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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. THE PALACE OF CHEHEL SOTOUN, OR PALACE OF 40 PILARS, BUILT UNDER THE RULE OF THE SAFAVIDE KING CHAH ABBAS II (XVIITH CENTURY),WAS USED FOR OFFICIAL CEREMONIES AND RECEPTION OF FOREIGN AMBASSADORS AS SHOWN BY THE EXTERNAL PAINTINGS. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Iran

IRAN. ISPAHAN ESFAHAN. THE PALACE OF CHEHEL SOTOUN, OR PALACE OF 40 PILARS, BUILT UNDER THE RULE OF THE SAFAVIDE KING CHAH ABBAS II (XVIITH CENTURY),WAS USED FOR OFFICIAL CEREMONIES AND RECEPTION OF FOREIGN AMBASSADORS AS SHOWN BY THE EXTERNAL PAINTINGS. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan PM Ishiba at food promotion event

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event to promote Japanese food products to ambassadors from over 100 countries, hosted by the country's Central Federation of Societies of Commerce and Industry, in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at food promotion event

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event to promote Japanese food products to ambassadors from over 100 countries, hosted by the country's Central Federation of Societies of Commerce and Industry, in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025.

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Japan PM Ishiba at food promotion event

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far R) tastes a local specialty at an event to promote Japanese food products to ambassadors from over 100 countries, hosted by the country's Central Federation of Societies of Commerce and Industry, in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Ishiba at food promotion event

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event to promote Japanese food products to ambassadors from over 100 countries, hosted by the country's Central Federation of Societies of Commerce and Industry, in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2025.

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King Felipe VI Receives Letters of Credence - Spain

King Felipe VI (l) receives the Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of the Republic of Iceland, Kristján Andri Stefánsson (r), at the Royal Palace of Madrid, September 12, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Argentina, Angola, Senegal, Guatemala, Switzerland and Iceland. This document accredits a foreign ambassador as representative and highest diplomatic authority of another country in Spain. Photo by Marta Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe VI Receives Letters of Credence - Spain

King Felipe VI (l) receives the Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of the Republic of Iceland, Kristján Andri Stefánsson (r), at the Royal Palace of Madrid, September 12, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Argentina, Angola, Senegal, Guatemala, Switzerland and Iceland. This document accredits a foreign ambassador as representative and highest diplomatic authority of another country in Spain. Photo by Marta Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe VI Receives Letters of Credence - Spain

King Felipe VI (l) receives the Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala, Jorge Skinner-Klée Arenales (r), at the Royal Palace of Madrid, September 12, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Argentina, Angola, Senegal, Guatemala, Switzerland and Iceland. This document accredits a foreign ambassador as representative and highest diplomatic authority of another country in Spain. Photo by Marta Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe VI Receives Letters of Credence - Spain

King Felipe VI (l) receives the Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala, Jorge Skinner-Klée Arenales (r), at the Royal Palace of Madrid, September 12, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Argentina, Angola, Senegal, Guatemala, Switzerland and Iceland. This document accredits a foreign ambassador as representative and highest diplomatic authority of another country in Spain. Photo by Marta Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe VI Receives Letters of Credence - Spain

King Felipe VI (l) receives the Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala, Jorge Skinner-Klée Arenales (r), at the Royal Palace of Madrid, September 12, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Argentina, Angola, Senegal, Guatemala, Switzerland and Iceland. This document accredits a foreign ambassador as representative and highest diplomatic authority of another country in Spain. Photo by Marta Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe VI Receives Letters of Credence - Spain

King Felipe VI (l) receives the Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of the Republic of Guatemala, Jorge Skinner-Klée Arenales (r), at the Royal Palace of Madrid, September 12, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Argentina, Angola, Senegal, Guatemala, Switzerland and Iceland. This document accredits a foreign ambassador as representative and highest diplomatic authority of another country in Spain. Photo by Marta Fernández / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Receives Letters Of Credence In Madrid - Spain

King Felipe VI (left) receives the Letters of Credence from the ambassador of the Republic of Angola, Balbina Malheiros Dias da Silva, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, September 12, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Argentina, Angola, Senegal, Guatemala, Switzerland and Iceland. This document accredits a foreign ambassador as representative and highest diplomatic authority of another country in Spain. Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Receives Letters Of Credence In Madrid - Spain

King Felipe VI (l) receives the Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal, Ibrahim Al Khalil Seck (r), at the Royal Palace of Madrid, September 12, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Argentina, Angola, Senegal, Guatemala, Switzerland and Iceland. This document accredits a foreign ambassador as representative and highest diplomatic authority of another country in Spain. Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Receives Letters Of Credence In Madrid - Spain

King Felipe VI (l) receives the Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal, Ibrahim Al Khalil Seck (r), at the Royal Palace of Madrid, September 12, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Argentina, Angola, Senegal, Guatemala, Switzerland and Iceland. This document accredits a foreign ambassador as representative and highest diplomatic authority of another country in Spain. Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Receives Letters Of Credence In Madrid - Spain

King Felipe VI (left) receives the Letters of Credence from the ambassador of the Republic of Angola, Balbina Malheiros Dias da Silva, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, September 12, 2025, in Madrid, Spain. The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Argentina, Angola, Senegal, Guatemala, Switzerland and Iceland. This document accredits a foreign ambassador as representative and highest diplomatic authority of another country in Spain. Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The King receives the Letters of Credence from the ambassadors of Argentina, Angola, Senegal, Guatemala, Switzerland and Iceland

King Felipe VI (left) receives the Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina, Wenceslao Bunge Saravia, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on September 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Argentina, Angola, Senegal, Guatemala, Switzerland and Iceland. This document accredits a foreign ambassador as representative and highest diplomatic authority of another country in Spain. Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The King receives the Letters of Credence from the ambassadors of Argentina, Angola, Senegal, Guatemala, Switzerland and Iceland

King Felipe VI (left) receives the Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina, Wenceslao Bunge Saravia, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on September 12, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King receives the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Argentina, Angola, Senegal, Guatemala, Switzerland and Iceland. This document accredits a foreign ambassador as representative and highest diplomatic authority of another country in Spain. Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Al-Sharaa Inaugurates Development Fund for Syria’s Reconstruction - Damascus

The inauguration of the Syrian Development Fund at Damascus Citadel featured light shows and stage acts, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa, state officials, and international ambassadors highlighting Syria’s path to reconstruction. September 4, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Al-Sharaa Inaugurates Development Fund for Syria’s Reconstruction - Damascus

The inauguration of the Syrian Development Fund at Damascus Citadel featured light shows and stage acts, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa, state officials, and international ambassadors highlighting Syria’s path to reconstruction. September 4, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Al-Sharaa Inaugurates Development Fund for Syria’s Reconstruction - Damascus

The inauguration of the Syrian Development Fund at Damascus Citadel featured light shows and stage acts, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa, state officials, and international ambassadors highlighting Syria’s path to reconstruction. September 4, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Al-Sharaa Inaugurates Development Fund for Syria’s Reconstruction - Damascus

Aleppo Governor Azzam Gharib took part in the Damascus Citadel ceremony where President Ahmed al-Sharaa, alongside officials and ambassadors, launched the Syrian Development Fund to spearhead reconstruction and economic revival. September 4, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Al-Sharaa Inaugurates Development Fund for Syria’s Reconstruction - Damascus

The inauguration of the Syrian Development Fund at Damascus Citadel featured light shows and stage acts, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa, state officials, and international ambassadors highlighting Syria’s path to reconstruction. September 4, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Al-Sharaa Inaugurates Development Fund for Syria’s Reconstruction - Damascus

Aleppo Governor Azzam Gharib took part in the Damascus Citadel ceremony where President Ahmed al-Sharaa, alongside officials and ambassadors, launched the Syrian Development Fund to spearhead reconstruction and economic revival. September 4, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Al-Sharaa Inaugurates Development Fund for Syria’s Reconstruction - Damascus

Aleppo Governor Azzam Gharib took part in the Damascus Citadel ceremony where President Ahmed al-Sharaa, alongside officials and ambassadors, launched the Syrian Development Fund to spearhead reconstruction and economic revival. September 4, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Al-Sharaa Inaugurates Development Fund for Syria’s Reconstruction - Damascus

The inauguration of the Syrian Development Fund at Damascus Citadel featured light shows and stage acts, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa, state officials, and international ambassadors highlighting Syria’s path to reconstruction. September 4, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Al-Sharaa Inaugurates Development Fund for Syria’s Reconstruction - Damascus

The inauguration of the Syrian Development Fund at Damascus Citadel featured light shows and stage acts, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa, state officials, and international ambassadors highlighting Syria’s path to reconstruction. September 4, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Al-Sharaa Inaugurates Development Fund for Syria’s Reconstruction - Damascus

The inauguration of the Syrian Development Fund at Damascus Citadel featured light shows and stage acts, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa, state officials, and international ambassadors highlighting Syria’s path to reconstruction. September 4, 2025. Photo by Mohammad Daher/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th A-bomb anniversary in Nagasaki

Ambassadors to Japan head to the cenotaph marking the hypocenter of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, to lay flowers on Aug. 8, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the tragedy.

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King Felipe VI during an audience - Seville

King Felipe VI during an audience with representatives of ICEX and the Garrigues law firm, accompanied by the ambassadors of the main countries investing in Spain, at La Zarzuela Palace, on July 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The audience was held on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Business in Spain Guide, prepared by the international legal and tax services firm Garrigues for ICEX-Invest in Spain . Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe VI during an audience - Seville

King Felipe VI during an audience with representatives of ICEX and the Garrigues law firm, accompanied by the ambassadors of the main countries investing in Spain, at La Zarzuela Palace, on July 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The audience was held on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Business in Spain Guide, prepared by the international legal and tax services firm Garrigues for ICEX-Invest in Spain . Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe VI during an audience - Seville

King Felipe VI (c) poses with representatives of ICEX and the Garrigues law firm, accompanied by the ambassadors of the main countries investing in Spain, at La Zarzuela Palace on July 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The audience will take place on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Business in Spain Guide, prepared by the international legal and tax services firm Garrigues for ICEX-Invest in Spain. The event will take place in Madrid (Spain) on July 1, 2025. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe VI during an audience - Seville

King Felipe VI receives in audience one of the members of a delegation from ICEX and the law firm Garrigues, accompanied by the ambassadors of the main countries investing in Spain, at La Zarzuela Palace, on July 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The audience will be held on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Business in Spain Guide, which is prepared by the international legal and tax services firm Garrigues for ICEX-Invest in Spain. The event will take place in Madrid (Spain) on July 1, 2025. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe VI during an audience - Seville

King Felipe VI (c) after posing with representatives of ICEX and the Garrigues law firm, accompanied by the ambassadors of the main countries investing in Spain, at La Zarzuela Palace, on July 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The audience will take place on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Business in Spain Guide, prepared by the international legal and tax services firm Garrigues for ICEX-Invest in Spain. The event will take place in Madrid (Spain) on July 1, 2025. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe VI during an audience - Seville

King Felipe VI during an audience with representatives of ICEX and the Garrigues law firm, accompanied by the ambassadors of the main countries investing in Spain, at La Zarzuela Palace, on July 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The audience was held on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Business in Spain Guide, prepared by the international legal and tax services firm Garrigues for ICEX-Invest in Spain . Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe VI during an audience - Seville

King Felipe VI receives in audience one of the members of a representation of ICEX and the law firm Garrigues, accompanied by the ambassadors of the main countries investing in Spain, at La Zarzuela Palace, on July 1, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The audience will be held on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Business in Spain Guide, which is prepared by the international legal and tax services firm Garrigues for ICEX-Invest in Spain. The event will take place in Madrid (Spain) on July 1, 2025. Photo by Diego Radames/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution

Ambassadors from all U.N. Security Council member states but the United States raise their hands to vote in favor of a draft resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the lifting of restrictions on humanitarian aid distribution on June 4, 2025, at a Security Council meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York.

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

'Sediari' in the Antechamber or Room of the Attendants at the second floor of the Apostolic Palace, Vatican on September 2013. -The Sediari were the men who had the honour of carrying the Pope's royal chair on his outings. Their duties include staffing the papal antechamber, where they receive heads of state and ambassadors and usher them into audiences with the pope. -The grandiose and solemn Apostolic Palace ( palais apostolique ) is a secretive place, forbidden to the public and jealously guarded by the Swiss Guard. It hosts the Holy See administration, the Church's spiritual authorities and before all, the apartments of the Pontiff Sovereign. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Receives The Letter Of Credence From French Ambassador - Madrid

King Felipe VI receives the Letter of Credence from the Ambassador of the French Republic, Kareen Rispal, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 24, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King has received the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Ghana, Slovenia, France, Nepal, Rwanda and Mongolia, accrediting them before the Head of State as representative and highest diplomatic authority of their respective countries in Spain. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Receives The Letter Of Credence From French Ambassador - Madrid

King Felipe VI receives the Letter of Credence from the Ambassador of the French Republic, Kareen Rispal, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 24, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King has received the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Ghana, Slovenia, France, Nepal, Rwanda and Mongolia, accrediting them before the Head of State as representative and highest diplomatic authority of their respective countries in Spain. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Receives The Letter Of Credence From French Ambassador - Madrid

King Felipe VI receives the Letter of Credence from the Ambassador of the French Republic, Kareen Rispal, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 24, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King has received the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Ghana, Slovenia, France, Nepal, Rwanda and Mongolia, accrediting them before the Head of State as representative and highest diplomatic authority of their respective countries in Spain. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Receives The Letter Of Credence From French Ambassador - Madrid

King Felipe VI receives the Letter of Credence from the Ambassador of the French Republic, Kareen Rispal, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 24, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King has received the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Ghana, Slovenia, France, Nepal, Rwanda and Mongolia, accrediting them before the Head of State as representative and highest diplomatic authority of their respective countries in Spain. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Receives The Letter Of Credence From French Ambassador - Madrid

King Felipe VI receives the Letter of Credence from the Ambassador of the French Republic, Kareen Rispal, at the Royal Palace of Madrid, on December 24, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The King has received the Letters of Credence of the new ambassadors of Ghana, Slovenia, France, Nepal, Rwanda and Mongolia, accrediting them before the Head of State as representative and highest diplomatic authority of their respective countries in Spain. Photo by Alberto Ortega/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japanese emperor's 65th birthday

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (top, 2nd from R)and Empress Masako (top, far R) receive greetings from foreign ambassadors to Japan during a ceremony held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2025, to celebrate his 65th birthday. (Pool photo)

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Princesses at duck-netting event

Japanese princesses Kako (L) and Aiko take part in a duck-netting event at an area designated by the Imperial Household Agency for duck-netting in Ichikawa in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Feb. 14, 2025. The traditional duck-netting event, in which the birds are caught in a net and then released, was held for dignitaries including ambassadors to Japan.

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Princess at duck-netting event

Japanese Princess Kako takes part in a duck-netting event at an area designated by the Imperial Household Agency for duck-netting in Ichikawa in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Feb. 14, 2025. The traditional duck-netting event, in which the birds are caught in a net and then released, was held for dignitaries including ambassadors to Japan.

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Princesses at duck-netting event

Japanese princesses Kako (R) and Aiko prepare to release ducks at an area designated by the Imperial Household Agency for duck-netting in Ichikawa in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Feb. 14, 2025. The traditional duck-netting event, in which the birds are caught in a net and then released, was held for dignitaries including ambassadors to Japan.

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Princesses at duck-netting event

Japanese princesses Kako (back) and Aiko release ducks at an area designated by the Imperial Household Agency for duck netting in Ichikawa in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Feb. 14, 2025. The traditional duck-netting event, in which the birds are caught in a net and then released, was held for dignitaries including ambassadors to Japan.

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Princesses at duck-netting event

Japanese princesses Kako (R) and Aiko prepare to release ducks at an area designated by the Imperial Household Agency for duck-netting in Ichikawa in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Feb. 14, 2025. The traditional duck-netting event, in which the birds are caught in a net and then released, was held for dignitaries including ambassadors to Japan.

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Royals At The Ambassadors Reception 2025 - Madrid

Queen Letizia of Spain, King Felipe of Spain attend the ambassador reception at the royal palace on the 9th of January of 2025 in Madrid, Spain . Photo by Archie Andrews/ABACAPRESS.COM