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FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships - Doha

Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (R) of Uzbekistan competes during the Blitz Open first round against Arjun Erigaisi of India at the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 29, 2025. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Top 10 World Sports News Events In 2025

The inaugural expanded FIFA Club World Cup was held in the United States from June 14 to July 13, featuring 32 teams. Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 to secure its second title in the tournament. The draw for the first 48-team FIFA World Cup was made on December 5. Cape Verde, Curacao, Uzbekistan and Jordan are set to debut in the finals. This file photo taken on July 13, 2025 shows players of Chelsea FC celebrating with trophy during the awarding ceremony for the final match between Chelsea FC (England) and Paris Saint-Germain (France) at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 at the MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, the United States. Photo by Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan-Uzbekistan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025, ahead of their talks.

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Japan-Uzbekistan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) holds talks with Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (far L) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025.

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Japan-Uzbekistan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025, ahead of their talks.

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) and the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries -- Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov (2nd from R), Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (far L), Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon (2nd from L), Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (3rd from L) and Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedow (far R) -- pose for a photo prior to their first-ever summit, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Central Asia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the leaders of a group of five Central Asian countries -- Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov (2nd from R), Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (far L), Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon (2nd from L), Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (3rd from L) and Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdimuhamedow (far R) -- pose for a photo prior to their first-ever summit, held in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM hosts banquet for leaders of 5 Central Asian nations

Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2025, shows a banquet hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the State Guest House in Tokyo for the leaders of five Central Asian countries -- Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM hosts banquet for leaders of 5 Central Asian nations

Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2025, shows a banquet hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, 2nd from R) at the State Guest House in Tokyo for the leaders of five Central Asian countries -- Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. (Pool photo)

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Trade curbs on all eels rejected

The parties to the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating the international trade of endangered species, hold a plenary session in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Dec. 4, 2025. A proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, was formally rejected during the session.

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Trade curbs on all eels rejected

The parties to the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating the international trade of endangered species, hold a plenary session in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Dec. 4, 2025. A proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, was formally rejected during the session.

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Int'l treaty panel rejects trade curbs on all eels

A panel of the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, discusses a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 27, 2025. The panel overwhelmingly rejected the proposal amid calls from Japan, one of the world's largest consumers of the fish, to oppose the measure.

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Int'l treaty panel rejects trade curbs on all eels

A panel of the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, discusses a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 27, 2025. The panel overwhelmingly rejected the proposal amid calls from Japan, one of the world's largest consumers of the fish, to oppose the measure.

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Int'l treaty panel rejects trade curbs on all eels

A panel of the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, discusses a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 27, 2025. The panel overwhelmingly rejected the proposal amid calls from Japan, one of the world's largest consumers of the fish, to oppose the measure.

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Washington Convention to discuss eel trade regulations

Photo taken on Nov. 24, 2025, shows the venue of a conference of the parties to the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, beginning in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the same day. The focus of attention during the conference through early December is whether the parties will adopt a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions.

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Washington Convention to discuss eel trade regulations

A conference of the parties to the Washington Convention, a treaty regulating international trade of endangered species, begins in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Nov. 24, 2025. The focus of attention during the conference through early December is whether the parties will adopt a proposal by the European Union to put all eel species, including the Japanese eel, under global restrictions.

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Monica Crowley, chief of protocol at the US State Department, greets Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Uzbekistan’s president, outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre Sightseeing - Samarkand

French music composer Jean-Michel Jarre visits the Siyob Bazaar market, a day after his concert, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 2nd, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre Sightseeing - Samarkand

French music composer Jean-Michel Jarre tries a ‘doppa’ the local Uzbek hat, as he visits the Siyob Bazaar market, a day after his concert, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 2nd, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre Sightseeing - Samarkand

French music composer Jean-Michel Jarre tries a ‘doppa’ the local Uzbek hat, as he visits the Siyob Bazaar market, a day after his concert, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 2nd, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre Sightseeing - Samarkand

French music composer Jean-Michel Jarre tries a ‘doppa’ the local Uzbek hat, as he visits the Siyob Bazaar market, a day after his concert, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 2nd, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre Sightseeing - Samarkand

French music composer Jean-Michel Jarre visits the Siyob Bazaar market, a day after his concert, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 2nd, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre Sightseeing - Samarkand

French music composer Jean-Michel Jarre tries a ‘doppa’ the local Uzbek hat, as he visits the Siyob Bazaar market, a day after his concert, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 2nd, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre Sightseeing - Samarkand

French music composer Jean-Michel Jarre tries a ‘doppa’ the local Uzbek hat, as he visits the Siyob Bazaar market, a day after his concert, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 2nd, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre Sightseeing - Samarkand

French music composer Jean-Michel Jarre visits the Siyob Bazaar market, a day after his concert, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 2nd, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre Sightseeing - Samarkand

French music composer Jean-Michel Jarre visits the Observatory of Ulugbek, a day after his concert, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 2nd, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre Sightseeing - Samarkand

French music composer Jean-Michel Jarre visits the Observatory of Ulugbek, a day after his concert, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 2nd, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre Sightseeing - Samarkand

French music composer Jean-Michel Jarre visits the Observatory of Ulugbek, a day after his concert, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 2nd, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre Sightseeing - Samarkand

French music composer Jean-Michel Jarre visits the Siyob Bazaar market, a day after his concert, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 2nd, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre seen prior to his concert on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre seen prior to his concert on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jean-Michel Jarre At Concert on Registan Square - Samarkand

Jean-Michel Jarre performs on the famous Registan Square, as Samarkand hosts the 43rd UNESCO General Conference, a historic gathering of all member states outside Paris for the first time in 40 years, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 1st, 2025. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM