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[Breaking News]Campaigning for general election in Japan

HIROSAKI, Japan, Jan. 28 Kyodo - Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda waves his hand in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning began across Japan the same day for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8. (Kyodo)

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Japan-S. Korea defense talks

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu Back (R) receives a guard of honor at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2026. Ahn held talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinjiro Koizumi (L) the same day. (Pool photo)

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda makes a stump speech in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning begins across Japan the same day for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Centrist Reform Alliance co-leader Yoshihiko Noda (C) waves his hand in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2026, as official campaigning began across Japan the same day for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Protest against Japan PM Takaichi

A protester holds up a placard reading "We must not lose to a prime minister like this" at the venue of a stump speech by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Tokyo's Akihabara area on Jan. 27, 2026. Official campaigning began across Japan the same day for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Campaigning for general election in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party makes a stump speech, alongside Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura, in Tokyo's Akihabara area on Jan. 27, 2026. Official campaigning begins the same day across Japan for the House of Representatives election on Feb. 8.

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Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

IKARUGA, Japan, Jan. 26 Kyodo - Monks and firefighters participate in an annual fire drill at the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2026. The date was designated in 1955 as a day for raising awareness about protecting cultural assets from fire after one of Horyu-ji temple buildings burned down on the same day in 1949. (Kyodo)

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Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

Monks and firefighters participate in an annual fire drill at the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2026. The date was designated in 1955 as a day for raising awareness about protecting cultural assets from fire after one of Horyu-ji temple buildings burned down on the same day in 1949.

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Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

Monks and firefighters participate in an annual fire drill at the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2026. The date was designated in 1955 as a day for raising awareness about protecting cultural assets from fire after one of Horyu-ji temple buildings burned down on the same day in 1949.

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Fire drill at Horyu-ji temple

Monks and firefighters participate in an annual fire drill at the World Heritage-listed Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2026. The date was designated in 1955 as a day for raising awareness about protecting cultural assets from fire after one of Horyu-ji temple buildings burned down on the same day in 1949.

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Japan PM Takaichi dissolves lower house

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (blue) is pictured ahead of a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026. She dissolved the lower house the same day for a snap election on Feb. 8.

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Japan PM Takaichi dissolves lower house

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (blue) is pictured ahead of a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2026. She dissolved the lower house the same day for a snap election on Feb. 8.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex's No. 6 reactor in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, the same day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the No. 6 reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, the same day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the No. 6 reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, the same day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the No. 6 reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, the same day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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TEPCO reboots 1st nuclear reactor since Fukushima crisis

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, shows Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power complex in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. restarted the No. 6 reactor at the seven-unit complex, the world's largest nuclear power plant by output when fully operational, the same day, marking the first resumption of a reactor by TEPCO since the 2011 crisis in Fukushima Prefecture.

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Preparations for upcoming general election in Japan

A signage company in Chikuma in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, is busy making and shipping boards on Jan. 19, 2026, ahead of a snap general election. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the same day she will dissolve the House of Representatives on Jan. 23 for the election to be held on Feb. 8.

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Preparations for upcoming general election in Japan

A signage company in Chikuma in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, is busy making and shipping boards on Jan. 19, 2026, ahead of a snap general election. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the same day she will dissolve the House of Representatives on Jan. 23 for the election to be held on Feb. 8.

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Preparations for upcoming general election in Japan

A signage company in Chikuma in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, is busy making and shipping boards on Jan. 19, 2026, ahead of a snap general election. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said the same day she will dissolve the House of Representatives on Jan. 23 for the election to be held on Feb. 8.

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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Elderly Vendor Refuses to Sell Until Daily Quran Recitation is Complete - Iraq

In a unique scene within the Erbil market a citizen named Osman Ahmed Marouf has continued reading the Holy Quran for 30 years in front of the city s ancient Citadel. Mam Osman, who is 80 years old earns his living by selling cigarette packs and lighters. Every day before starting his work, he follows a fixed schedule of reading one part Juz of the Holy Quran. Only after he finishes his reading does he begin his daily trade. Through this routine, he completes a full recitation Khatm of the Quran once a month. Despite his advanced age this citizen is seen in the same spot daily and has become a prominent symbol of the market. As he indicates this reading has become an inseparable part of his daily life. January 19, 2026. Photo by Rashid Othman Sabur/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Marcos Ramos during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the neighbours throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Outing of Jarramplas in Piornal - Spain

