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Philippine president in Japan's parliament

Philippine president in Japan's parliament

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (C, L) and his wife Louise Araneta-Marcos (C, R) are greeted with applause by Japanese lawmakers in the House of Councillors in Tokyo prior to his speech on May 28, 2026.

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CORRECTED: Cannes film festival

CORRECTED: Cannes film festival

Japanese film director Hirokazu Koreeda (C, facing camera) receives a standing ovation following the screening of his latest film "Sheep in the Box" at the Cannes International Film Festival on May 16, 2026, in Cannes, southern France, along with Haruka Ayase (C, L), Rim Kuwaki (C, R) and Daigo (C, far R), who star in the film.

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Japan PM Takaichi in Canberra

Japan PM Takaichi in Canberra

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, L) and her Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese (C, R) head to a cenotaph for slain Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Canberra on May 4, 2026.

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Japan-Australia summit

Japan-Australia summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, L) attends a welcome ceremony before a meeting with her Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese (C, R) in Canberra on May 4, 2026.

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Boxing: Weigh-in for Inoue-Nakatani world title bout

Boxing: Weigh-in for Inoue-Nakatani world title bout

Undisputed super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (C, L) of Japan and Japanese challenger Junto Nakatani (C, R), a former unified bantamweight world champion, pose after clearing the weigh-in in Tokyo on May 1, 2026, a day before their world title boxing match at Tokyo Dome.

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Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Ceremony marking centennial since start of Showa era

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C, L) and Empress Masako (C, R) attend a government-sponsored ceremony marking the centennial of the start of the Showa era (1926-1989) at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on April 29, 2026, a national holiday marking the birthday of the late Emperor Showa. (Pool photo)

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Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Parade by Olympic, Paralympic athletes

Figure skating pairs Olympic gold medalists Riku Miura (C, L) and Ryuichi Kihara (C, R) take part in a parade in Tokyo on April 25, 2026, of Japanese athletes who competed in the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

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Russian Interior Minister Kolokoltsev visits Pyongyang

Russian Interior Minister Kolokoltsev visits Pyongyang

Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev (C, L) arrives at Pyongyang International Airport in the North Korean capital on April 20, 2026.

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Japanese imperial garden party

Japanese imperial garden party

Milan Cortina Olympic pairs figure skating gold medalists Riku Miura (C, L) and Ryuichi Kihara (C, R) attend a spring imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on April 17, 2026. The pair announced their retirement from competition the same day. (Pool photo)

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Figure skating: World championships in Prague

Figure skating: World championships in Prague

Minerva Fabienne Hase (C,R) and Nikita Volodin (C,L) of Germany celebrate after winning the pairs gold at the world figure skating championships in Prague on March 26, 2026, alongside silver medalists Anastasiia Metelkina (2nd from L) and Luka Berulava (far L) of Georgia, and bronze medalists Lia Pereira (2nd from R) and Trennt Michaud of Canada.

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Figure skating: World championships in Prague

Figure skating: World championships in Prague

Minerva Fabienne Hase (C,L) and Nikita Volodin (C,R) of Germany celebrate after winning the pairs gold at the world figure skating championships in Prague on March 26, 2026, alongside silver medalists Anastasiia Metelkina (far L) and Luka Berulava (2nd from L) of Georgia, and bronze medalists Lia Pereira (2nd from R) and Trennt Michaud of Canada.

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Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, L) waves to guests alongside U.S. President Donald Trump (R) during a dinner at the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, L) holds talks with U.S. President Donald Trump (C, R) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, L) holds talks with U.S. President Donald Trump (C, R) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. summit

Japan-U.S. summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, L) and U.S. President Donald Trump (C, R) pose ahead of their talks in the White House Oval Office in Washington on March 19, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Paralympics: Closing ceremony

Milan Cortina Paralympics: Closing ceremony

Junta Kosuda (C, R) carries the Japanese flag, accompanied by Aki Ogawa (C, L), during the closing ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium on March 15, 2026, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

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CORRECTED: Milan Cortina Paralympics: Cross-country skiing

CORRECTED: Milan Cortina Paralympics: Cross-country skiing

Para cross-country skier Anastasiia Bagiian (C, L) of Russia poses for a photo with her guide at the medal ceremony after winning gold in the women's 10-kilometer interval start classic vision impaired at the Milan Cortina Paralympics at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Tesero, Italy, on March 11, 2026, alongside Leonie Maria Walter (2nd from R) of Germany. Silver medalist Simona Bubenickova of the Czech Republic (far L) refused to stand close to the Russian winner.

