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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

The president of the Junta de Andalucía attends to the media after visiting the emergency teams in the Adamuz Sports Centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Córdoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "get worse", according to the Regional Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

Coordination of emergency teams in the Adamuz sports centre to help the injured and deceased in the derailment of two high-speed trains in the municipality, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Cordoba, Spain). []The derailment of trains in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "worsen", according to the Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Andalusian Regional Government, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

Coordination of emergency teams in the Adamuz sports centre to help the injured and deceased in the derailment of two high-speed trains in the municipality, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Cordoba, Spain). []The derailment of trains in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "worsen", according to the Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Andalusian Regional Government, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

Coordination of emergency teams in the Adamuz sports centre to help the injured and deceased in the derailment of two high-speed trains in the municipality, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Cordoba, Spain). []The derailment of trains in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "worsen", according to the Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Andalusian Regional Government, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

Coordination of emergency teams in the Adamuz sports centre to help the injured and deceased in the derailment of two high-speed trains in the municipality, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Cordoba, Spain). []The derailment of trains in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "worsen", according to the Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Andalusian Regional Government, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

Coordination of emergency teams in the Adamuz sports centre to help the injured and deceased in the derailment of two high-speed trains in the municipality, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Cordoba, Spain). []The derailment of trains in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "worsen", according to the Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Andalusian Regional Government, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

Coordination of emergency teams in the Adamuz sports centre to help the injured and deceased in the derailment of two high-speed trains in the municipality, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Cordoba, Spain). []The derailment of trains in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "worsen", according to the Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Andalusian Regional Government, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Deadly Train Collision In Southern Spain

An injured person is taken from the Adamuz sports centre, 19 January 2026 in Adamuz (Cordoba, Spain). The train derailment in the Cordoba municipality of Adamuz has caused more than 20 deaths and more than 70 injured, according to figures up to 23.30 hours this Sunday, with six very serious and five serious, in "a very complicated night", where the figures may "worsen", according to the Minister of Health, Presidency and Emergencies of the Junta de Andalucía, Antonio Sanz, who was in the area. Photo by Francisco J. Olmo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Dog Enjoys Underwater Scenery Inside Small Diving Capsule

On May 20, 2025, in Nanning, located in southern China’s Guangxi region, a woman placed her white dog inside a small diving capsule. She then lowered the capsule into shallow water, allowing the dog to observe the underwater scenery.

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US: Major Power Outage Leaves Thousands in Dark in San Francisco 5

A major power outage hit San Francisco on Saturday evening, December 20, at its peak affecting about 124,000 customers. Power was gradually restored, reducing the number of affected customers to around 24,000 by early Sunday morning. Large parts of the northern and western areas of the city were left in darkness, forcing store and transit closures and suspending Waymo’s driverless taxi service. The cause remains unclear, though a fire at a PG&E substation may have contributed, and the outage also disrupted public transportation and communications.

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US: Major Power Outage Leaves Thousands in Dark in San Francisco 4

A major power outage hit San Francisco on Saturday evening, December 20, at its peak affecting about 124,000 customers. Power was gradually restored, reducing the number of affected customers to around 24,000 by early Sunday morning. Large parts of the northern and western areas of the city were left in darkness, forcing store and transit closures and suspending Waymo’s driverless taxi service. The cause remains unclear, though a fire at a PG&E substation may have contributed, and the outage also disrupted public transportation and communications.

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US: Major Power Outage Leaves Thousands in Dark in San Francisco 3

A major power outage hit San Francisco on Saturday evening, December 20, at its peak affecting about 124,000 customers. Power was gradually restored, reducing the number of affected customers to around 24,000 by early Sunday morning. Large parts of the northern and western areas of the city were left in darkness, forcing store and transit closures and suspending Waymo’s driverless taxi service. The cause remains unclear, though a fire at a PG&E substation may have contributed, and the outage also disrupted public transportation and communications.

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US: Major Power Outage Leaves Thousands in Dark in San Francisco 2

A major power outage hit San Francisco on Saturday evening, December 20, at its peak affecting about 124,000 customers. Power was gradually restored, reducing the number of affected customers to around 24,000 by early Sunday morning. Large parts of the northern and western areas of the city were left in darkness, forcing store and transit closures and suspending Waymo’s driverless taxi service. The cause remains unclear, though a fire at a PG&E substation may have contributed, and the outage also disrupted public transportation and communications.

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US: Major Power Outage Leaves Thousands in Dark in San Francisco

A major power outage hit San Francisco on Saturday evening, December 20, at its peak affecting about 124,000 customers. Power was gradually restored, reducing the number of affected customers to around 24,000 by early Sunday morning. Large parts of the northern and western areas of the city were left in darkness, forcing store and transit closures and suspending Waymo’s driverless taxi service. The cause remains unclear, though a fire at a PG&E substation may have contributed, and the outage also disrupted public transportation and communications.

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Nicolas Sarkozy, France's newly-elected President, with Claude Gueant beside, addresses his supporters at the Salle Gaveau in Paris, May 6, 2007. French voters elected reform-minded Nicolas Sarkozy as their new president on Sunday, giving him a comfortable winning margin, preliminary official results and projections from four polling agencies showed. With more than half of the vote counted, Sarkozy was scoring just over 53 percent to a little more than 46 percent for Socialist Segolene Royal. Polling agencies also had the conservative Sarkozy winning 53 percent of the vote compared to 47 for Royal amid massive turnout of 85 percent. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde new

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Nicolas Sarkozy In Police Custody Over Campaign Financing

File photo - Nicolas Sarkozy with Bernadette Chirac at the tribune after delivering a speech during his last campaign meeting on May 3rd, 2007 in Montpellier, France. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in police custody on Tuesday morning March 20, 2018, an official in the country’s judiciary said. He was to be questioned as part of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his election campaign financing, the same source added. The probe related to alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Drill in whaling town ahead of hunting season

TAIJI, Japan, Aug. 20 Kyodo - Japan Coast Guard members conduct an anti-violence drill off Taiji, a whaling town in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama, on Aug. 20, 2025, as the new season's dolphin hunting from September may attract activists from anti-whaling groups. (Kyodo)

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US: Coyote Fire Spreads in El Dorado County, California

The Coyote Fire started on August 20, 2025, around 2:16 p.m., near Cedar Creek Road and Coyoteville Lane in Somerset, located in El Dorado County, California. By approximately 7 p.m., the wildfire had burned around 400 acres, rapidly spreading from an initial 60 acres earlier in the afternoon. Cal Fire reports evacuation warnings are in place for areas including Omo Ranch Road to Farnham Ridge Road, cautioning that the situation may escalate to mandatory evacuation.

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US: Coyote Fire Spreads in El Dorado County, California 2

The Coyote Fire started on August 20, 2025, around 2:16 p.m., near Cedar Creek Road and Coyoteville Lane in Somerset, located in El Dorado County, California. By approximately 7 p.m., the wildfire had burned around 400 acres, rapidly spreading from an initial 60 acres earlier in the afternoon. Cal Fire reports evacuation warnings are in place for areas including Omo Ranch Road to Farnham Ridge Road, cautioning that the situation may escalate to mandatory evacuation.

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Drill in whaling town ahead of hunting season

Japan Coast Guard members conduct an anti-violence drill off Taiji, a whaling town in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama, on Aug. 20, 2025, as the new season's dolphin hunting from September may attract activists from anti-whaling groups.

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Japanese scam suspects in Cambodia deported to Japan

A chartered Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 29 Japanese men and women suspected of involvement in a fraud scheme in Poipet, northwestern Cambodia, takes off from an airport in Phnom Penh on Aug. 20, 2025, for deportation to Japan. About 80 officers from Japan's Aichi prefectural police were recently sent to Cambodia to transport the 29 Japanese, detained by local authorities in May 2025.

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Japanese scam suspects in Cambodia deported to Japan

A chartered Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 29 Japanese men and women suspected of involvement in a fraud scheme in Poipet, northwestern Cambodia, prepares to take off from an airport in Phnom Penh on Aug. 20, 2025, for deportation to Japan. About 80 officers from Japan's Aichi prefectural police were recently sent to Cambodia to transport the 29 Japanese, detained by local authorities in May 2025.

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Japanese scam suspects in Cambodia to be deported to Japan

A bus carrying 29 Japanese men and women suspected of involvement in a fraud scheme in Poipet, northwestern Cambodia, leaves a detention facility in Phnom Penh on Aug. 20, 2025, for deportation to Japan. About 80 officers from Japan's Aichi prefectural police were sent to Cambodia to transport the 29 Japanese, detained by local authorities in May 2025, on a chartered Malaysia Airlines plane.

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Japanese scam suspects in Cambodia to be deported to Japan

A bus carrying 29 Japanese men and women suspected of involvement in a fraud scheme in Poipet, northwestern Cambodia, leaves a detention facility in Phnom Penh on Aug. 20, 2025, for deportation to Japan. About 80 officers from Japan's Aichi prefectural police were sent to Cambodia to transport the 29 Japanese, detained by local authorities in May 2025, on a chartered Malaysia Airlines plane.

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Nouakchott City Daily Life - Mauritania

An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2025 shows the cityscape in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Nouakchott, on the edge of the Sahara Desert, is the capital of Mauritania and its political, economic, and cultural center. Photo by Si Yuan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 800 000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 800,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 800 000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 800,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 700,000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 700,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 700,000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 700,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 700,000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 700,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Petition Against Duplomb Pesticide Law Hits 700,000 Signatures

Illustration from the French National Assembly's petitions platform. A record-breaking petition for the repeal of the controversial Duplomb Law in France has garnered over 700,000 signatures in just a few days. Launched by 23-year-old student Éléonore Pattery, the petition has been widely supported by anti-Duplomb parties and environmental groups, highlighting public concern over the reintroduction of banned pesticides like acetamiprid. The French National Assembly's petitions platform Citizens can submit and sign petitions to the National Assembly, with those garnering over 100,000 signatures gaining online visibility. Each petition is assigned to one of eight permanent commissions, where it may be debated or classified, and petitions with 500,000 signatures can lead to a public debate. Paris, France on July 20, 2025. Photo by Christopher Charpaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump hosts "One, Big, Beatuiful Event" in Washington, DC

President Donald Trump holds a photograph of Katie Abraham, a 20-year-old killed in a hit-and-run car accident by a Guatemalan immigrant, during the "One, Big, Beautiful Event" in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Thursday, June 26, 2025. While the House narrowly passed the "One, Big Beautiful Bill" in May, the Senate is looking to pass the bill by President Donald Trump's July 4th deadline. Photo by Ken Cedeno/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump hosts “One, Big, Beatuiful Event” in Washington, DC

President Donald Trump holds a photograph of Katie Abraham, a 20-year-old killed in a hit-and-run car accident by a Guatemalan immigrant, during the “One, Big, Beautiful Event” in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Thursday, June 26, 2025. While the House narrowly passed the “One, Big Beautiful Bill” in May, the Senate is looking to pass the bill President Donald Trump’s July 4th deadline. Photo by Ken Cedeno/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fujian Fortified Manors - China

An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2025 shows Zhutou Manor in Yongtai County, southeast China's Fujian Province. Nestled in the Daiyun Mountain like scattered pearls, over 2,000 fortified manors in Yongtai County trace their origins to the Tang Dynasty 618-907 AD), flourishing later during the Ming 1368-1644) and Qing 1644-1911) eras. Today, increasing numbers of ancient manors and villages are being protected and revitalized. As historical heritage integrates with contemporary life and cultural landscapes merge with humanistic values, these age-old structures are radiating renewed vitality. Photo by Zhang Keren/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fujian Fortified Manors - China

An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2025 shows Beishan Manor in Yongtai County, southeast China's Fujian Province. Nestled in the Daiyun Mountain like scattered pearls, over 2,000 fortified manors in Yongtai County trace their origins to the Tang Dynasty 618-907 AD), flourishing later during the Ming 1368-1644) and Qing 1644-1911) eras. Today, increasing numbers of ancient manors and villages are being protected and revitalized. As historical heritage integrates with contemporary life and cultural landscapes merge with humanistic values, these age-old structures are radiating renewed vitality. Photo by Zhang Keren/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM