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Former Japanese lower house speaker Kono dies

File photo taken in August 1993 at the prime minister's office in Tokyo shows Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono issuing an official statement acknowledging the Japanese military's responsibility for the forced labor of Korean "comfort women" in Japan's wartime military brothels, and announcing the government's landmark apology for the issue. Kono, former speaker of the House of Representatives, died on June 8, 2026, aged 89.

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OECD Council meeting

Mathias Cormann, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, holds a press conference after a two-day OECD Council meeting ended without issuing a ministerial statement for the second straight year in Paris on June 4, 2026.

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NPT review conference in New York

Tomiko Ichikawa, permanent representative of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, reads out a joint statement on the importance of disarmament education for young people during the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30, 2026.

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Japan-Canada talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and her Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, pose for a photo with copies of a joint statement following their talks at her office in Tokyo on March 6, 2026.

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Olivier Faure, deputy and Boris Vallaud, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Olivier Faure, deputy and Boris Vallaud, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Olivier Faure, deputy and Boris Vallaud, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Olivier Faure, deputy and Boris Vallaud, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Stephane Peu, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Olivier Faure, deputy and Boris Vallaud, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Illustration of the National Assembly during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Illustration during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Mathilde Panot, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Yael Braun Pivet, President of the National Assembly during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Illustration during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Mathilde Panot, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Mathilde Panot, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Illustration during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Mathilde Panot, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Jean Philippe Tanguy, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Jean Philippe Tanguy, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Olivier Faure, deputy and Boris Vallaud, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Olivier Faure, deputy and Boris Vallaud, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Illustration during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Olivier Faure, deputy and Boris Vallaud, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Laurent Mazaury, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Mathilde Panot, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Jean Philippe Tanguy, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Laurent Mazaury, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Illustration during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

Olivier Faure, deputy, during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin and French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Catherine Vautrin and French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France Details Role In Resolving International Crises Including Venezuela

French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot during the government statement on France's role in preventing and resolving international political crises, particularly in Venezuela at the National Assembly on January 19, 2026. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM