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Japan: Baby Macaque “Punch” Wins Hearts After Finding Comfort in Plush Surrogacy 2

A six-month-old Japanese macaque named Punch at Ichikawa City Zoo has gained attention in Japan and abroad. After being rejected by his first-time mother, he was hand-raised by staff and often clung to an orangutan plush toy as a surrogate comfort, touching many hearts. Even after rejoining the troop, he kept the toy for a while, but he is gradually bonding with other monkeys and growing stronger. On social media, the hashtag “#GoPunch” has spread, with visitors continuing to cheer him on.

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Japan: Baby Macaque “Punch” Wins Hearts After Finding Comfort in Plush Surrogacy

A six-month-old Japanese macaque named Punch at Ichikawa City Zoo has gained attention in Japan and abroad. After being rejected by his first-time mother, he was hand-raised by staff and often clung to an orangutan plush toy as a surrogate comfort, touching many hearts. Even after rejoining the troop, he kept the toy for a while, but he is gradually bonding with other monkeys and growing stronger. On social media, the hashtag “#GoPunch” has spread, with visitors continuing to cheer him on.

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BASKET - Serie A - Openjobmetis Varese vs Umana Reyer Venezia

Cole is rejected agains a player of pallacanestro varese- Enerxenia Arena, Varese in Italy - 18th January 2026 during Openjobmetis Varese vs Umana Reyer Venezia, Italian Basketball Serie A match in Varese, Italy, January 18 2026

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President Trump walks on the South Lawn - DC

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Appropriators rejected several of President Donald Trump's proposed cuts to international aid programs under a bipartisan funding bill released Sunday. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump walks on the South Lawn - DC

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Appropriators rejected several of President Donald Trump's proposed cuts to international aid programs under a bipartisan funding bill released Sunday. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump walks on the South Lawn - DC

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Appropriators rejected several of President Donald Trump's proposed cuts to international aid programs under a bipartisan funding bill released Sunday. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump walks on the South Lawn - DC

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Appropriators rejected several of President Donald Trump's proposed cuts to international aid programs under a bipartisan funding bill released Sunday. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump walks on the South Lawn - DC

US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. Appropriators rejected several of President Donald Trump's proposed cuts to international aid programs under a bipartisan funding bill released Sunday. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing About Nicolas Maduro

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, Jan. 5, 2026. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday rejected the possibility of U.S. intervention in Mexico to combat drug cartels, stressing the importance of maintaining national sovereignty and strengthening the country's unity. Photo by Francisco Canedo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing About Nicolas Maduro

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum attends morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, Jan. 5, 2026. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday rejected the possibility of U.S. intervention in Mexico to combat drug cartels, stressing the importance of maintaining national sovereignty and strengthening the country's unity. Photo by Francisco Canedo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing About Nicolas Maduro

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, Jan. 5, 2026. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday rejected the possibility of U.S. intervention in Mexico to combat drug cartels, stressing the importance of maintaining national sovereignty and strengthening the country's unity. Photo by Francisco Canedo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing About Nicolas Maduro

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum attends morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, Jan. 5, 2026. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday rejected the possibility of U.S. intervention in Mexico to combat drug cartels, stressing the importance of maintaining national sovereignty and strengthening the country's unity. Photo by Francisco Canedo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Claudia Sheinbaum Holds Briefing About Nicolas Maduro

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, Jan. 5, 2026. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday rejected the possibility of U.S. intervention in Mexico to combat drug cartels, stressing the importance of maintaining national sovereignty and strengthening the country's unity. Photo by Francisco Canedo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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La Liga - Real Madrid v Real Betis

Real Madrid CF’s Jude Bellingham rejected during La Liga match. January 4, 2026 Photo by Ropero/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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La Liga - Real Madrid v Real Betis

Real Madrid CF’s Vinicius Junior rejected during La Liga match. January 4, 2026 Photo by Ropero/AlterPhotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote Of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty during the vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

The vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

The vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

The vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

The vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

The vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

The vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

The vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

The vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

The vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Senate - Vote of Finance Bill 2026 - Paris

The vote of the finance bill 2026 at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. This finance bill had been massively rejected at first reading in the Assembly National, with a single favorable vote. A joint committee (CMP) bringing together seven deputies and seven senators will then try, this Friday, to find an agreement. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Trade curbs on all eels rejected

The parties to the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating the international trade of endangered species, hold a plenary session in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Dec. 4, 2025. A proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, was formally rejected during the session.

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Trade curbs on all eels rejected

The parties to the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating the international trade of endangered species, hold a plenary session in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Dec. 4, 2025. A proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, was formally rejected during the session.

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International Criminal Court Rejects Appeal To Release Rodrigo Dutertev - The Hague

A woman walks past the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, the Netherlands, Nov. 28, 2025. The ICC rejected an appeal on Friday to release the former Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte on grounds of age and declining health. Photo by Shao Haijun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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International Criminal Court Rejects Appeal To Release Rodrigo Dutertev - The Hague

A woman walks past the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, the Netherlands, Nov. 28, 2025. The ICC rejected an appeal on Friday to release the former Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte on grounds of age and declining health. Photo by Shao Haijun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Int'l treaty panel rejects trade curbs on all eels

A panel of the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, discusses a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 27, 2025. The panel overwhelmingly rejected the proposal amid calls from Japan, one of the world's largest consumers of the fish, to oppose the measure.

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Int'l treaty panel rejects trade curbs on all eels

A panel of the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, discusses a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 27, 2025. The panel overwhelmingly rejected the proposal amid calls from Japan, one of the world's largest consumers of the fish, to oppose the measure.

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Int'l treaty panel rejects trade curbs on all eels

A panel of the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, discusses a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 27, 2025. The panel overwhelmingly rejected the proposal amid calls from Japan, one of the world's largest consumers of the fish, to oppose the measure.

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Israeli Airstrike Hits South Lebanon

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Tayr Debba on November 6, 2025. Israel struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon on November 6, 2025 as the group rejected the prospect of direct political talks between the countries and vowed to defend itself. Since the start of the ceasefire deal brokered by the US president, Hamas has released the 20 surviving hostages and begun handing over the remains of 28 deceased captives. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM