of the Macarena commissioned Pedro Manzano after the controversy raised in the month of July before the work done on the image by Professor Francisco Arquillo . Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Images of Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena after the restoration in the Basilica de la Esperanza Macarena, on December 8, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). Hundreds of devotees have accompanied the Esperanza Macarena since early Monday morning in its reinstatement to worship once the process of restoration that the Brotherhood of the Macarena commissioned Pedro Manzano after the controversy raised in the month of July before the work done on the image by Professor Francisco Arquillo . Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Images of Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena after the restoration in the Basilica de la Esperanza Macarena, on December 8, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). Hundreds of devotees have accompanied the Esperanza Macarena since early Monday morning in its reinstatement to worship once the process of restoration that the Brotherhood of the Macarena commissioned Pedro Manzano after the controversy raised in the month of July before the work done on the image by Professor Francisco Arquillo . Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Images of Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena after the restoration in the Basilica de la Esperanza Macarena, on December 8, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). Hundreds of devotees have accompanied the Esperanza Macarena since early Monday morning in its reinstatement to worship once the process of restoration that the Brotherhood of the Macarena commissioned Pedro Manzano after the controversy raised in the month of July before the work done on the image by Professor Francisco Arquillo . Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Images of Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena after the restoration in the Basilica de la Esperanza Macarena, on December 8, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). Hundreds of devotees have accompanied the Esperanza Macarena since early Monday morning in its reinstatement to worship once the process of restoration that the Brotherhood of the Macarena commissioned Pedro Manzano after the controversy raised in the month of July before the work done on the image by Professor Francisco Arquillo . Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Images of Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena after the restoration in the Basilica de la Esperanza Macarena, on December 8, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). Hundreds of devotees have accompanied the Esperanza Macarena since early Monday morning in its reinstatement to worship once the process of restoration that the Brotherhood of the Macarena commissioned Pedro Manzano after the controversy raised in the month of July before the work done on the image by Professor Francisco Arquillo . Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Images of Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena after the restoration in the Basilica de la Esperanza Macarena, on December 8, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). Hundreds of devotees have accompanied the Esperanza Macarena since early Monday morning in its reinstatement to worship once the process of restoration that the Brotherhood of the Macarena commissioned Pedro Manzano after the controversy raised in the month of July before the work done on the image by Professor Francisco Arquillo . Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Images of Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena after the restoration in the Basilica de la Esperanza Macarena, on December 8, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). Hundreds of devotees have accompanied the Esperanza Macarena since early Monday morning in its reinstatement to worship once the process of restoration that the Brotherhood of the Macarena commissioned Pedro Manzano after the controversy raised in the month of July before the work done on the image by Professor Francisco Arquillo . Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena Returns to Worship - Seville

Images of Santa Maria de la Esperanza Macarena after the restoration in the Basilica de la Esperanza Macarena, on December 8, 2025 in Seville (Andalusia, Spain). Hundreds of devotees have accompanied the Esperanza Macarena since early Monday morning in its reinstatement to worship once the process of restoration that the Brotherhood of the Macarena commissioned Pedro Manzano after the controversy raised in the month of July before the work done on the image by Professor Francisco Arquillo . Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Acclaimed Japanese actor Nakadai dies at 92

Acclaimed Japanese actor Nakadai dies at 92

Photo taken in July 2019 in Tokyo shows a portrait of Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai. Nakadai, who starred in Akira Kurosawa films, including "Kagemusha" (The Shadow Warrior), which won Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival, died of Pneumonia on Nov. 8, 2025, aged 92.

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Acclaimed Japanese actor Nakadai dies at 92

Acclaimed Japanese actor Nakadai dies at 92

Photo taken in July 2019 in Tokyo shows a portrait of Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai. Nakadai, who starred in Akira Kurosawa films, including "Kagemusha" (The Shadow Warrior), which won Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival, died of Pneumonia on Nov. 8, 2025, aged 92.

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Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Fukuma loses by default in shogi title series

Combined photo taken on Sept. 8, 2024, and in July 2022, respectively, shows professional shogi players in the women's category Tomoka Nishiyama (L) and Kana Fukuma. Nishiyama defended her Osho women's title as her competitor Fukuma withdrew from the third match of a best-of-three series due to ill health on Oct. 29, 2024. Fukuma earlier said she would be sidelined from competition between Nov. 17, 2024, and Feb. 12, 2025, due to pregnancy.

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Karbala Rituals - Iraq

Karbala Rituals - Iraq

The representation of the incident of TAF by the people of the city of Al-Ghomas in Karbala on July 8, 2025. This theatrical reenactment, known as "Taf," commemorates the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, where Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred. Participants dress in traditional costumes and dramatize the events of Ashura to honor the sacrifice and stand for justice that Imam Hussein represents in Shia Islam. The annual performance attracts large crowds and serves as a powerful cultural and religious expression of devotion, grief, and historical memory. The city of Karbala becomes a focal point for mourning rituals during Muharram, reinforcing collective identity and spiritual connection for millions of Shia Muslims. Photo by Samer Al Husseini/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Festival in northeastern Japan

Festival in northeastern Japan

Decorated floats are lined up in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 31, 2025, as the annual Hachinohe Sansha Taisai festival kicks off. The floats, each 11 meters high and 8 meters wide, will be paraded for three days starting the following day as part of the five-day festival, which dates back around 300 years and, in 2016, was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Festival in northeastern Japan

Festival in northeastern Japan

Decorated floats are lined up in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 31, 2025, as the annual Hachinohe Sansha Taisai festival kicks off. The floats, each 11 meters high and 8 meters wide, will be paraded for three days starting the following day as part of the five-day festival, which dates back around 300 years and, in 2016, was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Festival in northeastern Japan

Festival in northeastern Japan

Decorated floats are lined up in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 31, 2025, as the annual Hachinohe Sansha Taisai festival kicks off. The floats, each 11 meters high and 8 meters wide, will be paraded for three days starting the following day as part of the five-day festival, which dates back around 300 years and, in 2016, was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Festival in northeastern Japan

Festival in northeastern Japan

Decorated floats are lined up in Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 31, 2025, as the annual Hachinohe Sansha Taisai festival kicks off. The floats, each 11 meters high and 8 meters wide, will be paraded for three days starting the following day as part of the five-day festival, which dates back around 300 years and, in 2016, was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

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Military Aircraft Drops Humanitarian Aid on Northern Gaza

Military Aircraft Drops Humanitarian Aid on Northern Gaza

People wait for the humanitarian aid dropped by an airplane in Gaza City, July 27, 2025. The Israeli military on Sunday announced a daily 10-hour humanitarian pause in its operations in parts of the Gaza Strip, along with the opening of secure routes for aid delivery, amid growing international pressure over the deepening hunger crisis there. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it would halt military activity in areas including Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time (0700-1700 GMT) every day until further notice. Designated secure routes will be open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (0300-2000 GMT) to ensure the safe passage of UN and humanitarian convoys, which deliver and distribute food and medicine, it added. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Military Aircraft Drops Humanitarian Aid on Northern Gaza

Military Aircraft Drops Humanitarian Aid on Northern Gaza

This photo taken on July 27, 2025 shows an airplane dropping humanitarian aid to residents in Gaza City. The Israeli military on Sunday announced a daily 10-hour humanitarian pause in its operations in parts of the Gaza Strip, along with the opening of secure routes for aid delivery, amid growing international pressure over the deepening hunger crisis there. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it would halt military activity in areas including Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time (0700-1700 GMT) every day until further notice. Designated secure routes will be open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (0300-2000 GMT) to ensure the safe passage of UN and humanitarian convoys, which deliver and distribute food and medicine, it added. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Military Aircraft Drops Humanitarian Aid on Northern Gaza

Military Aircraft Drops Humanitarian Aid on Northern Gaza

People wait for the humanitarian aid dropped by an airplane in Gaza City, July 27, 2025. The Israeli military on Sunday announced a daily 10-hour humanitarian pause in its operations in parts of the Gaza Strip, along with the opening of secure routes for aid delivery, amid growing international pressure over the deepening hunger crisis there. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it would halt military activity in areas including Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time (0700-1700 GMT) every day until further notice. Designated secure routes will be open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (0300-2000 GMT) to ensure the safe passage of UN and humanitarian convoys, which deliver and distribute food and medicine, it added. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Military Aircraft Drops Humanitarian Aid on Northern Gaza

Military Aircraft Drops Humanitarian Aid on Northern Gaza

This photo taken on July 27, 2025 shows an airplane dropping humanitarian aid to residents in Gaza City. The Israeli military on Sunday announced a daily 10-hour humanitarian pause in its operations in parts of the Gaza Strip, along with the opening of secure routes for aid delivery, amid growing international pressure over the deepening hunger crisis there. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it would halt military activity in areas including Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time (0700-1700 GMT) every day until further notice. Designated secure routes will be open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (0300-2000 GMT) to ensure the safe passage of UN and humanitarian convoys, which deliver and distribute food and medicine, it added. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Carry Flour As Humanitarian Aid Reaches Gaza

Palestinians Carry Flour As Humanitarian Aid Reaches Gaza

alestinians carry bags of flour after the humanitarian aid entered Gaza through a border crossing, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on July 27, 2025. The Israeli military on Sunday announced a daily 10-hour humanitarian pause in its operations in parts of the Gaza Strip, along with the opening of secure routes for aid delivery, amid growing international pressure over the deepening hunger crisis there. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it would halt military activity in areas including Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time (0700-1700 GMT) every day until further notice. Designated secure routes will be open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (0300-2000 GMT) to ensure the safe passage of UN and humanitarian convoys, which deliver and distribute food and medicine, it added. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Carry Flour As Humanitarian Aid Reaches Gaza

Palestinians Carry Flour As Humanitarian Aid Reaches Gaza

alestinians carry bags of flour after the humanitarian aid entered Gaza through a border crossing, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on July 27, 2025. The Israeli military on Sunday announced a daily 10-hour humanitarian pause in its operations in parts of the Gaza Strip, along with the opening of secure routes for aid delivery, amid growing international pressure over the deepening hunger crisis there. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it would halt military activity in areas including Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time (0700-1700 GMT) every day until further notice. Designated secure routes will be open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (0300-2000 GMT) to ensure the safe passage of UN and humanitarian convoys, which deliver and distribute food and medicine, it added. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Carry Flour As Humanitarian Aid Reaches Gaza

Palestinians Carry Flour As Humanitarian Aid Reaches Gaza

alestinians carry bags of flour after the humanitarian aid entered Gaza through a border crossing, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on July 27, 2025. The Israeli military on Sunday announced a daily 10-hour humanitarian pause in its operations in parts of the Gaza Strip, along with the opening of secure routes for aid delivery, amid growing international pressure over the deepening hunger crisis there. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it would halt military activity in areas including Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time (0700-1700 GMT) every day until further notice. Designated secure routes will be open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (0300-2000 GMT) to ensure the safe passage of UN and humanitarian convoys, which deliver and distribute food and medicine, it added. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Carry Flour As Humanitarian Aid Reaches Gaza

Palestinians Carry Flour As Humanitarian Aid Reaches Gaza

alestinians carry bags of flour after the humanitarian aid entered Gaza through a border crossing, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on July 27, 2025. The Israeli military on Sunday announced a daily 10-hour humanitarian pause in its operations in parts of the Gaza Strip, along with the opening of secure routes for aid delivery, amid growing international pressure over the deepening hunger crisis there. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it would halt military activity in areas including Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time (0700-1700 GMT) every day until further notice. Designated secure routes will be open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (0300-2000 GMT) to ensure the safe passage of UN and humanitarian convoys, which deliver and distribute food and medicine, it added. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Carry Flour As Humanitarian Aid Reaches Gaza

Palestinians Carry Flour As Humanitarian Aid Reaches Gaza

alestinians carry bags of flour after the humanitarian aid entered Gaza through a border crossing, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on July 27, 2025. The Israeli military on Sunday announced a daily 10-hour humanitarian pause in its operations in parts of the Gaza Strip, along with the opening of secure routes for aid delivery, amid growing international pressure over the deepening hunger crisis there. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it would halt military activity in areas including Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time (0700-1700 GMT) every day until further notice. Designated secure routes will be open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (0300-2000 GMT) to ensure the safe passage of UN and humanitarian convoys, which deliver and distribute food and medicine, it added. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Carry Flour As Humanitarian Aid Reaches Gaza

Palestinians Carry Flour As Humanitarian Aid Reaches Gaza

alestinians carry bags of flour after the humanitarian aid entered Gaza through a border crossing, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on July 27, 2025. The Israeli military on Sunday announced a daily 10-hour humanitarian pause in its operations in parts of the Gaza Strip, along with the opening of secure routes for aid delivery, amid growing international pressure over the deepening hunger crisis there. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it would halt military activity in areas including Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time (0700-1700 GMT) every day until further notice. Designated secure routes will be open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (0300-2000 GMT) to ensure the safe passage of UN and humanitarian convoys, which deliver and distribute food and medicine, it added. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Palestinians Carry Flour As Humanitarian Aid Reaches Gaza

Palestinians Carry Flour As Humanitarian Aid Reaches Gaza

alestinians carry bags of flour after the humanitarian aid entered Gaza through a border crossing, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on July 27, 2025. The Israeli military on Sunday announced a daily 10-hour humanitarian pause in its operations in parts of the Gaza Strip, along with the opening of secure routes for aid delivery, amid growing international pressure over the deepening hunger crisis there. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that it would halt military activity in areas including Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time (0700-1700 GMT) every day until further notice. Designated secure routes will be open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (0300-2000 GMT) to ensure the safe passage of UN and humanitarian convoys, which deliver and distribute food and medicine, it added. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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