Several people during the departure of Jarramplas, on 19 January 2026, in Piornal, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Jarramplas is a festival of national tourist interest, in which two eponymous characters make a route through the streets of Piornal playing a tambourine, at the same time as the locals throw vegetables at them as a punishment, because in the past Jarramplas was seen as a cattle thief. Photo by Jorge Armestar / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apartment Collapse Injures 19 People - Paris

An apartment collapsed from the 5th floor to the 4th floor in the 11th arrondissement of Paris during a party attended by 50 people in the same Parisian apartment. More than 100 firefighters were mobilised, as well as a canine team. The toll was 19 people injured and taken to hospital, and one seriously injured on January 18, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apartment Collapse Injures 19 People - Paris

An apartment collapsed from the 5th floor to the 4th floor in the 11th arrondissement of Paris during a party attended by 50 people in the same Parisian apartment. More than 100 firefighters were mobilised, as well as a canine team. The toll was 19 people injured and taken to hospital, and one seriously injured on January 18, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apartment Collapse Injures 19 People - Paris

An apartment collapsed from the 5th floor to the 4th floor in the 11th arrondissement of Paris during a party attended by 50 people in the same Parisian apartment. More than 100 firefighters were mobilised, as well as a canine team. The toll was 19 people injured and taken to hospital, and one seriously injured on January 18, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apartment Collapse Injures 19 People - Paris

An apartment collapsed from the 5th floor to the 4th floor in the 11th arrondissement of Paris during a party attended by 50 people in the same Parisian apartment. More than 100 firefighters were mobilised, as well as a canine team. The toll was 19 people injured and taken to hospital, and one seriously injured on January 18, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apartment Collapse Injures 19 People - Paris

An apartment collapsed from the 5th floor to the 4th floor in the 11th arrondissement of Paris during a party attended by 50 people in the same Parisian apartment. More than 100 firefighters were mobilised, as well as a canine team. The toll was 19 people injured and taken to hospital, and one seriously injured on January 18, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apartment Collapse Injures 19 People - Paris

An apartment collapsed from the 5th floor to the 4th floor in the 11th arrondissement of Paris during a party attended by 50 people in the same Parisian apartment. More than 100 firefighters were mobilised, as well as a canine team. The toll was 19 people injured and taken to hospital, and one seriously injured on January 18, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apartment Collapse Injures 19 People - Paris

An apartment collapsed from the 5th floor to the 4th floor in the 11th arrondissement of Paris during a party attended by 50 people in the same Parisian apartment. More than 100 firefighters were mobilised, as well as a canine team. The toll was 19 people injured and taken to hospital, and one seriously injured on January 18, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apartment Collapse Injures 19 People - Paris

An apartment collapsed from the 5th floor to the 4th floor in the 11th arrondissement of Paris during a party attended by 50 people in the same Parisian apartment. More than 100 firefighters were mobilised, as well as a canine team. The toll was 19 people injured and taken to hospital, and one seriously injured on January 18, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apartment Collapse Injures 19 People - Paris

An apartment collapsed from the 5th floor to the 4th floor in the 11th arrondissement of Paris during a party attended by 50 people in the same Parisian apartment. More than 100 firefighters were mobilised, as well as a canine team. The toll was 19 people injured and taken to hospital, and one seriously injured on January 18, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apartment Collapse Injures 19 People - Paris

An apartment collapsed from the 5th floor to the 4th floor in the 11th arrondissement of Paris during a party attended by 50 people in the same Parisian apartment. More than 100 firefighters were mobilised, as well as a canine team. The toll was 19 people injured and taken to hospital, and one seriously injured on January 18, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Apartment Collapse Injures 19 People - Paris

An apartment collapsed from the 5th floor to the 4th floor in the 11th arrondissement of Paris during a party attended by 50 people in the same Parisian apartment. More than 100 firefighters were mobilised, as well as a canine team. The toll was 19 people injured and taken to hospital, and one seriously injured on January 18, 2026 in Paris, France. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM