[Breaking News]Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

MILAN, Italy, March 7 Kyodo - The Paralympic flame is lit in the cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan on March 6, 2026, during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics in Verona, Italy. (Kyodo)

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

The Paralympic flame is lit in the cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan on March 6, 2026, during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics in Verona, Italy.

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

The Paralympic flame is lit in the cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan on March 6, 2026, during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics in Verona, Italy.

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

The Paralympic flame is lit in the cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan on March 6, 2026, during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics in Verona, Italy.

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

The Paralympic flame is lit in the cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan on March 6, 2026, during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics in Verona, Italy.

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

The Paralympic flame is lit in the cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan on March 6, 2026, during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics in Verona, Italy.

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

The Paralympic flame is lit in the cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan on March 6, 2026, during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics in Verona, Italy.

Milan Cortina Paralympics

Milan Cortina Paralympics

Photo shows the Milan Cortina Paralympics cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan, on March 5, 2026, the eve of the competition's opening ceremony in Verona.

Milan Cortina Paralympics

Milan Cortina Paralympics

People walk by a cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan, on March 5, 2026, the eve of the Milan Cortina Paralympics opening ceremony in Verona.

Milan Cortina Paralympics

Milan Cortina Paralympics

Photo shows a cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan, on March 5, 2026, the eve of the Milan Cortina Paralympics opening ceremony.

Milan Cortina Paralympics

Milan Cortina Paralympics

Photo shows a cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan, on March 5, 2026, the eve of the Milan Cortina Paralympics opening ceremony.

Milan Cortina Paralympics

Milan Cortina Paralympics

Photo shows a cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan, on March 5, 2026, the eve of the Milan Cortina Paralympics opening ceremony.

Milan Cortina Paralympics

Milan Cortina Paralympics

Photo shows a cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan on March 5, 2026, the eve of the Milan Cortina Paralympics opening ceremony.

Milan Cortina Paralympics

Milan Cortina Paralympics

Photo shows a cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan on March 5, 2026, the eve of the Milan Cortina Paralympics opening ceremony.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

MILAN, Italy, Feb. 23 Kyodo - The Olympic flame is extinguished from the cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan on Feb. 22, 2026, during the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Verona, Italy. (Kyodo)

Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

Photo shows the cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan after the Olympic flame was extinguished on Feb. 22, 2026, as the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics takes place in Verona, Italy.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

The Olympic flame is extinguished from the cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan on Feb. 22, 2026, as the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics takes place in Verona, Italy.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

The Olympic flame is extinguished from the cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan on Feb. 22, 2026, as the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics takes place in Verona, Italy.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

The Olympic flame is extinguished from the cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan on Feb. 22, 2026, during the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Verona, Italy.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Closing ceremony

The Olympic flame is extinguished from the cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan on Feb. 22, 2026, during the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics in Verona, Italy.

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics at the Arch of Peace in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics at the Arch of Peace in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics at the Arch of Peace in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics at the Arch of Peace in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

Milan Cortina Olympics: Opening ceremony

The cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics at the Arch of Peace in Milan on Feb. 6, 2026. (Pool photo)

Milan Cortina Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics

Photo shows one of the two Milan Cortina Winter Olympic cauldrons at the Peace Arch in Milan on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

Milan Cortina Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics

Photo shows one of the two Milan Cortina Olympic cauldrons at the Peace Arch in Milan on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

Milan Cortina Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics

Photo shows one of the two Milan Cortina Olympic cauldrons at the Peace Arch in Milan on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the opening of the games.

Milan Cortina Olympics

Milan Cortina Olympics

Combined photo shows the two Milan Cortina Olympics cauldrons, one at the Peace Arch in Milan (L) and the second at the Piazza Angelo Dibona in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Feb. 5, 2026, the eve of the games' opening.

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Feb. 3, 2026, shows a cauldron set up at the Peace Arch in Milan, Italy, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Feb. 3, 2026, shows a cauldron set up at the Peace Arch in Milan, Italy, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Feb. 3, 2026, shows a cauldron set up at the Peace Arch in Milan, Italy, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Feb. 3, 2026, shows a cauldron set up at the Peace Arch in Milan, Italy, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Photo taken on Feb. 3, 2026, shows a cauldron set up at the Peace Arch in Milan, Italy, ahead of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, opening on Feb. 6.