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World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

World Baseball Classic: Australia vs. Japan

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L), Empress Masako (C, R) and their daughter Princess Aiko (C, L), accompanied by former Japan national baseball team manager Hideki Kuriyama, watch a World Baseball Classic Pool C game between Japan and Australia at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 8, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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Japan crown princess in Hokkaido

Japan crown princess in Hokkaido

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (C, L) and her son Prince Hisahito (C, R) take part in a ski orienteering taster session in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 7, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM meets with Peter Thiel

Japan PM meets with Peter Thiel

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, R) poses for a photo with U.S. tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel (C, L) at her office in Tokyo on March 5, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Bobsleigh

Milan Cortina Olympics: Bobsleigh

Germany's Laura Nolte (C, L) and Deborah Levi (C, R) jump onto the podium after winning gold in the two-woman bobsleigh at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 21, 2026, at Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

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Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami (C, L) smiles in the dugout during a spring training game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 20, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Riku Miura (C, R) and Ryuichi Kihara (C, L) of Japan pose for a photo with their coach Bruno Marcotte (R) and trainer Norio Watanabe after winning the pairs figure skating gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 16, 2026.

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Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Milan Cortina Olympics: Figure skating

Riku Miura (C, R) and Ryuichi Kihara (C, L) of Japan are pictured after winning the pairs figure skating gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 16, 2026, alongside silver medalists Anastasiia Metelkina (L, bottom) and Luka Berulava (L, top) of Georgia and bronze medalists Minerva Fabienne Hase (R, bottom) and Nikita Volodin of Germany.

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Japanese crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C, L) and Crown Princess Kiko (C, R) meet winners of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science prize and the Japan Academy Medal following an award ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Japanese crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese crown prince at award ceremony

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C, L) and Crown Princess Kiko (C, R) meet winners of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science prize and the Japan Academy Medal following an award ceremony in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Inauguration of Japan's new centrist opposition party

Inauguration of Japan's new centrist opposition party

Yoshihiko Noda (C, L) and Tetsuo Saito (C, R), co-leaders of Japan's new centrist opposition party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, raise their fists during the party's inaugural convention in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2026. Over 160 lawmakers have joined the party formed following a deal between the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Komeito party ahead of a general election set for Feb. 8.

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New Year lecture for imperial family

New Year lecture for imperial family

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C, L), Empress Masako (C, R) and other imperial family members listen to a scholar's New Year lecture at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Ambassadors Conference - Paris

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (C), flanked by Franceís junior Minister in charge of external trade Nicolas Forissier (C-L) and Secretary General of France's Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs Anne-Marie Descotes (C-R), poses with French ambassadors during an Ambassadors Conference at the conference centre of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Paris, on January 9, 2026. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

Weimar Triangle and Indian Foreign Ministers Meet in Paris

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (C-R), Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (foreground R), French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (Foreground L) and Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski (C-L) meet during the Weimar Triangle and Indian foreign ministers meeting at Quai d’Orsay in Paris, France, 07 January 2026. Photo by Yoan Valat/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks during the Congressional Ball at the White House

US President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks during the Congressional Ball at the White House

US President Donald J. Trump (L) listens to Republican Representative from Louisiana Julia Letlow (C-L) while First Lady Melania Trump (C-R) looks on during the Congressional Ball in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 11 December 2025.

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US President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks during the Congressional Ball at the White House

US President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks during the Congressional Ball at the White House

US President Donald J. Trump (L) listens to Republican Representative from Louisiana Julia Letlow (C-L) while First Lady Melania Trump (C-R) looks on during the Congressional Ball in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 11 December 2025.

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US President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks during the Congressional Ball at the White House

US President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks during the Congressional Ball at the White House

US President Donald J. Trump (C-L) and First Lady Melania Trump (R) attend the Congressional Ball in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 11 December 2025.

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US President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office

US President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office

US President Donald J. Trump (C) delivers remarks with US Senator Ted Cruz (C-L) and US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (C-R) and US President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Chair David Sacks (R) during a signing ceremony on artificial intelligence in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 11 December 2025. EPA/SHAWN THEW/POOL

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Nobel award ceremony

Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (C, L) of Kyoto University receives the Nobel Prize in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Nobel award ceremony

Nobel award ceremony

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi (C, L) of the University of Osaka receives the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Nobel award ceremony

Nobel award ceremony

Professor Shimon Sakaguchi (C, L) of the University of Osaka receives the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

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Nobel award ceremony

Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (C, L) of Kyoto University receives the Nobel Prize in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

