Illustration - Versailles

Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE - ILE DE FRANCE - YVELINES (78) - VERSAILLES: CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES - COUR DE MARBRE: GENERAL VIEW FROM THE GABRIEL WING. EIGHTEEN STATUES REPRESENTING THE ROYAL VIRTUES AND THE PARTS OF THE WORLD ADORN THE BALUSTRADE. IN THE CORNER, THE STATUE OF PEACE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Versailles

Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE - ILE DE FRANCE - YVELINES (78) - VERSAILLES: CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES - COUR DE MARBRE: GENERAL VIEW FROM THE GABRIEL WING. EIGHTEEN STATUES REPRESENTING THE ROYAL VIRTUES AND THE PARTS OF THE WORLD ADORN THE BALUSTRADE. IN THE CORNER, THE STATUE OF PEACE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Photo shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki on the early morning of Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city.

80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Flowers are placed in front of the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city.

Illustration - Nagasaki - Japan

Illustration - Nagasaki - Japan

JAPAN. NAGASAKI. THE PEACE STATUE MADE BY JAPANESE ARTIST SEIBO KITAMURA IN THE PEACE GARDEN. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

File photo - Pope Francis (C) prays before the statue of Regina Maria Pacis (Mary Queen of Peace), during the Pope’s Rosary for peace in Ukraine and end to wars worldwide, on May 31, 2022 at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica (St. Mary Major) in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis celebrates the solemnity of the Immaculate Concepcion in Piazza Mignanelli, near the Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy, on December 08, 2022. This papal tradition marks the beginning of the Christmas season as the Pope visits the monument and crowns the statue of Mary with a garland of flowers. This year, the Pope focused his prayers, in a special way, on peace in the world, and especially for peace in 'martyred' Ukraine. -- 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 Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis celebrates the solemnity of the Immaculate Concepcion in Piazza Mignanelli, near the Spanish Steps, Rome, Italy, on December 08, 2022. This papal tradition marks the beginning of the Christmas season as the Pope visits the monument and crowns the statue of Mary with a garland of flowers. This year, the Pope focused his prayers, in a special way, on peace in the world, and especially for peace in 'martyred' Ukraine. -- 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 Alessia Giuliani/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

File - Pope Francis At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

File - Pope Francis At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

File photo - Pope Francis (C) prays before the statue of Regina Maria Pacis (Mary Queen of Peace), during the Pope’s Rosary for peace in Ukraine and end to wars worldwide, on May 31, 2022 at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica (St. Mary Major) in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 11, 2024, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, a day after the ceremony for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, was held in Oslo.

Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 11, 2024, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, a day after the ceremony for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, was held in Oslo.

Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Nobel Peace Prize celebration in Japan

Photo taken on Dec. 11, 2024, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, a day after the ceremony for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, was held in Oslo.

2024 Nobel Peace Prize

2024 Nobel Peace Prize

People visit the Peace Statue in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki on Dec. 10, 2024, prior to the ceremony in Oslo to award the Nobel Peace Prize to members of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors.

2024 Nobel Peace Prize

2024 Nobel Peace Prize

People visit the Peace Statue in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki on Dec. 10, 2024, prior to the ceremony in Oslo to award the Nobel Peace Prize to members of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors.

Prototype of Peace Statue in Nagasaki

Prototype of Peace Statue in Nagasaki

A 15-centimeter-tall prototype of the Peace Statue in Nagasaki's Peace Park goes on public display on Nov. 9, 2024, at a prison in Isahaya in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki. Sculptor Seibo Kitamura, the statue's creator, donated the prototype to the prison in 1959 to mourn the 134 prisoners and prison staff killed when the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki hit as they were at a prison unit located near Ground Zero.

Prototype of Peace Statue in Nagasaki

Prototype of Peace Statue in Nagasaki

A 15-centimeter-tall prototype of the Peace Statue in Nagasaki's Peace Park goes on public display on Nov. 9, 2024, at a prison in Isahaya in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki. Sculptor Seibo Kitamura, the statue's creator, donated the prototype to the prison in 1959 to mourn the 134 prisoners and prison staff killed when the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki hit as they were at a prison unit located near Ground Zero.

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize the same day.

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize the same day.

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize the same day.

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize the same day.

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize the same day.

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize the same day.

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize the same day.

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japan's nuke-bomb survivors group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2024, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, won the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize the same day.

