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General Strike for Palestine - Bologna

A general strike called by the grassroots union USB brought over 30,000 people to the streets and brought the city to a standstill. After agreeing to a ride, the march reached the ring road, where a segment of the march also occupied the highway, prompting police intervention. Pictured is one of the protesters arrested by police, on September 22, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Strike for Palestine - Bologna

A general strike called by the grassroots union USB brought over 30,000 people to the streets and paralyzed the city. After agreeing to a ride, the march reached the ring road, where a segment of the march also occupied the highway, prompting the intervention of the police, on September 22, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Strike for Palestine - Bologna

A general strike called by the grassroots union USB brought over 30,000 people to the streets and paralyzed the city. After agreeing to a ride, the march reached the ring road, where a segment of the march also occupied the highway, prompting the intervention of the police, on September 22, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Strike for Palestine - Bologna

A general strike called by the grassroots union USB brought over 30,000 people to the streets and brought the city to a standstill. After agreeing to a ride, the march reached the ring road, where a segment of the march also occupied the highway, prompting the intervention of law enforcement. The photo shows riots as law enforcement intervened to restore traffic flow, on September 22, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Strike for Palestine - Bologna

A general strike called by the grassroots union USB brought over 30,000 people to the streets and paralyzed the city. After agreeing to a ride, the march reached the ring road, where a segment of the march also occupied the highway, prompting the intervention of the police, on September 22, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Strike for Palestine - Bologna

A general strike called by the grassroots union USB brought over 30,000 people to the streets and brought the city to a standstill. After agreeing to a ride, the march reached the ring road, where a segment of the march also occupied the highway, prompting the intervention of law enforcement. The photo shows riots as law enforcement intervened to restore traffic flow, on September 22, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Strike for Palestine - Bologna

A general strike called by the grassroots union USB brought over 30,000 people to the streets and paralyzed the city. After agreeing to a ride, the march reached the ring road, where a segment of the march also occupied the highway, prompting police intervention. Pictured: the student march, on September 22, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Strike for Palestine - Bologna

A general strike called by the grassroots union USB brought over 30,000 people to the streets and brought the city to a standstill. After agreeing to a ride, the march reached the ring road, where a segment of the march also occupied the highway, prompting police intervention. Pictured is one of the protesters arrested by police, on September 22, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Strike for Palestine - Bologna

A general strike called by the grassroots union USB brought over 30,000 people to the streets and brought the city to a standstill. After agreeing to a ride, the march reached the ring road, where a segment of the march also occupied the highway, prompting police intervention. In the photo, the student march arrives at the Two Towers, on September 22, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Strike for Palestine - Bologna

A general strike called by the grassroots union USB brought over 30,000 people to the streets and paralyzed the city. After agreeing to a ride, the march reached the ring road, where a segment of the march also occupied the highway, prompting the intervention of the police, on September 22, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Strike for Palestine - Bologna

A general strike called by the grassroots union USB brought over 30,000 people to the streets and paralyzed the city. After agreeing to a ride, the march reached the ring road, where a segment of the march also occupied the highway, prompting the intervention of the police, on September 22, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Strike for Palestine - Bologna

A general strike called by the grassroots union USB brought over 30,000 people to the streets and paralyzed the city. After agreeing to a ride, the march reached the ring road, where a segment of the march also occupied the highway, prompting the intervention of the police, on September 22, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Strike for Palestine - Bologna

A general strike called by the USB grassroots union brought over 30,000 people to the streets and brought the city to a standstill. After agreeing to a ride, the march reached the ring road, where a segment of the march also occupied the highway, prompting police intervention. The photo shows one of the Unibo campuses blocked by the student strike, on September 22, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Strike for Palestine - Bologna

A general strike called by the grassroots union USB brought over 30,000 people to the streets and paralyzed the city. After agreeing to a ride, the march reached the ring road, where a segment of the march also occupied the highway, prompting police intervention. Pictured: the student march, on September 22, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Strike for Palestine - Bologna

A general strike called by the grassroots union USB brought over 30,000 people to the streets and paralyzed the city. After agreeing to a ride, the march reached the ring road, where a segment of the march also occupied the highway, prompting the intervention of the police, on September 22, 2025, in Bologna, Italy. Photo by Roberto Brancolini/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan Finance Minister Kato

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2025, after he and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a joint statement on foreign exchange, agreeing to continue close consultations on currency to ensure market stability.

