President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address - Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address - Ukraine

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address to people in Ukraine, on December 30, 2023. 'Next year will be a time of global decisions, and Ukraine needs to be able to influence them and achieve its goals 'said during his speech. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff meeting was special, summing up the year. And it also concerned next year. All that has been done this year, and what needs to be done next year. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

FINA examines swimming event venue at Tokyo Olympics

FINA examines swimming event venue at Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Ronnie Wong, chairman of the Technical Open Water Summing Committee of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), visits the Odaiba Kaihin Koen park in Tokyo on July 30, 2014, to examine the venue of open water swimming competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in the Japanese capital.

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Mitsuko Minakawa (front), a Japanese woman who moved to North Korea in 1960 with her Korean husband, is pictured at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 19, 2012, shortly before being interviewed there by Kyodo News. Minakawa, 73, expressed hope for early normalization of bilateral relations, saying, ''We'd like to meet our kin in Japan and visit graves of our parents and relatives whenever we like,'' in summing up the view of Japanese wives living in North Korea.

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Mitsuko Minakawa, a Japanese woman who moved to North Korea in 1960 with her Korean husband, is interviewed by Kyodo News at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 19, 2012. Minakawa, 73, expressed hope for early normalization of bilateral relations, saying, ''We'd like to meet our kin in Japan and visit graves of our parents and relatives whenever we like,'' in summing up the view of Japanese wives living in North Korea.

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Mitsuko Minakawa, a Japanese woman who moved to North Korea in 1960 with her Korean husband, is interviewed by Kyodo News at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 19, 2012. Minakawa, 73, expressed hope for early normalization of bilateral relations, saying, ''We'd like to meet our kin in Japan and visit graves of our parents and relatives whenever we like,'' in summing up the view of Japanese wives living in North Korea.

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Mitsuko Minakawa (front), a Japanese woman who moved to North Korea in 1960 with her Korean husband, is pictured at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 19, 2012, shortly before being interviewed there by Kyodo News. Minakawa, 73, expressed hope for early normalization of bilateral relations, saying, ''We'd like to meet our kin in Japan and visit graves of our parents and relatives whenever we like,'' in summing up the view of Japanese wives living in North Korea. (Kyodo)

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Mitsuko Minakawa, a Japanese woman who moved to North Korea in 1960 with her Korean husband, is interviewed by Kyodo News at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 19, 2012. Minakawa, 73, expressed hope for early normalization of bilateral relations, saying, ''We'd like to meet our kin in Japan and visit graves of our parents and relatives whenever we like,'' in summing up the view of Japanese wives living in North Korea. (Kyodo)

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

Japanese wife of Korean in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Mitsuko Minakawa, a Japanese woman who moved to North Korea in 1960 with her Korean husband, is interviewed by Kyodo News at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 19, 2012. Minakawa, 73, expressed hope for early normalization of bilateral relations, saying, ''We'd like to meet our kin in Japan and visit graves of our parents and relatives whenever we like,'' in summing up the view of Japanese wives living in North Korea. (Kyodo)

FINA examines swimming event venue at Tokyo Olympics

FINA examines swimming event venue at Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Ronnie Wong, chairman of the Technical Open Water Summing Committee of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), visits the Odaiba Kaihin Koen park in Tokyo on July 30, 2014, to examine the venue of open water swimming competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in the Japanese capital. (Kyodo)