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Speed skating: Takagi holds retirement press conference

Japanese speed skating icon Miho Takagi poses for a photo as she officially announces her retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 6, 2026. The 31-year-old racked up a Japan women's record of 10 medals in four Olympics, including two gold medals.

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Speed skating: Takagi holds retirement press conference

Japanese speed skating icon Miho Takagi poses for a photo as she officially announces her retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 6, 2026. The 31-year-old racked up a Japan women's record of 10 medals in four Olympics, including two gold medals.

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Speed skating: Takagi holds retirement press conference

Japanese speed skating icon Miho Takagi (C) poses for a photo with snowboarder Ayumu Hirano (R) as she officially announces her retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 6, 2026. The 31-year-old racked up a Japan women's record of 10 medals in four Olympics, including two gold medals.

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Speed skating: Takagi holds retirement press conference

Japanese speed skating icon Miho Takagi speaks as she officially announces her retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 6, 2026. The 31-year-old racked up a Japan women's record of 10 medals in four Olympics, including two gold medals.

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Speed skating: Takagi holds retirement press conference

Japanese speed skating icon Miho Takagi speaks as she officially announces her retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 6, 2026. The 31-year-old racked up a Japan women's record of 10 medals in four Olympics, including two gold medals.

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Speed skating: Takagi holds retirement press conference

Japanese speed skating icon Miho Takagi receives a bouquet as she officially announces her retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 6, 2026. The 31-year-old racked up a Japan women's record of 10 medals in four Olympics, including two gold medals.

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Speed skating: Takagi holds retirement press conference

Japanese speed skating icon Miho Takagi officially announces her retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 6, 2026. The 31-year-old racked up a Japan women's record of 10 medals in four Olympics, including two gold medals.

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Speed skating: Takagi holds retirement press conference

Japanese speed skating icon Miho Takagi officially announces her retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 6, 2026. The 31-year-old racked up a Japan women's record of 10 medals in four Olympics, including two gold medals.

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Speed skating: Takagi holds retirement press conference

Japanese speed skating icon Miho Takagi officially announces her retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 6, 2026. The 31-year-old racked up a Japan women's record of 10 medals in four Olympics, including two gold medals.

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JFA to part ways with women's national coach Nielsen

Norio Sasaki, a Japan Football Association senior official in charge of the women's national team, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 2, 2026, after the JFA decided not to renew Nils Nielsen's contract as the team's head coach, less than two weeks after he guided them to the Women's Asian Cup title.

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JFA to part ways with women's national coach Nielsen

Japan Football Association President Tsuneyasu Miyamoto holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 2, 2026, after the JFA decided not to renew Nils Nielsen's contract as the women's national team head coach, less than two weeks after he guided them to the Women's Asian Cup title.

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Venezuela Crisis Demonstrations in Colombia

A women holds a sign that reads 'Venezuela Today, Colombia Tomorrow' during a demonstration after the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, on January 3, 2026, in Bogota, Colombia. President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that U.S. forces had taken Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro into custody following airstrikes on Caracas and other cities, marking what he described as a dramatic end to months of confrontation between the two leaders. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venezuela Crisis Demonstrations in Colombia

A women holds a sign that reads 'Venezuela Today, Colombia Tomorrow' during a demonstration after the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, on January 3, 2026, in Bogota, Colombia. President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that U.S. forces had taken Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro into custody following airstrikes on Caracas and other cities, marking what he described as a dramatic end to months of confrontation between the two leaders. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venezuela Crisis Demonstrations in Colombia

A women holds a flag during a demonstration against the United States Intervention after the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, on January 3, 2026, in Bogota, Colombia. President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that U.S. forces had taken Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro into custody following airstrikes on Caracas and other cities, marking what he described as a dramatic end to months of confrontation between the two leaders. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venezuela Crisis Demonstrations in Colombia

A women holds a sign against United States President Donald Trump during a demonstration against the intervention of the United States after the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, on January 3, 2026, in Bogota, Colombia. President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that U.S. forces had taken Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro into custody following airstrikes on Caracas and other cities, marking what he described as a dramatic end to months of confrontation between the two leaders. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venezuela Crisis Demonstrations in Colombia

A women holds a sign that reads 'Venezuela Today, Colombia Tomorrow' during a demonstration after the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, on January 3, 2026, in Bogota, Colombia. President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that U.S. forces had taken Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro into custody following airstrikes on Caracas and other cities, marking what he described as a dramatic end to months of confrontation between the two leaders. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venezuela Crisis Demonstrations in Colombia

A women holds a sign that reads 'Venezuela Today, Colombia Tomorrow' during a demonstration after the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, on January 3, 2026, in Bogota, Colombia. President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that U.S. forces had taken Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro into custody following airstrikes on Caracas and other cities, marking what he described as a dramatic end to months of confrontation between the two leaders. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venezuela Crisis Demonstrations in Colombia