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Agreement on Japan's tuition-free program

(From L) Japan Innovation Party chief Hirofumi Yoshimura, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who leads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Komeito party leader Tetsuo Saito pose for a photo after formally agreeing on measures to ensure free high school education and advance social security reforms in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers agree to terms with Japanese star pitcher Sasaki+

A man (R) receives a copy of Iwate Nippo newspaper's extra edition in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Jan. 18, 2025, printed to mark Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki, who hails from the northeastern Japan city, agreeing to terms with Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers.

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-XINHUA-FU HUA-ATV-MOU

(240502) -- BUDAPEST, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua and CEO of Hungary's ATV Media Group Tamas Kovacs jointly sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU), agreeing to strengthen cooperation at multiple levels and across broad fields including exchanges of news and information products and personnel communications, in Budapest, Hungary, on May 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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Lotte ace Sasaki voices desire to pitch in MLB

Lotte Marines ace Roki Sasaki speaks at a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Jan. 27, 2024, after agreeing to terms for the upcoming season. Sasaki, who threw a perfect game in 2022, expressed his desire to play Major League Baseball one day.

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Lotte ace Sasaki voices desire to pitch in MLB

Lotte Marines ace Roki Sasaki speaks at a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Jan. 27, 2024, after agreeing to terms for the upcoming season. Sasaki, who threw a perfect game in 2022, expressed his desire to play Major League Baseball one day.

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Lotte ace Sasaki voices desire to pitch in MLB

Lotte Marines ace Roki Sasaki poses at a press conference at Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Jan. 27, 2024, after agreeing to terms for the upcoming season. Sasaki, who threw a perfect game in 2022, expressed his desire to play Major League Baseball one day.

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Zelensky Vowed To Press On To Victory In War - Kyiv

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 19, 2023. Zelenskiy sought to boost the domestic mood and maintain western support that has been stuttering in recent weeks. The moments come as Kyiv’s two biggest allies, the US and the EU, failed to approve two separate support packages. The EU, however, delivered a political boost last week by agreeing to open formal membership talks with Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Vowed To Press On To Victory In War - Kyiv

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 19, 2023. Zelenskiy sought to boost the domestic mood and maintain western support that has been stuttering in recent weeks. The moments come as Kyiv’s two biggest allies, the US and the EU, failed to approve two separate support packages. The EU, however, delivered a political boost last week by agreeing to open formal membership talks with Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Vowed To Press On To Victory In War - Kyiv

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 19, 2023. Zelenskiy sought to boost the domestic mood and maintain western support that has been stuttering in recent weeks. The moments come as Kyiv’s two biggest allies, the US and the EU, failed to approve two separate support packages. The EU, however, delivered a political boost last week by agreeing to open formal membership talks with Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Vowed To Press On To Victory In War - Kyiv

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 19, 2023. Zelenskiy sought to boost the domestic mood and maintain western support that has been stuttering in recent weeks. The moments come as Kyiv’s two biggest allies, the US and the EU, failed to approve two separate support packages. The EU, however, delivered a political boost last week by agreeing to open formal membership talks with Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Vowed To Press On To Victory In War - Kyiv

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 19, 2023. Zelenskiy sought to boost the domestic mood and maintain western support that has been stuttering in recent weeks. The moments come as Kyiv’s two biggest allies, the US and the EU, failed to approve two separate support packages. The EU, however, delivered a political boost last week by agreeing to open formal membership talks with Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Vowed To Press On To Victory In War - Kyiv

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 19, 2023. Zelenskiy sought to boost the domestic mood and maintain western support that has been stuttering in recent weeks. The moments come as Kyiv’s two biggest allies, the US and the EU, failed to approve two separate support packages. The EU, however, delivered a political boost last week by agreeing to open formal membership talks with Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Vowed To Press On To Victory In War - Kyiv

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 19, 2023. Zelenskiy sought to boost the domestic mood and maintain western support that has been stuttering in recent weeks. The moments come as Kyiv’s two biggest allies, the US and the EU, failed to approve two separate support packages. The EU, however, delivered a political boost last week by agreeing to open formal membership talks with Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Vowed To Press On To Victory In War - Kyiv

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 19, 2023. Zelenskiy sought to boost the domestic mood and maintain western support that has been stuttering in recent weeks. The moments come as Kyiv’s two biggest allies, the US and the EU, failed to approve two separate support packages. The EU, however, delivered a political boost last week by agreeing to open formal membership talks with Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Vowed To Press On To Victory In War - Kyiv

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 19, 2023. Zelenskiy sought to boost the domestic mood and maintain western support that has been stuttering in recent weeks. The moments come as Kyiv’s two biggest allies, the US and the EU, failed to approve two separate support packages. The EU, however, delivered a political boost last week by agreeing to open formal membership talks with Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Vowed To Press On To Victory In War - Kyiv

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 19, 2023. Zelenskiy sought to boost the domestic mood and maintain western support that has been stuttering in recent weeks. The moments come as Kyiv’s two biggest allies, the US and the EU, failed to approve two separate support packages. The EU, however, delivered a political boost last week by agreeing to open formal membership talks with Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Vowed To Press On To Victory In War - Kyiv

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 19, 2023. Zelenskiy sought to boost the domestic mood and maintain western support that has been stuttering in recent weeks. The moments come as Kyiv’s two biggest allies, the US and the EU, failed to approve two separate support packages. The EU, however, delivered a political boost last week by agreeing to open formal membership talks with Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Vowed To Press On To Victory In War - Kyiv

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 19, 2023. Zelenskiy sought to boost the domestic mood and maintain western support that has been stuttering in recent weeks. The moments come as Kyiv’s two biggest allies, the US and the EU, failed to approve two separate support packages. The EU, however, delivered a political boost last week by agreeing to open formal membership talks with Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Zelensky Vowed To Press On To Victory In War - Kyiv

Handout photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivering an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on December 19, 2023. Zelenskiy sought to boost the domestic mood and maintain western support that has been stuttering in recent weeks. The moments come as Kyiv’s two biggest allies, the US and the EU, failed to approve two separate support packages. The EU, however, delivered a political boost last week by agreeing to open formal membership talks with Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hong Kong activist recalls terrifying time in China before fleeing

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Video shows pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who recently revealed that she had left Hong Kong to study in Canada with no plans to return, giving an online interview on Dec. 6. 2023, that agreeing to spend time in mainland China before her departure overseas was a high-stakes decision for her. (Kyodo)

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Egypt, UAE sign currency swap agreement

STORY: Egypt, UAE sign currency swap agreement DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the Central Bank of Egypt 2. various shots of an accountant counting banknotes 3. various exterior shots of Misr Banque 4. various exterior shots of the National Bank of Egypt STORYLINE: The central banks of Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed on Thursday a currency swap deal, agreeing to exchange up to 42 billion Egyptian pounds (about 1.36 billion U.S. dollars) and 5 billion UAE dirhams at nominal value. The agreement comes within the framework of strengthening relations between Egypt and the UAE at all levels and contributes to increasing their trade volume, a statement from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) quoted the bank's governor Hassan Abdallah as saying. He noted that the deal also serves as a cornerstone for joint financial cooperation between the two sides. UAE Central Bank Governor Khaled Mohamed Balama said the agreement

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Malaysian PM passes confidence vote

