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Expedition 73 Preflight

Handout photo dated on 07/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket is seen on the launch pad at Site 31, Monday, April 7, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expedition 73 Launch

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expedition 73 Preflight

Handout photo dated on 07/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket is seen on the launch pad at Site 31, Monday, April 7, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 73 crewmembers: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, are scheduled to launch aboard their Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft on April 8. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expedition 73 Cosmonaut Hotel Departure

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, right, wave as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Kim, Ryzhikov, Zubritskiy on a mission to the International Space Station. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine.

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Expedition 73 Cosmonaut Hotel Departure

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, right, wave as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch will send Kim, Ryzhikov, Zubritskiy on a mission to the International Space Station. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine.

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Expedition 73 Launch

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expedition 73 Launch

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expedition 73 Preflight

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov, bottom, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, middle, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Zubritskiy, top, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft for launch, Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (April 7 Eastern time) at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Launch of the Soyuz rocket will send the trio on a mission to the International Space Station. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to th

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Expedition 73 Launch

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expedition 73 Launch

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Expedition 73 Launch

Handout photo dated on 08/04/2025 shows A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 73 crew members: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy, onboard, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. April 8, 2025: A Soyuz spacecraft has just lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome, leased by Russia to Kazakhstan, bound for the International Space Station. Sergei Ryjikov, Alexei Zoubritskiy and Jonny Kim will use their stay in the ISS to carry out some fifty scientific experiments, before returning home in December. The spacecraft has been repainted in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, a time when Americans and Soviets were allies. Space is now one of the last areas of cooperation between Russia and the United States, which is on the verge of collapse due to the conflict in Ukraine. Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Top 14 - La Rochelle vs Toulouse

6 Paul Boudehent of Stade Rochelais and 5 Clément Vergé of Stade Toulousain during the French championship Top 14 rugby union match between Stade Rochelais and Stade Toulousain on 4 January 2025 at Marcel Deflandre stadium in La Rochelle, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Top 14 - La Rochelle vs Toulouse

5 Clément Vergé of Stade Toulousain during the French championship Top 14 rugby union match between Stade Rochelais and Stade Toulousain on 4 January 2025 at Marcel Deflandre stadium in La Rochelle, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Top 14 - La Rochelle vs Toulouse

5 Clément Vergé of Stade Toulousain during the French championship Top 14 rugby union match between Stade Rochelais and Stade Toulousain on 4 January 2025 at Marcel Deflandre stadium in La Rochelle, France. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240806) -- PARIS, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Players of both sides enter the court after a break during the beach volleyball women's quarterfinal between Mariafe Artacho del Solar/Taliqua Clancy of Australia and Zoe Verge-Depre/Esmee Boebner of Switzerland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 6, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Fei Maohua)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240806) -- PARIS, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Mariafe Artacho del Solar (L)/Taliqua Clancy of Australia hug each other in celebration of victory in the beach volleyball women's quarterfinal against Zoe Verge-Depre/Esmee Boebner of Switzerland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 6, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Fei Maohua)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240806) -- PARIS, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Silhouettes of a plane and the Olympic rings, as well as part of the Eiffel Tower, are seen during the beach volleyball women's quarterfinal between Mariafe Artacho del Solar/Taliqua Clancy of Australia and Zoe Verge-Depre/Esmee Boebner of Switzerland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 6, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Fei Maohua)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240806) -- PARIS, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Players of both sides prepare to enter the court ahead of the beach volleyball women's quarterfinal between Mariafe Artacho del Solar/Taliqua Clancy of Australia and Zoe Verge-Depre/Esmee Boebner of Switzerland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 6, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Fei Maohua)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240806) -- PARIS, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Mariafe Artacho del Sola of Australia makes a dig during the beach volleyball women's quarterfinal between Mariafe Artacho del Solar/Taliqua Clancy of Australia and Zoe Verge-Depre/Esmee Boebner of Switzerland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 6, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Fei Maohua)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240806) -- PARIS, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Mariafe Artacho del Solar (L)/Taliqua Clancy of Australia celebrate after winning the beach volleyball women's quarterfinal against Zoe Verge-Depre/Esmee Boebner of Switzerland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 6, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Fei Maohua)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240806) -- PARIS, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Mariafe Artacho del Solar (L)/Taliqua Clancy of Australia celebrate after winning the beach volleyball women's quarterfinal against Zoe Verge-Depre/Esmee Boebner of Switzerland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 6, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Fei Maohua)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240806) -- PARIS, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Mariafe Artacho del Solar (R) of Australia makes a dig during the beach volleyball women's quarterfinal between Mariafe Artacho del Solar/Taliqua Clancy of Australia and Zoe Verge-Depre/Esmee Boebner of Switzerland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 6, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Fei Maohua)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240804) -- PARIS, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xue Chen (R) of China competes with Zoe Verge-Depre of Switzerland during the beach volleyball women's round of 16 match between Xue Chen/Xia Xinyi of China and Zoe Verge-Depre/Esmee Boebner of Switzerland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 4, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Wei)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240804) -- PARIS, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xue Chen (R) of China competes during the beach volleyball women's round of 16 match between Xue Chen/Xia Xinyi of China and Zoe Verge-Depre/Esmee Boebner of Switzerland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 4, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Wei)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240804) -- PARIS, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xia Xinyi (L) of China competes with Esmee Boebner of Switzerland during the beach volleyball women's round of 16 match between Xue Chen/Xia Xinyi of China and Zoe Verge-Depre/Esmee Boebner of Switzerland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 4, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Wei)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240804) -- PARIS, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xue Chen (R)/Xia Xinyi of China react during the beach volleyball women's round of 16 match between Xue Chen/Xia Xinyi of China and Zoe Verge-Depre/Esmee Boebner of Switzerland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 4, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Wei)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240804) -- PARIS, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xue Chen (L)/Xia Xinyi of China react during the beach volleyball women's round of 16 match between Xue Chen/Xia Xinyi of China and Zoe Verge-Depre/Esmee Boebner of Switzerland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 4, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Wei)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240804) -- PARIS, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zoe Verge-Depre (R) of Switzerland competes during the beach volleyball women's round of 16 match between Xue Chen/Xia Xinyi of China and Zoe Verge-Depre/Esmee Boebner of Switzerland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 4, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Wei)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240804) -- PARIS, Aug. 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xue Chen (R) of China competes during the beach volleyball women's round of 16 match between Xue Chen/Xia Xinyi of China and Zoe Verge-Depre/Esmee Boebner of Switzerland at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 4, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Wei)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240801) -- BEIJING, Aug. 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The Eiffel Tower is pictured during the women's beach volleyball preliminary phase pool D match between Esmee Boebner/Zoe Verge-Depre of Switzerland and Melissa Humana-Paredes/Brandie Wilkerson of Canada at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 31, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lai Xiangdong)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240731) -- PARIS, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The Eiffel Tower is pictured during the women's beach volleyball preliminary phase pool D match between Esmee Boebner/Zoe Verge-Depre of Switzerland and Melissa Humana-Paredes/Brandie Wilkerson of Canada at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 31, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lai Xiangdong)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-BEACH VOLLEYBALL

(240731) -- PARIS, July 31, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The Eiffel Tower is pictured during the women's beach volleyball preliminary phase pool D match between Esmee Boebner/Zoe Verge-Depre of Switzerland and Melissa Humana-Paredes/Brandie Wilkerson of Canada at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 31, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lai Xiangdong)

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Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

File photo - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas receives Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (L) who presented him the list of the Palestinian new government in Gaza on March 19, 2006. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday the Palestinian group was on the "verge of a great victory" after it launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. "We are on the verge of a great victory and a clear conquest on the Gaza front," Haniyeh said in a speech broadcast on Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran's Tehran, the Palestinian militant group Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday. In a statement, the Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

File photo - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas receives Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (L) and officially asks him to form a new government in Gaza on February 21, 2006. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday the Palestinian group was on the "verge of a great victory" after it launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. "We are on the verge of a great victory and a clear conquest on the Gaza front," Haniyeh said in a speech broadcast on Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran's Tehran, the Palestinian militant group Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday. In a statement, the Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

File photo - Hamas leader Ismail Haniyehh celebrates his party's electoral victory in Gaza on January 29, 2006. Haniyeh is one of the Hamas figures that could be named Palestinian Prime Minister. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday the Palestinian group was on the "verge of a great victory" after it launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. "We are on the verge of a great victory and a clear conquest on the Gaza front," Haniyeh said in a speech broadcast on Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran's Tehran, the Palestinian militant group Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday. In a statement, the Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

File photo - Hamas leader Ismail Haniyehh celebrates his party's electoral victory in Gaza on January 29, 2006. Haniyeh is one of the Hamas figures that could be named Palestinian Prime Minister. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday the Palestinian group was on the "verge of a great victory" after it launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. "We are on the verge of a great victory and a clear conquest on the Gaza front," Haniyeh said in a speech broadcast on Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran's Tehran, the Palestinian militant group Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday. In a statement, the Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

File photo - New Palestinian unity government takes office on March 17, 2007, after it is sworn in in Gaza, by President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday the Palestinian group was on the "verge of a great victory" after it launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. "We are on the verge of a great victory and a clear conquest on the Gaza front," Haniyeh said in a speech broadcast on Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran's Tehran, the Palestinian militant group Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday. In a statement, the Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

File photo - The 'Mecca Meeting' between Palestinian political opponents of the 'Fatah' and 'Hamas'. Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud receives Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and political leader Khaled Mashaal in Mecca on February 7, 2007. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday the Palestinian group was on the "verge of a great victory" after it launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. "We are on the verge of a great victory and a clear conquest on the Gaza front," Haniyeh said in a speech broadcast on Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran's Tehran, the Palestinian militant group Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday. In a statement, the Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

File photo - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) receives Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh who is handing him the list of the new Palestinian government, in Gaza on March 15, 2007. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday the Palestinian group was on the "verge of a great victory" after it launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. "We are on the verge of a great victory and a clear conquest on the Gaza front," Haniyeh said in a speech broadcast on Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran's Tehran, the Palestinian militant group Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday. In a statement, the Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

File photo - From Left : Palestinian leader Mohammed Dahlan, President Mahmoud Abbas, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh accomplish the 'Umra' (or small pilgrimage) after they reached an agreement in the Moslem holy city of Mecca on February 8, 2007. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday the Palestinian group was on the "verge of a great victory" after it launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. "We are on the verge of a great victory and a clear conquest on the Gaza front," Haniyeh said in a speech broadcast on Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran's Tehran, the Palestinian militant group Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday. In a statement, the Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran". Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran

File photo - Ismail Haniyeh celebrates with people what they said was a victory over Israel, in Gaza City August 27, 2014. An open-ended ceasefire in the Gaza war held on Wednesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced strong criticism in Israel over a costly conflict with Palestinian militants in which no clear victor emerged. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday the Palestinian group was on the "verge of a great victory" after it launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. "We are on the verge of a great victory and a clear conquest on the Gaza front," Haniyeh said in a speech broadcast on Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television. Photo by Abedllah Jadllah/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ChineseToday | Captain and his ferry of hopes in SW China

(240718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Passengers talk to each other on "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 10, 2024. "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry remains the last "water bus" running between Yangdu and Xishan wharfs in Zhongxian County of Chongqing. Every day at 6: 30 a.m., the ferry departs on time carrying farmers with baskets of farm produce to urban area to start their business. Qin Dayi, the 45-year-old captain of the ferry, has sailed on the river for over a decade. The ferry offers a journey essential to many, though it was once on the verge of vanishing. In 2016, a new expressway reduced the travel time by bus to just 50 minutes, compared to the two-hour boat journey. Most residents switched to bus travel, but many farmers still preferred the boat, which accommodated their bulky baskets and live animals. The fare is also much cheaper. With the decline in passenger numbers, the fleet of ferries dwindled until only Qin and his partner,

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ChineseToday | Captain and his ferry of hopes in SW China

(240718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Qin Dayi holds the helm on "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 10, 2024. "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry remains the last "water bus" running between Yangdu and Xishan wharfs in Zhongxian County of Chongqing. Every day at 6: 30 a.m., the ferry departs on time carrying farmers with baskets of farm produce to urban area to start their business. Qin Dayi, the 45-year-old captain of the ferry, has sailed on the river for over a decade. The ferry offers a journey essential to many, though it was once on the verge of vanishing. In 2016, a new expressway reduced the travel time by bus to just 50 minutes, compared to the two-hour boat journey. Most residents switched to bus travel, but many farmers still preferred the boat, which accommodated their bulky baskets and live animals. The fare is also much cheaper. With the decline in passenger numbers, the fleet of ferries dwindled until only Qin and his partner, Cao L

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ChineseToday | Captain and his ferry of hopes in SW China

(240718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Qin Yuanze (L) talks to viewers via livestreaming on "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 10, 2024. "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry remains the last "water bus" running between Yangdu and Xishan wharfs in Zhongxian County of Chongqing. Every day at 6: 30 a.m., the ferry departs on time carrying farmers with baskets of farm produce to urban area to start their business. Qin Dayi, the 45-year-old captain of the ferry, has sailed on the river for over a decade. The ferry offers a journey essential to many, though it was once on the verge of vanishing. In 2016, a new expressway reduced the travel time by bus to just 50 minutes, compared to the two-hour boat journey. Most residents switched to bus travel, but many farmers still preferred the boat, which accommodated their bulky baskets and live animals. The fare is also much cheaper. With the decline in passenger numbers, the fleet of ferries dwindled until only

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ChineseToday | Captain and his ferry of hopes in SW China

(240718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Qin Dayi (L) and his son Qin Yuanze engage in livestreaming before the departure of "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry in Yangdu Township, Zhongxian County of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 10, 2024. "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry remains the last "water bus" running between Yangdu and Xishan wharfs in Zhongxian County of Chongqing. Every day at 6: 30 a.m., the ferry departs on time carrying farmers with baskets of farm produce to urban area to start their business. Qin Dayi, the 45-year-old captain of the ferry, has sailed on the river for over a decade. The ferry offers a journey essential to many, though it was once on the verge of vanishing. In 2016, a new expressway reduced the travel time by bus to just 50 minutes, compared to the two-hour boat journey. Most residents switched to bus travel, but many farmers still preferred the boat, which accommodated their bulky baskets and live animals. The fare is also much cheaper. With the dec

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ChineseToday | Captain and his ferry of hopes in SW China

(240718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Cao Lifang (C) and other crew members prepare to help passengers get on board at a stop of the route of "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 10, 2024. "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry remains the last "water bus" running between Yangdu and Xishan wharfs in Zhongxian County of Chongqing. Every day at 6: 30 a.m., the ferry departs on time carrying farmers with baskets of farm produce to urban area to start their business. Qin Dayi, the 45-year-old captain of the ferry, has sailed on the river for over a decade. The ferry offers a journey essential to many, though it was once on the verge of vanishing. In 2016, a new expressway reduced the travel time by bus to just 50 minutes, compared to the two-hour boat journey. Most residents switched to bus travel, but many farmers still preferred the boat, which accommodated their bulky baskets and live animals. The fare is also much cheaper. With the decline in passenger

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ChineseToday | Captain and his ferry of hopes in SW China

(240718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Crew members provide free breakfast to passengers on "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 10, 2024. "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry remains the last "water bus" running between Yangdu and Xishan wharfs in Zhongxian County of Chongqing. Every day at 6: 30 a.m., the ferry departs on time carrying farmers with baskets of farm produce to urban area to start their business. Qin Dayi, the 45-year-old captain of the ferry, has sailed on the river for over a decade. The ferry offers a journey essential to many, though it was once on the verge of vanishing. In 2016, a new expressway reduced the travel time by bus to just 50 minutes, compared to the two-hour boat journey. Most residents switched to bus travel, but many farmers still preferred the boat, which accommodated their bulky baskets and live animals. The fare is also much cheaper. With the decline in passenger numbers, the fleet of ferries dwindled until only

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ChineseToday | Captain and his ferry of hopes in SW China

(240718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Senior passengers have free breakfast on "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 10, 2024. "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry remains the last "water bus" running between Yangdu and Xishan wharfs in Zhongxian County of Chongqing. Every day at 6: 30 a.m., the ferry departs on time carrying farmers with baskets of farm produce to urban area to start their business. Qin Dayi, the 45-year-old captain of the ferry, has sailed on the river for over a decade. The ferry offers a journey essential to many, though it was once on the verge of vanishing. In 2016, a new expressway reduced the travel time by bus to just 50 minutes, compared to the two-hour boat journey. Most residents switched to bus travel, but many farmers still preferred the boat, which accommodated their bulky baskets and live animals. The fare is also much cheaper. With the decline in passenger numbers, the fleet of ferries dwindled until only Qin and his

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ChineseToday | Captain and his ferry of hopes in SW China

(240718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Qin Dayi (C) helps a senior farmer carry farm produce to a temporary market in Zhongxian County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 10, 2024. "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry remains the last "water bus" running between Yangdu and Xishan wharfs in Zhongxian County of Chongqing. Every day at 6: 30 a.m., the ferry departs on time carrying farmers with baskets of farm produce to urban area to start their business. Qin Dayi, the 45-year-old captain of the ferry, has sailed on the river for over a decade. The ferry offers a journey essential to many, though it was once on the verge of vanishing. In 2016, a new expressway reduced the travel time by bus to just 50 minutes, compared to the two-hour boat journey. Most residents switched to bus travel, but many farmers still preferred the boat, which accommodated their bulky baskets and live animals. The fare is also much cheaper. With the decline in passenger numbers, the fleet of ferries dwin

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ChineseToday | Captain and his ferry of hopes in SW China

(240718) -- CHONGQING, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Qin Dayi (2nd R) helps farmers promote their produce at a temporary market in Xishan Wharf in Zhongxian County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 11, 2024. "Yu Zhong Ke 2180" ferry remains the last "water bus" running between Yangdu and Xishan wharfs in Zhongxian County of Chongqing. Every day at 6: 30 a.m., the ferry departs on time carrying farmers with baskets of farm produce to urban area to start their business. Qin Dayi, the 45-year-old captain of the ferry, has sailed on the river for over a decade. The ferry offers a journey essential to many, though it was once on the verge of vanishing. In 2016, a new expressway reduced the travel time by bus to just 50 minutes, compared to the two-hour boat journey. Most residents switched to bus travel, but many farmers still preferred the boat, which accommodated their bulky baskets and live animals. The fare is also much cheaper. With the decline in passenger numbers, the fleet