A women holds a sign that reads 'Venezuela Today, Colombia Tomorrow' during a demonstration after the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, on January 3, 2026, in Bogota, Colombia. President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that U.S. forces had taken Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro into custody following airstrikes on Caracas and other cities, marking what he described as a dramatic end to months of confrontation between the two leaders. Photo by: Sebastian Barros/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iranian Rial vs US Dollar A Currency in Crisis

Two women look at gold jewelry displayed in a shop window while people walk nearby on a street in Neyshabur, Iran, on December 31, 2025. The Iranian Rial has fallen to record lows against the US dollar, leading many citizens to invest in gold as a safe asset to protect their savings from high inflation. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The 2025-2026 Bitter Orange Harvesting Season in Seville Has Begun

The president of the Partido Popular, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, appears before the media at the national headquarters of the Partido Popular, on December 29, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Two days before the end of the current year, during his speech, Feijóo took stock of 2025, listing what have been for the PP the ten failures of the Government in this period: housing, migration, international policy, protection of the family and women, and corruption, among others. The leader of the PP stated that in Spain "it is the Government that is failing, not the nation" and that the PP is prepared to offer an alternative to this Executive. Photo by Eduardo Parra / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Two Killed, 20 Injured in Explosion and Fire at Pennsylvania Nursing Home

On December 23, an explosion and fire, possibly caused by a gas leak, struck a nursing home in Bristol, Pennsylvania, killing two women — a resident and an employee — and injuring 20 others. Nineteen of the injured remain hospitalized, including one in critical condition.

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China: Women Blown Over by Fierce Blizzard in Inner Mongolia

On November 22, 2025, footage captured two women struggling against powerful gusts and heavy snow, with one of them being blown to the ground by a sudden blast of wind in Inner Mongolia. The cold was so severe that their phone reportedly shut off within minutes from freezing temperatures.

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CALCIO - Serie A Femminile - Napoli Women vs AC Milan

two players fighting for the ball during the Serie A Women championship 2025/2026 football match between Napoli Women vs Milan Women on Dicember 6, 2025 at the Stadium Giuseppe Piccolo, Cercola(NA) Italy

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CALCIO - Serie A Femminile - Napoli Women vs AC Milan

two players fighting for the ball during the Serie A Women championship 2025/2026 football match between Napoli Women vs Milan Women on Dicember 6, 2025 at the Stadium Giuseppe Piccolo, Cercola(NA) Italy

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CALCIO - Serie A Femminile - Napoli Women vs AC Milan

The two captains before the kick-off with the The referee Alessandro Recchia during the Serie A Women championship 2025/2026 football match between Napoli Women vs Milan Women on Dicember 6, 2025 at the Stadium Giuseppe Piccolo, Cercola(NA) Italy

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Darougheh Historical House - Iran

Two women pose for a selfie on the balcony of Darougheh House in Mashhad, Iran, on September 27, 2023. The historic Darougheh House was built in the late Qajar era by order of Yousef Khan Herati, the last darougheh (warden) of Mashhad. It covers approximately 1,100 square meters. Until the 1980s, the heirs of the late Herati resided in this house. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Milan-Cortina Olympic flame lightning ceremony

Greek rower Petros Gkaidatzis (R), a 2024 Paris Olympic bronze medalist, and Stefania Belmondo, two-time women's cross-country skiing Olympic gold medalist from Italy, carry the Olympic flame in front of the Archaeological Museum of Olympia during the flame lighting ceremony for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, on Nov. 26, 2025, in ancient Olympia, Greece. The ceremony was held inside the museum due to cloudy weather.

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Golf: Yamashita named LPGA Rookie of Year

Japanese golfer Miyu Yamashita poses at an award ceremony in Naples, Florida, on Nov. 17, 2025, after earning the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association's 2025 Rookie of the Year award. The 24-year-old won two LPGA tournaments during the 2025 season, including the Women's British Open in August.

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Golf: Yamashita named LPGA Rookie of Year

Japanese golfer Miyu Yamashita makes a speech at an award ceremony in Naples, Florida, on Nov. 17, 2025, after earning the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association's 2025 Rookie of the Year award. The 24-year-old won two LPGA tournaments during the 2025 season, including the Women's British Open in August.

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Iranians Rally At Former US Embassy - Tehran

Two women wearing Ninja Ranger jackets sit near a walkway outside the former US embassy compound as crowds mark the anniversary in Tehran, Iran, on November 4, 2025. The compound, seized during the 1979 hostage crisis, now features politically themed murals and hosts annual rallies. Photo by Yar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_These two blonde women are relatives of one of the defendants; they are talking to one of the defendants' lawyers before entering the courtroom on the opening day of the trial concerning the red hands on the Shoah Memorial in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_These two blonde women are relatives of one of the defendants; they are talking to one of the defendants' lawyers before entering the courtroom on the opening day of the trial concerning the red hands on the Shoah Memorial in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_These two blonde women are relatives of one of the defendants; they are talking to one of the defendants' lawyers before entering the courtroom on the opening day of the trial concerning the red hands on the Shoah Memorial in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_These two blonde women are relatives of one of the defendants; they are talking to one of the defendants' lawyers before entering the courtroom on the opening day of the trial concerning the red hands on the Shoah Memorial in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_These two blonde women are relatives of one of the defendants; they are talking to one of the defendants' lawyers before entering the courtroom on the opening day of the trial concerning the red hands on the Shoah Memorial in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_These two blonde women are relatives of one of the defendants; they are talking to one of the defendants' lawyers before entering the courtroom on the opening day of the trial concerning the red hands on the Shoah Memorial in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_These two blonde women are relatives of one of the defendants; they are talking to one of the defendants' lawyers before entering the courtroom on the opening day of the trial concerning the red hands on the Shoah Memorial in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_These two blonde women are relatives of one of the defendants; they are talking to one of the defendants' lawyers before entering the courtroom on the opening day of the trial concerning the red hands on the Shoah Memorial in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_These two blonde women are relatives of one of the defendants; they are talking to one of the defendants' lawyers before entering the courtroom on the opening day of the trial concerning the red hands on the Shoah Memorial in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_These two blonde women are relatives of one of the defendants; they are talking to one of the defendants' lawyers before entering the courtroom on the opening day of the trial concerning the red hands on the Shoah Memorial in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. EMAM SQUARE. TWO WOMEN VAILED AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE EMAM MOSQUE (OR SHAH'S MOSQUE), BUILT FOR THE KING SAFAVIDE CHAH ABBAS IRST BETWEEN 1612 AND 1630. ITS MAIN ARCHITECTS ARE MUHIBB AL-DIN AL-KULA AND USTAD ALI AKBAR ISFAHANI. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prisoner-hostage Swap and Ceasefire deal Between Israel And Hamas

Two women hold hands at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 13, 2025, as family and friends gather to watch the live broadcast of hostage Guy Gilboa Dalal’s release and reunion with his family Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Idol Immersion in India

Two women smear vermilion on each other’s faces during Sindoor Khela at the Shib Krishna Daw House in Kolkata, India on October 2, 2025. The Daw family’s Durga Puja, dating back to 1839, is among Kolkata’s oldest bonedi bari household pujas, where traditional rituals are performed inside the ancestral mansion rather than in public pandals. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israelis Celebrate Following Ceasefire Deal - Tel Aviv

Two Israeli women hug each other following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a Gaza ceasefire deal in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 9, 2025. Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to a Gaza ceasefire deal, offering a tentative path toward ending the two-year conflict that has killed over 67,000 Palestinians, injured almost 170,000 others, and left the enclave in ruins. Photo by Chen Junqing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israelis Celebrate Following Ceasefire Deal - Tel Aviv

Two Israeli women hug each other following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a Gaza ceasefire deal in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 9, 2025. Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to a Gaza ceasefire deal, offering a tentative path toward ending the two-year conflict that has killed over 67,000 Palestinians, injured almost 170,000 others, and left the enclave in ruins. Photo by Chen Junqing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israelis Celebrate Following Ceasefire Deal - Tel Aviv

Israeli women hug each other following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a Gaza ceasefire deal in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 9, 2025. Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to a Gaza ceasefire deal, offering a tentative path toward ending the two-year conflict that has killed over 67,000 Palestinians, injured almost 170,000 others, and left the enclave in ruins. Photo by Chen Junqing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CALCIO - Serie A Femminile - Serie A Women's Cup - Semifinal - Juventus FC vs Inter - FC Internazionale

The two captains before the kick-off during the Final Four Serie A Women's cup 2025/2026 football match between Juventus Women vs Inter Women on September 24, 2025 at the Stadium Romeo Menti, Castellammare di Stabia (NA) Italy

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Aleppo Christians Mark Feast of the Cross

Two women light candles in front of an icon during the Feast of the Cross in Aleppo, Syria on September 14, 2025. The sacred occasion brings together Christian communities to honor the cross as a symbol of light, peace, and renewed faith. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aleppo Christians Mark Feast of the Cross

Two women light candles in front of an icon during the Feast of the Cross in Aleppo, Syria on September 14, 2025. The sacred occasion brings together Christian communities to honor the cross as a symbol of light, peace, and renewed faith. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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77th anniversary of N. Korea's founding

Two women walk past a signboard erected to celebrate the 77th anniversary of North Korea's founding on Sept. 9, 2025, in Pyongyang.