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US: Thousands Gather at Lincoln Memorial as Monks End 2,300-Mile Peace Journey

About 19 Buddhist monks completed a 108-day, 2,300-mile Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., ending with a ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial on Wednesday, February 11. Thousands gathered to welcome them as they concluded the pilgrimage with a message of peace.

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US: Buddhist Monks Draw Crowds as “Walk for Peace” Passes Through Arlington 2

Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace” passed through Arlington, Virginia, on Monday, escorted by police and watched by hundreds of supporters. The monks arrived at Marymount University, their final stop in Virginia, as they near the end of their journey to Washington, D.C.

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US: Buddhist Monks Draw Crowds as “Walk for Peace” Passes Through Arlington

Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace” passed through Arlington, Virginia, on Monday, escorted by police and watched by hundreds of supporters. The monks arrived at Marymount University, their final stop in Virginia, as they near the end of their journey to Washington, D.C.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics at the Arch of Peace in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics at the Arch of Peace in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics at the Arch of Peace in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics at the Arch of Peace in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics at the Arch of Peace in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Milan Cortina Olympics

Photo shows one of the two Milan Cortina Winter Olympic cauldrons at the Peace Arch in Milan on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

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Milan Cortina Olympics

Photo shows one of the two Milan Cortina Olympic cauldrons at the Peace Arch in Milan on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

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Milan Cortina Olympics

Photo shows one of the two Milan Cortina Olympic cauldrons at the Peace Arch in Milan on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

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Milan Cortina Olympics

Combined photo shows the two Milan Cortina Olympics cauldrons, one at the Peace Arch in Milan (L) and the second at the Piazza Angelo Dibona in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the games' opening.

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Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Feb. 3, 2026, shows a cauldron set up at the Peace Arch in Milan, Italy, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Feb. 3, 2026, shows a cauldron set up at the Peace Arch in Milan, Italy, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Feb. 3, 2026, shows a cauldron set up at the Peace Arch in Milan, Italy, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Feb. 3, 2026, shows a cauldron set up at the Peace Arch in Milan, Italy, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Feb. 3, 2026, shows a cauldron set up at the Peace Arch in Milan, Italy, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

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US: Buddhist Monks Reach Richmond on 100th Day of 2,300-Mile “Walk for Peace” 2

Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace” from Texas to Washington, D.C., passed through Richmond, Virginia on Monday, February 2, marking the 100th day of their journey. They walked from Chesterfield to Richmond, stopped at Fire Station 17, and later gathered at City Hall, where they were welcomed by city and state leaders and a large crowd. The walk aims to promote peace, mindfulness, compassion, and nonviolence.

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US: Buddhist Monks Reach Richmond on 100th Day of 2,300-Mile “Walk for Peace”

Buddhist monks on a 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace” from Texas to Washington, D.C., passed through Richmond, Virginia on Monday, February 2, marking the 100th day of their journey. They walked from Chesterfield to Richmond, stopped at Fire Station 17, and later gathered at City Hall, where they were welcomed by city and state leaders and a large crowd. The walk aims to promote peace, mindfulness, compassion, and nonviolence.

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Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Police officers patrol near the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 29, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Work to set up a cauldron is under way at the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 29, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Work to set up a cauldron is under way at the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 29, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

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Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Work to set up a cauldron is under way at the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 29, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

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5th anniv. of nuclear weapons ban treaty

People light candles at the Peace Memorial Park near the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Jan. 22, 2026, to mark the fifth anniversary of the coming into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

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5th anniv. of nuclear weapons ban treaty

People light candles at the Peace Memorial Park near the World Heritage-listed Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Jan. 22, 2026, to mark the fifth anniversary of the coming into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

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Milan-Cortina Olympics

Photo taken on Jan. 17, 2026, shows the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, where a cauldron is to be set up for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics.

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Milan-Cortina Olympics

Photo taken on Jan. 17, 2026, shows the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, where a cauldron is to be set up for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics.

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Milan-Cortina Olympics

Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, where a cauldron is to be set up for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics.

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Milan-Cortina Olympics

Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, where a cauldron is to be set up for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics.

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