China: Excavator Plunges Into River as Stone Bridge Collapses During Demolition

An excavator and its operator plunged into a river after a stone arch bridge collapsed during demolition in Dashan Village, Zhaoqing, Guangdong, on January 18, 2026. Video shows the bridge giving way as the machine tipped forward and fell into the water, leaving the excavator submerged while onlookers watched, with no immediate update on the operator’s condition.

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Police officers patrol near the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 29, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Work to set up a cauldron is under way at the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 29, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Work to set up a cauldron is under way at the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 29, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Work to set up a cauldron is under way at the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 29, 2026, ahead of the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Milan-Cortina Olympics

Milan-Cortina Olympics

Photo taken on Jan. 17, 2026, shows the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, where a cauldron is to be set up for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics.

Milan-Cortina Olympics

Milan-Cortina Olympics

Photo taken on Jan. 17, 2026, shows the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, where a cauldron is to be set up for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics.

Milan-Cortina Olympics

Milan-Cortina Olympics

Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, where a cauldron is to be set up for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics.

Milan-Cortina Olympics

Milan-Cortina Olympics

Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026, shows the Arch of Peace in Milan, Italy, where a cauldron is to be set up for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics.

Several Dozen Farmers From The Coordination Rurale Arriving In Paris

Several Dozen Farmers From The Coordination Rurale Arriving In Paris

Tractors are seen parked in front of the Arc de Triomphe during a demonstration of French agricultural union Coordination Rurale (CR) to push the French government to block the Mercosur trade deal and protest against its handling of the nodular dermatitis (CND) epidemic, in Paris on January 8, 2026.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Several Dozen Farmers From The Coordination Rurale Arriving In Paris

Several Dozen Farmers From The Coordination Rurale Arriving In Paris

Tractors are seen parked in front of the Arc de Triomphe during a demonstration of French agricultural union Coordination Rurale (CR) to push the French government to block the Mercosur trade deal and protest against its handling of the nodular dermatitis (CND) epidemic, in Paris on January 8, 2026.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Several Dozen Farmers From The Coordination Rurale Arriving In Paris

Several Dozen Farmers From The Coordination Rurale Arriving In Paris

Tractors are seen parked in front of the Arc de Triomphe during a demonstration of French agricultural union Coordination Rurale (CR) to push the French government to block the Mercosur trade deal and protest against its handling of the nodular dermatitis (CND) epidemic, in Paris on January 8, 2026.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Several Dozen Farmers From The Coordination Rurale Arriving In Paris

Several Dozen Farmers From The Coordination Rurale Arriving In Paris

Tractors are seen parked in front of the Arc de Triomphe during a demonstration of French agricultural union Coordination Rurale (CR) to push the French government to block the Mercosur trade deal and protest against its handling of the nodular dermatitis (CND) epidemic, in Paris on January 8, 2026.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Several Dozen Farmers From The Coordination Rurale Arriving In Paris

Several Dozen Farmers From The Coordination Rurale Arriving In Paris

Tractors are seen parked in front of the Arc de Triomphe during a demonstration of French agricultural union Coordination Rurale (CR) to push the French government to block the Mercosur trade deal and protest against its handling of the nodular dermatitis (CND) epidemic, in Paris on January 8, 2026.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Several Dozen Farmers From The Coordination Rurale Arriving In Paris

Several Dozen Farmers From The Coordination Rurale Arriving In Paris

Tractors are seen parked in front of the Arc de Triomphe during a demonstration of French agricultural union Coordination Rurale (CR) to push the French government to block the Mercosur trade deal and protest against its handling of the nodular dermatitis (CND) epidemic, in Paris on January 8, 2026.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Several Dozen Farmers From The Coordination Rurale Arriving In Paris

Several Dozen Farmers From The Coordination Rurale Arriving In Paris

Tractors are seen parked in front of the Arc de Triomphe during a demonstration of French agricultural union Coordination Rurale (CR) to push the French government to block the Mercosur trade deal and protest against its handling of the nodular dermatitis (CND) epidemic, in Paris on January 8, 2026.Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM