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First Anniversary Of Regime Change In Syria

Damascus, Syria – December 08, 2025: Top view of a military parade by Syrian army units marking the first anniversary of liberation and the change of Assad’s regime, held in Umayyad Square in central Damascus and attended by thousands of people. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Anniversary Of Regime Change In Syria

Damascus, Syria – December 08, 2025: Top view of a military parade by Syrian army units marking the first anniversary of liberation and the change of Assad’s regime, held in Umayyad Square in central Damascus and attended by thousands of people. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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First Anniversary Of Regime Change In Syria

Damascus, Syria – December 08, 2025: Top view of a military parade by Syrian army units marking the first anniversary of liberation and the change of Assad’s regime, held in Umayyad Square in central Damascus and attended by thousands of people. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Weasel Pops Out of Moving Car’s Engine, Startles Shanghai Driver

This bizarre moment was captured on October 9, 2025, in Shanghai, China, when Mr. Peng spotted a weasel emerging from his car engine while driving on the highway. The yellow weasel briefly poked its head out from under the hood before slipping back inside about a minute later. Startled, Mr. Peng drove to a repair shop, where a mechanic opened the hood and found the animal lying calmly on top of the car’s refrigerator unit, as if it had made the engine its home.

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Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Matteo Pernaselci/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV greets Roberto Gualtieri, mayor of Rome, before paying homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV pays homage to the statue of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna in Rome, Italy on December 8, 2025. Continuing a decades-old tradition Pope Leo XIV prayed at the foot of the 12-meter column on top of which the figure of the Virgin Mary is placed. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japanese pair Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during the exhibition gala of the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa

Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2025, shows the bottom of a chair autographed by Professor Susumu Kitagawa (top) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, as per tradition at a cafe at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm.

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BIATHLON WORLD CUP ÖSTERSUND 2025

Top 6, from left: Sweden's Sebastian Samuelsson (2nd), France's Quentin Fillon Maillet (1st), Norway's Johan-Olav Botn (3rd), Italy's Tommaso Giacomel (4th), France's Éric Perrot (5th) and USA's Campbell Wright (6th) after the men's 12.5 km pursuit at the Biathlon World Cup at Östersund Ski Stadium in Östersund, Sweden, December 7 2025.Photo: Björn Larsson Rosvall / TT / Code 9200

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Israeli Security Operation - Hebron

Israeli forces stand guard as Israeli flags are seen on the metal fence installed on top of the roof of the Valero House in the Old City of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 6, 2025. The area is routinely secured by troops to allow Israeli settlers to tour the city. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Security Operation - Hebron

Israeli settlers stand on top of a building in the Old City of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 6, 2025. The area is routinely secured by troops to allow Israeli settlers to tour the city. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Security Operation - Hebron

Israeli settlers stand on top of a building in the Old City of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on December 6, 2025. The area is routinely secured by troops to allow Israeli settlers to tour the city. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foundation Louis Vuitton - Paris

PARIS (75) BOIS DE BOULOGNE. ACROBATIC WORK ON TOP OF THE LOUIS VUITTON FOUNDATION (OWNED BY BERNARD ARNAULT - LVMH) WILL HOST IN NOVEMBER 2014, A PERMANENT COLLECTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS. THIS ICONIC BUILDING IN THE CAPITAL IS DESIGNED BY FRANK GEHRY Photo by Stephane Frances/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NOBEL CHAIRS ARE SIGNED BY THE PRIZE WINNERS

The 2025 Nobel Laureates pose for a group photo before the signing of the Nobel Chairs at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, December 6, 2025.Top row from left: John M. Martinis (Physics), Michel H. Devoret (Physics), László Krasznahorkai (Literature), Omar M. Yaghi (Chemistry), Shimon Sakaguchi (Medicine), Mary E. Brunkow (Medicine).Bottom row from left: Richard Robson (Chemistry), Fred Ramsdell (Medicine), Peter Howitt (Economics), Philippe Aghion (Economics), Joel Mokyr (Economics), Susumu Kitagawa (Chemistry), John Clarke (Physics).Photo: Claudio Bresciani / TT / Code 10090

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NOBEL CHAIRS ARE SIGNED BY THE PRIZE WINNERS

The 2025 Nobel Laureates pose for a group photo before the signing of the Nobel Chairs at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, December 6, 2025.Top row from left: John M. Martinis (Physics), Michel H. Devoret (Physics), László Krasznahorkai (Literature), Omar M. Yaghi (Chemistry), Shimon Sakaguchi (Medicine), Mary E. Brunkow (Medicine).Bottom row from left: Richard Robson (Chemistry), Fred Ramsdell (Medicine), Peter Howitt (Economics), Philippe Aghion (Economics), Joel Mokyr (Economics), Susumu Kitagawa (Chemistry), John Clarke (Physics).Photo: Claudio Bresciani / TT / Code 10090

