US: Fire Engulfs Fairfield Inn in North Lincoln, Nebraska

A fire broke out Monday, June 15, at a Fairfield Inn & Suites in north Lincoln, Nebraska, with flames spreading up the building's exterior into the attic and causing most of the roof to collapse. No injuries were reported, though the hotel was heavily damaged.

US: Time-Lapse Shows Heavy Snow Blanketing Ohio State University’s South Oval

Time-lapse footage shows snow accumulating over a 24-hour period on Sunday, January 25, at the South Oval on the Ohio State University campus. A major winter storm swept across the U.S., bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain. The storm has caused seven deaths and massive power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of people.

PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

Koichi Nakano, a professor of international politics at Sophia University in Tokyo, speaks during a rally in front of the Japanese Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 23, 2025. Japanese citizens held a rally on Tuesday evening in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract her erroneous remarks on Taiwan and criticizing comments by a senior government official advocating nuclear armament. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

Princess Sofia attends Sophiahemmet University's graduation ceremony at Stockholm City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on november 06, 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

Princess Sofia attends Sophiahemmet University's graduation ceremony at Stockholm City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on november 06, 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

Princess Sofia attends Sophiahemmet University's graduation ceremony at Stockholm City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on november 06, 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

Princess Sofia attends Sophiahemmet University's graduation ceremony at Stockholm City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on november 06, 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

Princess Sofia attends Sophiahemmet University's graduation ceremony at Stockholm City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on november 06, 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

Princess Sofia attends Sophiahemmet University's graduation ceremony at Stockholm City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on november 06, 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

Princess Sofia attends Sophiahemmet University's graduation ceremony at Stockholm City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on november 06, 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

Princess Sofia attends Sophiahemmet University's graduation ceremony at Stockholm City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on november 06, 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

PRINCESS SOFIA SOPHIA GRADUATION CEREMONY

Princess Sofia attends Sophiahemmet University's graduation ceremony at Stockholm City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on november 06, 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030

Nobel committee chair in Japan

Nobel committee chair in Japan

Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, speaks during a disarmament event at Sophia University in Tokyo on July 27, 2025.

Nobel committee chair in Japan

Nobel committee chair in Japan

Jorgen Watne Frydnes (R), chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, shakes hands with Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading group of atomic bomb survivors, following a press conference at Sophia University in Tokyo on July 27, 2025.

Nobel Peace Prize Committee chair in Japan

Nobel Peace Prize Committee chair in Japan

Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, speaks during a disarmament event at Sophia University in Tokyo on July 27, 2025.

Nobel committee chair in Japan

Nobel committee chair in Japan

Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, speaks during a press conference at Sophia University in Tokyo on July 27, 2025.

Nobel committee chair in Japan

Nobel committee chair in Japan

Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, speaks during a press conference at Sophia University in Tokyo on July 27, 2025.

Exhibition of cockerels by Vasylkiv majolica plant

Exhibition of cockerels by Vasylkiv majolica plant

Professor of the Department of Ukrainian Philosophy and Culture at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, PhD Nataliia Kryvda speaks during the exhibition of cockerels by Vasylkiv Majolica Factory from the collection of Ivan Hrynko, ENT surgeon and founder of the Pivnyk Charitable Foundation, held as part of the presentation of the Pivnyk Charitable Foundation whose mission is to help military personnel who lost their hearing due to hostilities, in the Khlibnia Gallery of the St. Sophia of Kyiv National Reserve, Kyiv, Ukraine, on 1 April 2025 (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Exhibition of cockerels by Vasylkiv majolica plant

Exhibition of cockerels by Vasylkiv majolica plant

Professor of the Department of Ukrainian Philosophy and Culture at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, PhD Nataliia Kryvda speaks during the exhibition of cockerels by Vasylkiv Majolica Factory from the collection of Ivan Hrynko, ENT surgeon and founder of the Pivnyk Charitable Foundation, held as part of the presentation of the Pivnyk Charitable Foundation whose mission is to help military personnel who lost their hearing due to hostilities, in the Khlibnia Gallery of the St. Sophia of Kyiv National Reserve, Kyiv, Ukraine, on 1 April 2025 (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia of Spain arrives at The University Club to attend The 2024 Sophia Award for Excellence and 70th Anniversary of The Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York City, NY, USA on November 4, 2024. This is the first appareance of Queen Sofia siince Spain flooding caused by Dana in Valencia. Protestors were driving trucks outside the Club to protest against Gustavo Dudamel. Photo by Dylan Travis/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia of Spain arrives at The University Club to attend The 2024 Sophia Award for Excellence and 70th Anniversary of The Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York City, NY, USA on November 4, 2024. This is the first appareance of Queen Sofia siince Spain flooding caused by Dana in Valencia. Protestors were driving trucks outside the Club to protest against Gustavo Dudamel. Photo by Dylan Travis/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia of Spain arrives at The University Club to attend The 2024 Sophia Award for Excellence and 70th Anniversary of The Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York City, NY, USA on November 4, 2024. This is the first appareance of Queen Sofia siince Spain flooding caused by Dana in Valencia. Protestors were driving trucks outside the Club to protest against Gustavo Dudamel. Photo by Dylan Travis/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia of Spain arrives at The University Club to attend The 2024 Sophia Award for Excellence and 70th Anniversary of The Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York City, NY, USA on November 4, 2024. This is the first appareance of Queen Sofia siince Spain flooding caused by Dana in Valencia. Protestors were driving trucks outside the Club to protest against Gustavo Dudamel. Photo by Dylan Travis/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia of Spain arrives at The University Club to attend The 2024 Sophia Award for Excellence and 70th Anniversary of The Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York City, NY, USA on November 4, 2024. This is the first appareance of Queen Sofia siince Spain flooding caused by Dana in Valencia. Protestors were driving trucks outside the Club to protest against Gustavo Dudamel. Photo by Dylan Travis/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia of Spain arrives at The University Club to attend The 2024 Sophia Award for Excellence and 70th Anniversary of The Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York City, NY, USA on November 4, 2024. This is the first appareance of Queen Sofia siince Spain flooding caused by Dana in Valencia. Protestors were driving trucks outside the Club to protest against Gustavo Dudamel. Photo by Dylan Travis/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia of Spain arrives at The University Club to attend The 2024 Sophia Award for Excellence and 70th Anniversary of The Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York City, NY, USA on November 4, 2024. This is the first appareance of Queen Sofia siince Spain flooding caused by Dana in Valencia. Protestors were driving trucks outside the Club to protest against Gustavo Dudamel. Photo by Dylan Travis/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia of Spain arrives at The University Club to attend The 2024 Sophia Award for Excellence and 70th Anniversary of The Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York City, NY, USA on November 4, 2024. This is the first appareance of Queen Sofia siince Spain flooding caused by Dana in Valencia. Protestors were driving trucks outside the Club to protest against Gustavo Dudamel. Photo by Dylan Travis/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia At University Club - NYC

Queen Sofia of Spain arrives at The University Club to attend The 2024 Sophia Award for Excellence and 70th Anniversary of The Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York City, NY, USA on November 4, 2024. This is the first appareance of Queen Sofia siince Spain flooding caused by Dana in Valencia. Protestors were driving trucks outside the Club to protest against Gustavo Dudamel. Photo by Dylan Travis/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple

The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple

The Great Bell, Hokoji Temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6884]

Fushimi Inari Shrine

Fushimi Inari Shrine

Fushimi Inari Shrine==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6889]

Maruyama Yaami Hotel

Maruyama Yaami Hotel

Maruyama Yaami Hotel==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6876]

Nishi Otani (Otani Honbyo Mausoleum of Honganji Temple)

Nishi Otani (Otani Honbyo Mausoleum of Honganji Temple)

Nishi Otani (Otani Honbyo Mausoleum of Honganji Temple)==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6883]

Tsutenbashi bridge at tofukuji temple

Tsutenbashi bridge at tofukuji temple

Tsutenbashi bridge at tofukuji temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6887]

Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo

Sanjusangendo==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6886]

The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The stage of Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6882]

Nanzenji Temple

Nanzenji Temple

Nanzenji Temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6873]

Hall at Enryakuji Temple, Mt Hiei

Hall at Enryakuji Temple, Mt Hiei

Hall at Enryakuji Temple, Mt Hiei==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6866]

Higashi Otani (Otani Sobyo Mausoleum of Higashi Honganji Temple)

Higashi Otani (Otani Sobyo Mausoleum of Higashi Honganji Temple)

Higashi Otani (Otani Sobyo Mausoleum of Higashi Honganji Temple)==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6879]

TOYOKUNI SHRINE

TOYOKUNI SHRINE

TOYOKUNI SHRINE==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6885]

Sen-yuji temple

Sen-yuji temple

Sen-yuji temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6888]

Maruyama

Maruyama

Maruyama==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6877]

Eikan-do Temple

Eikan-do Temple

Eikan-do Temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6872]

Five-Story Pagoda of Yasaka

Five-Story Pagoda of Yasaka

Five-Story Pagoda of Yasaka==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6881]

Yasaka Shrine, Gion, Kyoto

Yasaka Shrine, Gion, Kyoto

Yasaka Shrine, Gion, Kyoto==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6878]

Rows of houses seen from Higashiyama,Kyoto

Rows of houses seen from Higashiyama,Kyoto

Rows of houses seen from Higashiyama,Kyoto==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6875]

Tokugawa Akitake

Tokugawa Akitake

Tokugawa Akitake==Date:1867, Place:Japan, Photo:Other photographers ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:7097]

Koudaiji Temple

Koudaiji Temple

Koudaiji Temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6880]

Foreign man

Foreign man

Foreign man==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Ueno Hikoma ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:7095]

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Tokugawa Yoshinobu==Date:unknown, Place:Japan, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:7100]

Chion-in Temple

Chion-in Temple

Chion-in Temple==Date:c. 1880, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown ,Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images [Institution Catalog Number:6874]