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Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japan PM visits disaster-hit areas in Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, L) visits the site of a landslide that was triggered by a powerful earthquake in January 2024 during a visit to the central Japan city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C), flanked by France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (C-R), France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (C-L) and Chief of Staff of the French armed Forces Fabien Mandon (3rd L), speaks during a statement to the press with members of the Government and of the French Army, following a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on November 25, 2025. French President Emmanuel Macron warned on November 25, 2025 that Russia showed little sign of seeking a ceasefire with Ukraine, calling for "continued pressure" on Moscow to negotiate. Macron also called for "strong Ukrainian army" without "limitation" to deter another Russian attack, speaking after a video conference with Ukraine's European allies and also including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C), flanked by France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (C-R), France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (C-L) and Chief of Staff of the French armed Forces Fabien Mandon (3rd L), speaks during a statement to the press with members of the Government and of the French Army, following a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on November 25, 2025. French President Emmanuel Macron warned on November 25, 2025 that Russia showed little sign of seeking a ceasefire with Ukraine, calling for "continued pressure" on Moscow to negotiate. Macron also called for "strong Ukrainian army" without "limitation" to deter another Russian attack, speaking after a video conference with Ukraine's European allies and also including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C), flanked by France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (C-R), France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (C-L) and Chief of Staff of the French armed Forces Fabien Mandon (3rd L), speaks during a statement to the press with members of the Government and of the French Army, following a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on November 25, 2025. French President Emmanuel Macron warned on November 25, 2025 that Russia showed little sign of seeking a ceasefire with Ukraine, calling for "continued pressure" on Moscow to negotiate. Macron also called for "strong Ukrainian army" without "limitation" to deter another Russian attack, speaking after a video conference with Ukraine's European allies and also including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C), flanked by France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (C-R), France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (C-L), speaks during a statement to the press with members of the Government and of the French Army, following a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on November 25, 2025. French President Emmanuel Macron warned on November 25, 2025 that Russia showed little sign of seeking a ceasefire with Ukraine, calling for "continued pressure" on Moscow to negotiate. Macron also called for "strong Ukrainian army" without "limitation" to deter another Russian attack, speaking after a video conference with Ukraine's European allies and also including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C), flanked by France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (C-R), France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (C-L), speaks during a statement to the press with members of the Government and of the French Army, following a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on November 25, 2025. French President Emmanuel Macron warned on November 25, 2025 that Russia showed little sign of seeking a ceasefire with Ukraine, calling for "continued pressure" on Moscow to negotiate. Macron also called for "strong Ukrainian army" without "limitation" to deter another Russian attack, speaking after a video conference with Ukraine's European allies and also including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C), flanked by France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (C-R), France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (C-L) and Chief of Staff of the French armed Forces Fabien Mandon (3rd L), speaks during a statement to the press with members of the Government and of the French Army, following a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on November 25, 2025. French President Emmanuel Macron warned on November 25, 2025 that Russia showed little sign of seeking a ceasefire with Ukraine, calling for "continued pressure" on Moscow to negotiate. Macron also called for "strong Ukrainian army" without "limitation" to deter another Russian attack, speaking after a video conference with Ukraine's European allies and also including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C), flanked by France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (C-R), France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (C-L), speaks during a statement to the press with members of the Government and of the French Army, following a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on November 25, 2025. French President Emmanuel Macron warned on November 25, 2025 that Russia showed little sign of seeking a ceasefire with Ukraine, calling for "continued pressure" on Moscow to negotiate. Macron also called for "strong Ukrainian army" without "limitation" to deter another Russian attack, speaking after a video conference with Ukraine's European allies and also including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

Declaration Of The President Of The Republic On Negotiations On Ukraine - Paris

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C), flanked by France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (C-R), France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (C-L), speaks during a statement to the press with members of the Government and of the French Army, following a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on November 25, 2025. French President Emmanuel Macron warned on November 25, 2025 that Russia showed little sign of seeking a ceasefire with Ukraine, calling for "continued pressure" on Moscow to negotiate. Macron also called for "strong Ukrainian army" without "limitation" to deter another Russian attack, speaking after a video conference with Ukraine's European allies and also including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (C, L) receives a bouquet while visiting the "Textile Treasures of Laos" exhibition in Vientiane on Nov. 21, 2025, during her official trip to Laos.

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White House Coverage

White House Coverage

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (C-L) FIFA President Gianni Infantino (2-R) US President Donald Trump (C) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) during a meeting with the White House Task Force on the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the White House, Washington, DC, USA, 17 November 2025. EPA/WILL OLIVER/POOL

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-25TH GPHG-CHINA-WATCH BRAND

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-25TH GPHG-CHINA-WATCH BRAND

Dai Xinyan (C, L), founder of Fam al Hut, speaks at the awarding ceremony of the 25th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) in Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 13, 2025. Chinese independent watch brand Fam al Hut on Thursday won the Audacity Prize at the 25th Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG), widely regarded as the "Oscars of the watch industry." This is the second time a Chinese brand has claimed a GPHG award. In 2021, China's CIGA Design won the Challenge Watch Prize for its original model, "the Blue Planet." Photo by Lian Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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