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NOBEL CHAIRS ARE SIGNED BY THE PRIZE WINNERS

The 2025 Nobel Laureates pose for a group photo before the signing of the Nobel Chairs at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, December 6, 2025.Top row from left: John M. Martinis (Physics), Michel H. Devoret (Physics), László Krasznahorkai (Literature), Omar M. Yaghi (Chemistry), Shimon Sakaguchi (Medicine), Mary E. Brunkow (Medicine).Bottom row from left: Richard Robson (Chemistry), Fred Ramsdell (Medicine), Peter Howitt (Economics), Philippe Aghion (Economics), Joel Mokyr (Economics), Susumu Kitagawa (Chemistry), John Clarke (Physics).Photo: Claudio Bresciani / TT / Code 10090

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NOBEL CHAIRS ARE SIGNED BY THE PRIZE WINNERS

The 2025 Nobel Laureates pose for a group photo before the signing of the Nobel Chairs at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, December 6, 2025.Top row from left: John M. Martinis (Physics), Michel H. Devoret (Physics), László Krasznahorkai (Literature), Omar M. Yaghi (Chemistry), Shimon Sakaguchi (Medicine), Mary E. Brunkow (Medicine).Bottom row from left: Richard Robson (Chemistry), Fred Ramsdell (Medicine), Peter Howitt (Economics), Philippe Aghion (Economics), Joel Mokyr (Economics), Susumu Kitagawa (Chemistry), John Clarke (Physics).Photo: Claudio Bresciani / TT / Code 10090

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Presentation of Project La Maison LVMH / Arts - Talents- Patrimoine' - Paris

Canadian architect Frank Gehry attending the presentation of a major cultural project for the city of Paris, at Jardin d'Acclimatation amusement park in Paris, France on March 8, 2017. LVMW Group CEO Bernard Arnault plans to transform the former Musee National des Arts et Traditions Populaires (ATP) located in Jardin d'Acclimatation into a Cultural Centre for Arts and Crafts called 'La Maison LVMH / Arts - Talents- Patrimoine'. The former museum will be refurbished by Canadian architect Frank Gehry. The building will house a traditional crafts area and workshops, along with new exhibition display spaces and a restaurant on the top floor. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presentation of Project La Maison LVMH / Arts - Talents- Patrimoine' - Paris

Canadian architect Frank Gehry attending the presentation of a major cultural project for the city of Paris, at Jardin d'Acclimatation amusement park in Paris, France on March 8, 2017. LVMW Group CEO Bernard Arnault plans to transform the former Musee National des Arts et Traditions Populaires (ATP) located in Jardin d'Acclimatation into a Cultural Centre for Arts and Crafts called 'La Maison LVMH / Arts - Talents- Patrimoine'. The former museum will be refurbished by Canadian architect Frank Gehry. The building will house a traditional crafts area and workshops, along with new exhibition display spaces and a restaurant on the top floor. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presentation of Project La Maison LVMH / Arts - Talents- Patrimoine' - Paris

Canadian architect Frank Gehry attending the presentation of a major cultural project for the city of Paris, at Jardin d'Acclimatation amusement park in Paris, France on March 8, 2017. LVMW Group CEO Bernard Arnault plans to transform the former Musee National des Arts et Traditions Populaires (ATP) located in Jardin d'Acclimatation into a Cultural Centre for Arts and Crafts called 'La Maison LVMH / Arts - Talents- Patrimoine'. The former museum will be refurbished by Canadian architect Frank Gehry. The building will house a traditional crafts area and workshops, along with new exhibition display spaces and a restaurant on the top floor. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presentation of Project La Maison LVMH / Arts - Talents- Patrimoine' - Paris

(L-R) Canadian architect Frank Gehry, LVMH Group CEO Bernard Arnault and French President Francois Hollande attending the unveiling of the model of a major cultural project for the city of Paris, at Jardin d'Acclimatation amusement park in Paris, France on March 8, 2017. LVMW Group CEO Bernard Arnault plans to transform the former Musee National des Arts et Traditions Populaires (ATP) located in Jardin d'Acclimatation into a Cultural Centre for Arts and Crafts to be called 'La Maison LVMH / Arts - Talents- Patrimoine'. The former museum will be refurbished by Canadian architect Frank Gehry. The building will house a traditional crafts area and workshops, along with new exhibition display spaces and a restaurant on the top floor. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presentation of Project La Maison LVMH / Arts - Talents- Patrimoine' - Paris

(L-R) Minister of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs, responsible for international Climate Relations Segolene Royal, Canadian architect Frank Gehry, LVMH Group CEO Bernard Arnault, French President Francois Hollande and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo attending the unveiling of the model of a major cultural project for the city of Paris, at Jardin d'Acclimatation amusement park in Paris, France on March 8, 2017. LVMW Group CEO Bernard Arnault plans to transform the former Musee National des Arts et Traditions Populaires (ATP) located in Jardin d'Acclimatation into a Cultural Centre for Arts and Crafts to be called 'La Maison LVMH / Arts - Talents- Patrimoine'. The former museum will be refurbished by Canadian architect Frank Gehry. The building will house a traditional crafts area and workshops, along with new exhibition display spaces and a restaurant on the top floor. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Presentation of Project La Maison LVMH / Arts - Talents- Patrimoine' - Paris

(L-R) Minister of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs, responsible for international Climate Relations Segolene Royal, Canadian architect Frank Gehry, LVMH Group CEO Bernard Arnault, French President Francois Hollande and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo attending the unveiling of the model of a major cultural project for the city of Paris, at Jardin d'Acclimatation amusement park in Paris, France on March 8, 2017. LVMW Group CEO Bernard Arnault plans to transform the former Musee National des Arts et Traditions Populaires (ATP) located in Jardin d'Acclimatation into a Cultural Centre for Arts and Crafts to be called 'La Maison LVMH / Arts - Talents- Patrimoine'. The former museum will be refurbished by Canadian architect Frank Gehry. The building will house a traditional crafts area and workshops, along with new exhibition display spaces and a restaurant on the top floor. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs free program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 5, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs free program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 5, 2025.

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[Breaking News]PM Takaichi's remark tops Japan 2025 catchphrase list

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 1 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025, as her remark "I will work, work, work, work and work" was selected as Japan's top catchphrase for 2025. Takaichi made the remark after winning the leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Oct. 4. (Kyodo)

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Japan crown prince at biology award ceremony

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 5 Kyodo - University of Cambridge Professor Emeritus Edred John Henry Corner (L, front) receives the 1985 International Prize for Biology in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 1985, with Japanese Crown Prince Akihito (top, L) and Crown Princess Michiko attending the award ceremony.(Kyodo)

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Figure skating: Grand Prix Final

Japan's Riku Miura (top) and Ryuichi Kihara perform in the pairs short program at the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition at IG Arena in Nagoya on Dec. 4, 2025.

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Pope Leo XIV Leaves Lebanon After His Visit - Beirut

Pope Leo XIV waves as he stands at the top of the boarding stairs of an airplane in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, before his departure to Rome. The Pope called for Middle East peace amid Lebanon's economic crisis and Israeli airstrikes. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leaves Lebanon After His Visit - Beirut

Pope Leo XIV waves as he stands at the top of the boarding stairs of an airplane in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, before his departure to Rome. The Pope called for Middle East peace amid Lebanon's economic crisis and Israeli airstrikes. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leaves Lebanon After His Visit - Beirut

Pope Leo XIV waves as he stands at the top of the boarding stairs of an airplane in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, before his departure to Rome. The Pope called for Middle East peace amid Lebanon's economic crisis and Israeli airstrikes. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leaves Lebanon After His Visit - Beirut

Pope Leo XIV gestures as he stands at the top of the boarding stairs of an airplane in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 2, 2025, before his departure to Rome. The Pope called for Middle East peace amid Lebanon's economic crisis and Israeli airstrikes. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Takaichi's remark tops Japan 2025 catchphrase list

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025, as her remark "I will work, work, work, work and work" was selected as Japan's top catchphrase for 2025. Takaichi made the remark after winning the leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Oct. 4.

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PM Takaichi's remark tops Japan 2025 catchphrase list

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi poses for photos at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025, as her remark "I will work, work, work, work and work" was selected as Japan's top catchphrase for 2025. Takaichi made the remark after winning the leadership election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Oct. 4.

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FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

Finnish flags fluttering on the top of the ski jumping after the cancellation of the men's Ski Jumping Large Hill HS142 competition at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic in Kuusamo, Finland on November 30, 2025. Ski jumping was cancelled due to heavy wind. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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French driver Sebastien Ogier wins his ninth title in WCR - Saudi Arabia

Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team's French driver Sebastien Ogier (top R) and French co-driver Vincent Landais (top L) celebrate on the podium during the last day of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) Saudi Arabia in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, November 29, 2025. With this third-place finish in Saudi Arabia Sebastien Ogier won his ninth WRC world title, now equaling Sebastien Loeb's record. Photo by Qian Jun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Dog Proudly Stands on Top of Delivery Tricycle in Yunnan

On November 15, 2025, a tiny dog was spotted standing confidently on top of a delivery tricycle in Yunnan, China, following its owner along the street and enjoying the ride.