79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki

79th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki

A person prays in front of the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2024, the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city.

Scene of Nagasaki before 79th A-bomb anniversary

Scene of Nagasaki before 79th A-bomb anniversary

People pray in front of the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, 2024, the day before the 79th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city.

Anti-nuke sit-in in Nagasaki

Anti-nuke sit-in in Nagasaki

Anti-nuclear protesters, including survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, stage the 500th sit-in in their 45-year history, held on the 9th of every month, in front of the Peace Statue at the Peace Park in the southwestern Japan city on June 9, 2024.

Macron Says French Troops Will Stay In New Caledonia

Macron Says French Troops Will Stay In New Caledonia

This picture dated May 23, 2024 shows a statue representing New Caledonia's anti-independence leader Jacques Lafleur shaking hands with the leader of the Kanak independence movement Jean-Marie Tjibaou as part of the signing of the Matignon Agreements on June 26, 1988, which brought peace to New Caledonia. French security forces will remain in New Caledonia as long as necessary, Emmanuel Macron has said, after France’s president arrived in the Pacific territory in an urgent attempt to calm tensions after more than a week of riots that have left six dead. Photo by MMIIAS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Macron Says French Troops Will Stay In New Caledonia

Macron Says French Troops Will Stay In New Caledonia

This picture dated May 23, 2024 shows a statue representing New Caledonia's anti-independence leader Jacques Lafleur shaking hands with the leader of the Kanak independence movement Jean-Marie Tjibaou as part of the signing of the Matignon Agreements on June 26, 1988, which brought peace to New Caledonia. French security forces will remain in New Caledonia as long as necessary, Emmanuel Macron has said, after France’s president arrived in the Pacific territory in an urgent attempt to calm tensions after more than a week of riots that have left six dead. Photo by MMIIAS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest in Nagasaki against U.S. subcritical nuclear test

Protest in Nagasaki against U.S. subcritical nuclear test

People including survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki stage a sit-in protest in front of the Peace Statue at the Peace Park in the southwestern Japanese city, on May 21, 2024, against a subcritical nuclear test by the United States on May 14.

Protest in Nagasaki against U.S. subcritical nuclear test

Protest in Nagasaki against U.S. subcritical nuclear test

People including survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki stage a sit-in protest in front of the Peace Statue at the Peace Park in the southwestern Japanese city, on May 21, 2024, against a subcritical nuclear test by the United States on May 14.

Protest in Nagasaki against U.S. subcritical nuclear test

Protest in Nagasaki against U.S. subcritical nuclear test

People including survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki stage a sit-in protest in front of the Peace Statue at the Peace Park in the southwestern Japanese city, on May 21, 2024, against a subcritical nuclear test by the United States on May 14.

International anti-nuke meeting in Nagasaki

International anti-nuke meeting in Nagasaki

Attendees take part in a photo session in front of the Peace Statue at Peace Park in the atomic-bombed city of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 8, 2023, as the third meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weapons opens for a two-day run.

Peace Statue at Nagasaki's Peace Park

Peace Statue at Nagasaki's Peace Park

File photo taken on Oct. 6, 2023, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in the atomic-bombed city of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan.

Peace Statue at Nagasaki's Peace Park

Peace Statue at Nagasaki's Peace Park

File photo taken on Oct. 6, 2023, shows the Peace Statue at Peace Park in the atomic-bombed city of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan.

Scene of Nagasaki before 78th A-bomb anniversary

Scene of Nagasaki before 78th A-bomb anniversary

A rainbow appears in the sky over the Peace Statue at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, 2023, a day before the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city.

G-7 health ministers in Nagasaki

G-7 health ministers in Nagasaki

Health ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies and other dignitaries, including the mayor of Nagasaki and the prefectural governor, stand in front of the Peace Statue at the Nagasaki Peace Park in Nagasaki on May 14, 2023, ahead of a flower offering for victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing. A two-day meeting of G-7 health ministers concluded the same day in the southwestern Japan city.

G-7 health ministers in Nagasaki

G-7 health ministers in Nagasaki

Health ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies and other dignitaries, including the mayor of Nagasaki and the prefectural governor, stand in front of the Peace Statue at the Nagasaki Peace Park in Nagasaki on May 14, 2023, ahead of a flower offering for victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing. A two-day meeting of G-7 health ministers concluded the same day in the southwestern Japan city.

Iraqis slam U.S. for lying about Iraq War

STORY: Iraqis slam U.S. for lying about Iraq War DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:06:36 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: MILITARY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): YANG YIRAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ALI MUSA, Iraqi political analyst 3. STANDUP 2 (English): FAN SHUAISHUAI, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): KHUDHAIR AL-ASADI, Head of Medical Department, Imam Hussein Hospital 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MOHAMMED SHARIF, Cleaner at Imam Hussein Hospital 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): NADHUM AL-JUBOURI, Iraqi political expert 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): RAZZAQ HAMEED, Shop owner, Baghdad 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (Arabic): ABU REDHA, Citizen, Baghdad 9. SOUNDBITE 7 (Arabic): HAIDER SAAD, Oil worker, Halfaya oilfield, Maysan province STORYLINE: Firdos Square Baghdad, Iraq STANDUP 1 (English): YANG YIRAN, Xinhua correspondent "In April, 2003, the statue of Saddam Hussein that had once stood here was toppled, with the U.S. soldiers waving American flags and promising peace, freedom and prosperit

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-KHMER ARTIFACTS-RETURN

CAMBODIA-PHNOM PENH-KHMER ARTIFACTS-RETURN

(230317) -- PHNOM PENH, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen worships a Khmer ancient statue at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 17, 2023. Cambodia on Friday celebrated the return of hundreds of looted Khmer antiquities and ancient jewels to the Southeast Asian nation from abroad. (Photo by Ly Lay/Xinhua)

Mourning Nelson Mandela

Mourning Nelson Mandela

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Photo shows flowers laid near a statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela at Mandela Square in Johannesburg on Dec. 8, 2013. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate who waged a long and ultimately victorious struggle against apartheid died on Dec. 5.

People stage sit-in to call for elimination of nukes

People stage sit-in to call for elimination of nukes

NAGASAKI, Japan - People observe a moment of silence in front of the Peace Statue amid the falling snow in Nagasaki City, Japan, on Jan. 1, 2015, during a sit-in to call for the elimination of nuclear weapons. Following Hiroshima, Nagasaki was hit by an atomic bomb in the closing days of World War II in 1945.

Nagasaki marks 69th anniversary of atomic bombing

Nagasaki marks 69th anniversary of atomic bombing

NAGASAKI, Japan - Doves are released around the Peace Statue at Nagasaki Peace Park in Nagasaki at the ceremony on Aug. 9, 2014, to mark the 69th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the southwestern Japan city.

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) walks toward a statue at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, to offer flowers on Dec. 10, 2013. Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue is seen at her left.

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy offers flowers at a statue at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2013. The ambassador was making her first trip to the southwestern Japanese city, hit by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945, since taking up her post in the previous month.

Nelson Mandela dies

Nelson Mandela dies

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - People gather around a statue of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Sandton, near Johannesburg, on Dec. 6, 2013. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate who waged a long and ultimately victorious struggle against apartheid died the previous day. He was 95.

A-bomb survivors protest U.S. test

A-bomb survivors protest U.S. test

NAGASAKI, Japan - The 1945 atomic bombing survivors and other protesters stage a sit-in near the Peace Statue in Nagasaki on Nov. 1, 2013, after the United States revealed it had conducted an experiment using a small amount of plutonium to examine the capabilities of its nuclear weapons between July and September 2013.

A-bomb survivors protest U.S. test

A-bomb survivors protest U.S. test

NAGASAKI, Japan - Protesters including survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing stage a sit-in at the foot of the Peace Statue in Nagasaki Peace Park in Nagasaki, Japan on Aug. 22, 2013. The protest was sparked by the recent revelation that the United States conducted a plutonium test earlier in the year.

Nagasaki peace ceremony

Nagasaki peace ceremony

NAGASAKI, Japan - The bust of Mother Mary, the only portion of the statue that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing, is taken to Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki as about 1,000 people marched with torches on Aug. 9, 2013. A ceremony was held earlier in the day to mark the 68th anniversary of the bombing of the southwest Japan city.

Nagasaki peace ceremony

Nagasaki peace ceremony

NAGASAKI, Japan - The bust of Mother Mary, the only portion of the statue that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing, is taken to Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki as about 1,000 people marched with torches on Aug. 9, 2013. A ceremony was held earlier in the day to mark the 68th anniversary of the bombing of the southwest Japan city.