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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.

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Commemoration Ceremony for Victims of Crans-Montana - Martigny

Handout - State Councillor and president of the Council of State of the Canton of Valais Mathias Reynard during a tribute ceremony for the victims of the deadly fire that ripped through the bar Le Constellation in Crans-Montana on New Year's Eve, in Martigny, Switzerland on January 9, 2026. All of Switzerland will mark a national day of mourning on January 9 for the dozens of mostly teenagers killed when fire ravaged a ski resort bar crammed with New Year revellers. Just over a week after the tragedy at the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and 116 injured, the wealthy Alpine nation will come to a standstill for a minute of silence at 2:00 pm (1300 GMT). Photo by FDFA Federal Dep. of Foreign Affairs via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vote of Special Bill To Budget for 2026 at the French Senate - Paris AJ

French communist party (PCF) senator and councillor for Paris' mayor, Ian Brossat during a solemn examination and vote on the special budget bill presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations, at the Senate, the French Parliament upper house, in Paris on December 23, 2025. In the absence of a budget passed before December 31 2025, a special law will be submitted to Parliament, a legislative tool intended to ensure the continuity of the State in order to temporarily escape the budgetary impasse. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NO TABLOIDS - Emmanuel Macron visits the Oceanographic Museum - Monaco

NO TABLOIDS - French President Emmanuel Macron and French Minister of Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forest, Sea and Fisheries Agnes Pannier-Runacher and Monaco Science Councillor Jean-Charles Tonelli visit the Oceanographic Museum during the French president's two-day state visit in Monaco ahead of the Unoc3, on June 8, 2025. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NO TABLOIDS - Emmanuel Macron visits the Oceanographic Museum - Monaco

NO TABLOIDS - French President Emmanuel Macron and French Minister of Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forest, Sea and Fisheries Agnes Pannier-Runacher and Monaco Science Councillor Jean-Charles Tonelli visit the Oceanographic Museum during the French president's two-day state visit in Monaco ahead of the Unoc3, on June 8, 2025. Photo by Stephane Lemouton/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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CRIF Annual Dinner - Paris

Marc Guillaume, State Councillor, Prefect of Paris, Prefect of the Ile-de-France region during the annual dinner of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (CRIF - Conseil Representatif des Institutions juives de France) at the Louvre Carrousel in Paris on May 6, 2024. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CRIF Annual Dinner - Paris

Marc Guillaume, State Councillor, Prefect of Paris, Prefect of the Ile-de-France region during the annual dinner of the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France (CRIF - Conseil Representatif des Institutions juives de France) at the Louvre Carrousel in Paris on May 6, 2024. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-NATIONAL WOMEN'S CONGRESS-CLOSING-SHEN YIQIN-SHEN YUEYUE (CN)

(231026) -- BEIJING, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The 13th National Women's Congress closes at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 26, 2023. Chinese State Councillor Shen Yiqin, also the president of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), addressed the closing meeting of the congress on Thursday. Shen Yueyue, vice chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), also spoke at the meeting. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SHEN YIQIN-FISU-CLOSING (CN)

(230809) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councillor Shen Yiqin (2nd L) attends the closing ceremony of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Aug. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

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Paris 2024 Rehearsal Press Conference - Paris

Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris Organizing Committee for the 2024 Olympic Games with Laurent Nunez, Paris Police Prefect and Marc Guillaume, State Councillor, Prefect of Paris, Prefect of the Ile-de-France region, Amelie Oudea-Castera, French Minister for Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games and Thierry Reboul, Executive Director of Paris 2024 during a press conference for the dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Some forty boats parade along the Seine between the Pont d'Austerlitz and the Pont d’Iena to test the maneuvers, distances and duration of the future opening ceremony on July 17, 2023. The 2024 summer Olympics in Paris will mark the first time an opening ceremony has not been held inside a stadium, instead, the extravaganza will unfold along the River Seine, with spectators lining streets and bridges in the heart of the French capital. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Rehearsal Press Conference - Paris

Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris Organizing Committee for the 2024 Olympic Games, Amelie Oudea-Castera, French Minister for Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Marc Guillaume, State Councillor, Prefect of Paris, Prefect of the Ile-de-France region and Thierry Reboul, Executive Director of Paris 2024 during the dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Some forty boats parade along the Seine between the Pont d'Austerlitz and the Pont d’Iena to test the maneuvers, distances and duration of the future opening ceremony on July 17, 2023. The 2024 summer Olympics in Paris will mark the first time an opening ceremony has not been held inside a stadium, instead, the extravaganza will unfold along the River Seine, with spectators lining streets and bridges in the heart of the French capital. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Rehearsal Press Conference - Paris

Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris Organizing Committee for the 2024 Olympic Games with Laurent Nunez, Paris Police Prefect and Marc Guillaume, State Councillor, Prefect of Paris, Prefect of the Ile-de-France region, Amelie Oudea-Castera, French Minister for Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Pierre Rabadan and Thierry Reboul, Executive Director of Paris 2024 during a press conference for the dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Some forty boats parade along the Seine between the Pont d'Austerlitz and the Pont d’Iena to test the maneuvers, distances and duration of the future opening ceremony on July 17, 2023. The 2024 summer Olympics in Paris will mark the first time an opening ceremony has not been held inside a stadium, instead, the extravaganza will unfold along the River Seine, with spectators lining streets and bridges in the heart of the French capital. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Rehearsal Press Conference - Paris

Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris Organizing Committee for the 2024 Olympic Games with Marc Guillaume, State Councillor, Prefect of Paris, Prefect of the Ile-de-France region, Amelie Oudea-Castera, French Minister for Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, pierre Ramadan and Thierry Reboul, Executive Director of Paris 2024 during a press conference for the dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Some forty boats parade along the Seine between the Pont d'Austerlitz and the Pont d’Iena to test the maneuvers, distances and duration of the future opening ceremony on July 17, 2023. The 2024 summer Olympics in Paris will mark the first time an opening ceremony has not been held inside a stadium, instead, the extravaganza will unfold along the River Seine, with spectators lining streets and bridges in the heart of the French capital. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 Rehearsal Press Conference - Paris

Laurent Nunez, Paris Police Prefect and Marc Guillaume, State Councillor, Prefect of Paris, Prefect of the Ile-de-France region during the dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Some forty boats parade along the Seine between the Pont d'Austerlitz and the Pont d’Iena to test the maneuvers, distances and duration of the future opening ceremony on July 17, 2023. The 2024 summer Olympics in Paris will mark the first time an opening ceremony has not been held inside a stadium, instead, the extravaganza will unfold along the River Seine, with spectators lining streets and bridges in the heart of the French capital. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ex-China State Councillor Tang meets Hokkaido Gov.

BEIJING, China - Tang Jiaxuan (R), president of the China-Japan Friendship Association and former Chinese state Councillor, shakes hands with Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi in Beijing on Oct. 18, 2014.

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China's Tang presents stuffed panda to Sendai mayor

SENDAI, Japan - China's former Foreign Minister and State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan (R), who currently heads the China-Japan Friendship Association, presents Sendai Mayor Emiko Okuyama with a stuffed panda as a gift at the Sendai city offices in Miyagi Prefecture on April 27, 2012, during his visit to northeastern Japan's biggest city that was hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. Okuyama, who is planning to borrow giant pandas from China for the city zoo and bring cheer to Sendai's children, told Tang she looks forward to seeing real pandas in Sendai one day.

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Okada, Tang meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada (R), secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, and former Chinese State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan shake hands at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2010. Okada, former foreign minister, and Tang, who leads the Chinese delegation of the new Japan-China friendship committee for the 21st century, agreed to make efforts to improve bilateral ties strained over a maritime collision in September near the disputed Senkaku Islands through activities of the friendship committee, an advisory panel to the two governments.

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Japan-China advisory panel recommends frequent summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with former Chinese State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2010. Tang led the Chinese delegation on the Japan-China friendship committee for the 21st century, an advisory panel to the two governments.

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Chinese State Councillor Tang calls on ex-premier Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shintaro Abe (L) meets with Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 22. Tang is visiting Japan as Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy to set the groundwork for Hu's visit to Japan in April.

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Foreign Minister Komura meets Chinese State Councillor Tang

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (R) meets with Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo in the evening of Feb. 21. Tang is visiting Japan as Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy to set the groundwork for Hu's visit to Japan in April.

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Chinese, Japanese leaders mark anniversary of diplomatic ties

BEIJING, China - The Chinese government hosts a reception for Japanese politicians and business leaders at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Sept. 27 to mark the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. From R to L: Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, China's State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan, former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, Chinese Premier Wen Jiaobao, and former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori.

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Hu likely to visit Japan early next year

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (L) is in talks with Chinese State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan (R) at a Beijing hotel on April 29. Tang expressed his hope that President Hu Jintao will visit Japan at an early date next year.

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Ex-Prime Minister Hashimoto dies at 68

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in March 2006, former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (C), flanked by Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan, is seen visiting Beijing. Hashimoto died on July 1 at a Tokyo hospital at age 68.

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(1)LDP leaders in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Hidenao Nakagawa (2nd from L), chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Diet Affairs Committee, and former LDP Secretary General Makoto Koga (L) are in talks with Chinese State Councillor Tan Jiaxuan (R) in Beijing on Jan. 11.

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(2)LDP leaders in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Hidenao Nakagawa (R), chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Diet Affairs Committee, and Chinese State Councillor Tan Jiaxuan (L) greet each other prior to their talks in Beijing on Jan. 11.

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Kono meets with Tang in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Yohei Kono (L), speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, talks with Tang Jiaxuan, China's state councillor and former foreign minister, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 21. Kono is in Beijing on a six-day visit for talks with Chinese leaders.

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(1)6 nations end talks

BEIJING, China - Delegates who attended the six-nation talks on the North Korean nuclear issue meet Chinese State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan (C) at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing on Aug. 29 following the end of the talks.(Pool Photo)

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(2)6 nations end talks

BEIJING, China - Mitoji Yabunaka (R), director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, shakes hands with Chinese State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing on Aug. 29 after the end of six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions. (Pool Photo)

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Kawaguchi meets Tang in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) holds talks with former Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan, now councillor in China's State Council, in Beijing on April 7.

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(1)LDP leaders in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Hidenao Nakagawa (2nd from L), chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Diet Affairs Committee, and former LDP Secretary General Makoto Koga (L) are in talks with Chinese State Councillor Tan Jiaxuan (R) in Beijing on Jan. 11. (Kyodo)

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(2)LDP leaders in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Hidenao Nakagawa (R), chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Diet Affairs Committee, and Chinese State Councillor Tan Jiaxuan (L) greet each other prior to their talks in Beijing on Jan. 11. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Prime Minister Hashimoto dies at 68

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in March 2006, former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (C), flanked by Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan, is seen visiting Beijing. Hashimoto died on July 1 at a Tokyo hospital at age 68. (Kyodo)

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Chinese State Councillor Tang calls on ex-premier Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shintaro Abe (L) meets with Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 22. Tang is visiting Japan as Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy to set the groundwork for Hu's visit to Japan in April. (Kyodo)

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Foreign Minister Komura meets Chinese State Councillor Tang

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (R) meets with Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo in the evening of Feb. 21. Tang is visiting Japan as Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy to set the groundwork for Hu's visit to Japan in April. (Kyodo)

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Kawaguchi meets Tang in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (L) holds talks with former Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan, now councillor in China's State Council, in Beijing on April 7. (Kyodo)

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Chinese, Japanese leaders mark anniversary of diplomatic ties

BEIJING, China - The Chinese government hosts a reception for Japanese politicians and business leaders at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Sept. 27 to mark the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. From R to L: Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, China's State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan, former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, Chinese Premier Wen Jiaobao, and former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. (Kyodo)

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Kono meets with Tang in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Yohei Kono (L), speaker of Japan's House of Representatives, talks with Tang Jiaxuan, China's state councillor and former foreign minister, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 21. Kono is in Beijing on a six-day visit for talks with Chinese leaders. (Kyodo)

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6 nations agree on N. Korea denuclearization steps

BEIJING, China - Christopher Hill (R), U.S. chief negotiator for the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs, his North Korean counterpart Kim Kye Gwan (L) meet with Chinese State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan (C) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Feb. 13 after the six nations agreed upon North Korea's denuclearization steps. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Okada, Tang meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada (R), secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, and former Chinese State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan shake hands at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2010. Okada, former foreign minister, and Tang, who leads the Chinese delegation of the new Japan-China friendship committee for the 21st century, agreed to make efforts to improve bilateral ties strained over a maritime collision in September near the disputed Senkaku Islands through activities of the friendship committee, an advisory panel to the two governments. (Kyodo)

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China's Tang presents stuffed panda to Sendai mayor

SENDAI, Japan - China's former Foreign Minister and State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan (R), who currently heads the China-Japan Friendship Association, presents Sendai Mayor Emiko Okuyama with a stuffed panda as a gift at the Sendai city offices in Miyagi Prefecture on April 27, 2012, during his visit to northeastern Japan's biggest city that was hit hard by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. Okuyama, who is planning to borrow giant pandas from China for the city zoo and bring cheer to Sendai's children, told Tang she looks forward to seeing real pandas in Sendai one day. (Kyodo)

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Japan-China advisory panel recommends frequent summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with former Chinese State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2010. Tang led the Chinese delegation on the Japan-China friendship committee for the 21st century, an advisory panel to the two governments. (Kyodo)

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(2)6-nation talks in Beijing

BEIJING, China - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State James Kelly (L) shakes hands with Chinese State Councillor and former Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Feb. 26. Kelly is the chief U.S. negotiator for the second round of six-nation talks in Beijing on N. Korea's nuclear program. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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(1)6-nation talks in Beijing

BEIJING, China - North Korea's Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (L) shakes hands with Chinese State Councillor and former Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Feb. 26. Kim is in Beijing to attend the second round of six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programs. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Yabunaka meets with Tang

BEIJING, China - Mitoji Yabunaka (L), director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanic Affairs Bureau, shakes hands with Chinese State Councillor and former Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Feb. 26. Yabunaka is the chief Japanese negotiator for the second round of six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programs. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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(4)6-nation talks in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov (L) meets with Chinese State Councillor and former Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Feb. 26. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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(3)6-nation talks in Beijing

BEIJING, China - South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Soo Hyuck (L) shakes hands with Chinese State Councillor and former Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan, at the Diaoyutyai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Feb. 26. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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(1)6 nations end talks

BEIJING, China - Delegates who attended the six-nation talks on the North Korean nuclear issue meet Chinese State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan (C) at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing on Aug. 29 following the end of the talks.(Pool Photo)(Kyodo)