STORY: Malaysian PM passes confidence vote DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysia Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur 2. various of the parliament session of the day at the lower house of parliament (released by Malaysian Parliament on Dec. 19) 3. various of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the parliament session (released by Malaysian Parliament on Dec. 19) STORYLINE: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim passed a crucial confidence vote in the country's lower house of parliament on Monday. The motion was passed via voice vote rather than a bloc vote, and the move cemented Anwar's position as prime minister. The vote follows a memorandum of understanding signed by five political coalitions on Friday, with the heads of the coalitions agreeing to throw their weight behind Anwar and to ensure the unity government's stability. Malaysia has been in a political stalemate following the indecisive results of a snap natio

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China, Thailand agree to deepen relations

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) and Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 22, 2014, after agreeing to deepen bilateral relations on trade, railway construction and other matters. (Pool Photo)

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U.N. climate conference members agree on target-setting framework

LIMA, Peru - Participants in U.N. climate change talks in Lima applaud on Dec. 14, 2014, after agreeing on a framework for setting national pledges for reducing greenhouse gas emissions toward a summit in Paris in 2015.

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Kindergarten OKs 60 mil. yen in damages over tsunami deaths

SENDAI, Japan - The relatives of four kindergarteners who died in a pickup bus that was swamped by high waves in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in March 2011, attend a press conference in Sendai in the prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014, holding the photos of the children, after a settlement at the Sendai High Court. The privately run Hiyori kindergarten admitted it did not take sufficient measures to deal with a tsunami, agreeing to pay 60 million yen in damages and offer an apology over their deaths.

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Kishida, German FM agree on stabilizing Ukraine

BERLIN, Germany - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida hold a press conference in Berlin on Sept. 9, 2014, after agreeing to create a new framework for dialogue to deal with the Ukraine crisis.

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Japan, Kazakhstan investment deal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) and his Kazakh counterpart Asset Issekeshev sign a joint statement in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2013. They said the two countries have reached a basic accord on a bilateral investment treaty, while agreeing to step up cooperation on nuclear energy issues.

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Parties agree to double biodiversity protection aid by 2015

HYDERABAD, India - Participants attending the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP11, adopt a document on Oct. 20, 2012, in Hyderabad, India, agreeing to double financial aid to developing nations by 2015 to achieve the "Aichi Targets" aimed at conserving biodiversity around the world.

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Brazil, China agree to enhance partnership

BEIJING, China - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands at a signing ceremony in Beijing on April 12, 2011, after agreeing to enhance their strategic partnership in economic, trade and other areas.

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Maehara, S. Korea's foreign minister at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (L) and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011, following their meeting. The two agreed that North Korea's concrete action is mandatory for resuming the six-party talks on the North's denuclearization, while also agreeing to work toward restarting the stalled negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement.

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Maehara, S. Korea's foreign minister meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (R) and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan shake hands in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011. The two agreed in the meeting that North Korea's concrete action is mandatory for resuming the six-party talks on the North's denuclearization, while also agreeing to work toward restarting the stalled negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement.

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New Japanese foreign minister at U.N. meeting

NEW YORK, United States - New Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (front) speaks at a U.N. meeting on millennium development goals in New York on Sept. 21, 2010. Maehara made his diplomatic debut in a meeting with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on the sideline of a series of U.N. meetings, agreeing to cooperate on the launch of negotiations between Japan and the European Union to seal a free trade agreement and on promoting nuclear disarmament.

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Matsui introduced as Angels player

ANAHEIM, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui, in his new Los Angeles Angels jersey, speaks during a news conference at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Dec. 16, 2009, after agreeing to a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels. Matsui said he hopes to help bring the team a World Series title.

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Matsui introduced as Angels player

ANAHEIM, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui, in his new Los Angeles Angels jersey, is photographed during a news conference at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Dec. 16, 2009, after agreeing to a one-year contract with the team. Matsui said he hopes to help bring the team a World Series title.