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Black Sea Security Forum 2025 underway in Odesa

Moderator Francis Dearnley, former Australian Prime Minister (2013-2015) Tony Abbott, ex-Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom (2020-2023) Vadym Prystaiko, British Conservative Party politician Bob Seely and military analyst, retired British Army Colonel Richard Kemp (L to R) attend the Black Sea Security Forum 2025 in Odesa, Ukraine, on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Black Sea Security Forum 2025 underway in Odesa

Former Australian Prime Minister (2013-2015) Tony Abbott attends the Black Sea Security Forum 2025 in Odesa, Ukraine, on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Black Sea Security Forum 2025 underway in Odesa

Former Australian Prime Minister (2013-2015) Tony Abbott (L) and ex-Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom (2020-2023) Vadym Prystaiko attend the Black Sea Security Forum 2025 in Odesa, Ukraine, on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Black Sea Security Forum 2025 underway in Odesa

Moderator Francis Dearnley, former Australian Prime Minister (2013-2015) Tony Abbott, ex-Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Kingdom (2020-2023) Vadym Prystaiko, British Conservative Party politician Bob Seely and military analyst, retired British Army Colonel Richard Kemp (L to R) attend the Black Sea Security Forum 2025 in Odesa, Ukraine, on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Black Sea Security Forum 2025 underway in Odesa

Political scientist Dalibor Rohac, former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States (2015-2019) Valerii Chalyi, former US Ambassador to Ukraine (2006-2009) William Taylor, former deputy director for Global Operations at the Pentagons Joint Staff, Rear Admiral Michael Hewitt and former Republican Party politician Bob McEwen (L to R) attend the Black Sea Security Forum 2025 in Odesa, Ukraine, on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Black Sea Security Forum 2025 underway in Odesa

Political scientist Dalibor Rohac, former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States (2015-2019) Valerii Chalyi, former US Ambassador to Ukraine (2006-2009) William Taylor, former deputy director for Global Operations at the Pentagons Joint Staff, Rear Admiral Michael Hewitt and former Republican Party politician Bob McEwen (L to R) attend the Black Sea Security Forum 2025 in Odesa, Ukraine, on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Black Sea Security Forum 2025 underway in Odesa

Political scientist Dalibor Rohac (L) and former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States (2015-2019) Valerii Chalyi attend the Black Sea Security Forum 2025 in Odesa, Ukraine, on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Black Sea Security Forum 2025 underway in Odesa

Political scientist Dalibor Rohac, former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States (2015-2019) Valerii Chalyi and former US Ambassador to Ukraine (2006-2009) William Taylor (L to R) attend the Black Sea Security Forum 2025 in Odesa, Ukraine, on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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Black Sea Security Forum 2025 underway in Odesa

Former Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States (2015-2019) Valerii Chalyi (L) and former US Ambassador to Ukraine (2006-2009) William Taylor attend the Black Sea Security Forum 2025 in Odesa, Ukraine, on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform)

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SYRA WAR AND TERRORIST CRIME PRESS CONFERENCE

Henrik Olin, Deputy Chief Prosecutor at the National Unit for Security Cases, and Reena Devgun, Senior Prosecutor at the National Unit against International and Organized Crime, at a press conference on Tuesday 27 May 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden..The Public Prosecution Authority is indicting a 32-year-old man for aggravated war crimes and terrorist crimes in Syria committed between 2014 and 2015. The Swedish IS terrorist Osama Krayem is being charged at the Stockholm District Court for aggravated terrorist crimes and aggravated war crimes in Syria. The 32-year-old from Malmö is suspected of having participated when a Jordanian fighter pilot was burned to death in the captivity of the terrorist sect.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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SYRA WAR AND TERRORIST CRIME PRESS CONFERENCE

Henrik Olin, Deputy Chief Prosecutor at the National Unit for Security Cases, and Reena Devgun, Senior Prosecutor at the National Unit against International and Organized Crime, at a press conference on Tuesday 27 May 2025 in Stockholm, Sweden.The Public Prosecution Authority is indicting a 32-year-old man for aggravated war crimes and terrorist crimes in Syria committed between 2014 and 2015. The Swedish IS terrorist Osama Krayem is being charged at the Stockholm District Court for aggravated terrorist crimes and aggravated war crimes in Syria. The 32-year-old from Malmö is suspected of having participated when a Jordanian fighter pilot was burned to death in the captivity of the terrorist sect.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

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Paris City Hall for LGBTQIA+ Rights Conference - Paris

International Award / Viktória Radványi has been the director and main organizer of Budapest Pride since 2015. Under his leadership, the Pride march, which began confidentially, has become one of Budapest's major civic events, bringing together tens of thousands of participants every year.The award was given to Maté Hegedus, spokesperson for Budapest Pride. Paris, France on May 16, 2025. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Peruvian Delegation From Chiclayo - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets a delegation from the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru where he was bishop from 2015 to 2023, at the Vatican on May 19, 2025. Pope Leo XIV is a citizen of Peru where he has spent much of his life. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Peruvian Delegation From Chiclayo - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets a delegation from the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru where he was bishop from 2015 to 2023, at the Vatican on May 19, 2025. Pope Leo XIV is a citizen of Peru where he has spent much of his life. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Peruvian Delegation From Chiclayo - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets a delegation from the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru where he was bishop from 2015 to 2023, at the Vatican on May 19, 2025. Pope Leo XIV is a citizen of Peru where he has spent much of his life. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Peruvian Delegation From Chiclayo - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets a delegation from the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru where he was bishop from 2015 to 2023, at the Vatican on May 19, 2025. Pope Leo XIV is a citizen of Peru where he has spent much of his life. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Peruvian Delegation From Chiclayo - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets a delegation from the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru where he was bishop from 2015 to 2023, at the Vatican on May 19, 2025. Pope Leo XIV is a citizen of Peru where he has spent much of his life. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Peruvian Delegation From Chiclayo - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets a delegation from the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru where he was bishop from 2015 to 2023, at the Vatican on May 19, 2025. Pope Leo XIV is a citizen of Peru where he has spent much of his life. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Peruvian Delegation From Chiclayo - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets a delegation from the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru where he was bishop from 2015 to 2023, at the Vatican on May 19, 2025. Pope Leo XIV is a citizen of Peru where he has spent much of his life. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Peruvian Delegation From Chiclayo - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets a delegation from the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru where he was bishop from 2015 to 2023, at the Vatican on May 19, 2025. Pope Leo XIV is a citizen of Peru where he has spent much of his life. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Peruvian Delegation From Chiclayo - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets a delegation from the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru where he was bishop from 2015 to 2023, at the Vatican on May 19, 2025. Pope Leo XIV is a citizen of Peru where he has spent much of his life. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Peruvian Delegation From Chiclayo - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV meets a delegation from the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru where he was bishop from 2015 to 2023, at the Vatican on May 19, 2025. Pope Leo XIV is a citizen of Peru where he has spent much of his life. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Actor and novelist Midori Utsumi

TOKYO, Japan, May 16 Kyodo - Japanese actor and novelist Midori Utsumi attends a press conference at Nakameguro Kinkero Theater in Tokyo on May 10, 2015, following the death of her husband and actor, Kinya Aikawa, who was based at the theater, on April 15, 2015.

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

Workers transport a well-drilling rig at the site of Owainat Water Well Project in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt, on May 3, 2025. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

This photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows a well-drilling rig at night at the site of Owainat Water Well Project in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced.

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

Workers operate on a well-drilling rig at the site of Owainat Water Well Project in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt, on May 3, 2025. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

Workers operate on a well-drilling rig at the site of Owainat Water Well Project in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt, on May 3, 2025. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

(Egyptians gesture while working on newly-harvested wheat at a farm in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt, on May 3, 2025. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than a year, more

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

An aerial drone photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows the farmland in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than a year, more than 60 units of 450-

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

An aerial drone photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows harvesters reaping wheat at a farm in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. The irrigation water for the farm comes from wells drilled by ZPEC. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with work

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

(A harvester reaps wheat at a farm in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt, on May 3, 2025. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than a year, more than 60 units of 450-meter-deep

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

An aerial drone photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows the farmland in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than a year, more than 60 units of 450-

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

This photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows makeshift rooms for workers at the site of Owainat Water Well Project in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. I

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

Li Chundi, chairman of ZPEC, tastes groundwater from a water well drilled by the ZPEC branch in Egypt in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt, on May 3, 2025. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he int

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

This photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows ripe wheat to be harvested at a farm in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than a year, more than 60

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

The Vatican's Swiss Guards swore in 32 new recruits on May 6, 2015 at the Vatican. The new recruits joined their ranks in an elaborate swearing-in ceremony . The ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the 147 Swiss Guards who died protecting Pope Clement VII during the 1527 Sack of Rome. Then each new recruit grasped the corps' flag and, raising three fingers in a symbol of the Holy Trinity, swore to uphold the Swiss Guard oath to protect pope Francis and his successors. The Swiss Guard, founded in 1506, consists of 100 volunteers who must be Swiss nationals, Catholic, single, at least 174 cm (5 feet 8 inches) tall and beardless. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

New recruit of the Swiss Guards before the swearing-in ceremony on May 6, 2015 at the Vatican. The ceremony is held each May 6 to commemorate the 147 Swiss Guards who died protecting Pope Clement VII during the 1527 Sack of Rome. The pompous title 'defenders of the freedom of the Church' qualifies the Swiss Guards, of which there are one hundred. These soldiers are not nearly as picturesque as their uniforms, which are said to have been designed by either Raphael or Michaelangelo, but whose design was actually produced at the turn of the last century. It is not a simple procedure to become a member of the Guard, which is one of the world's oldest military factions. One must have Swiss nationality, be of the Catholic faith, measure over 1.74 meters in height, and be less than 25 years of age when signing on for the first time. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Supporters during Election Day in Canada

Green Party supporter David Pedersen, 28, has supported Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May since he cast his first vote for her in 2015. He's photographed ahead of election results while at the Church and State Winery in Brentwood Bay, B.C., on Monday, April 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis is passing near a palestinian flag as he leads a ceremony for the canonisation of four nuns in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican on May 17, 2015. Pope Francis named two Palestinian, one french and one italian women as saints in a ceremony just days after the Vatican formalized its de facto recognition of the State of Palestine. The ceremony, attended by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas highlighted Pope Francis' drive to help embattled Christian communities in the Middle East. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville /ABACAPRESS.COM

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