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US: Massive Warehouse Fire Destroys Medline Distribution Center in Northern California

A massive fire broke out at a Medline distribution warehouse in Tracy, Northern California, on Thursday, June 11, destroying the one-million-square-foot facility and sending a large column of black smoke into the sky. The blaze started around 1 p.m. and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.

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China: Wedding Feast Carries On as Heavy Rain Floods Venue in Shaanxi

This unforgettable scene was captured in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, on May 18, 2026. It looks like a party on a river, but it’s actually an outdoor wedding feast. A sudden heavy downpour flooded the square with dozens of centimeters of water. Relatives and friends sit around dozens of round tables, watching the ceremony and waiting for the meal. Thankfully, the organizers set up cozy canopies and fences, keeping guests dry. Rain can’t stop love and blessings—everyone shows up in the storm to celebrate the newlyweds.

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New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

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Wake for Princess Irene of Greece at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Madrid

The mortal remains of Princess Irene of Greece are being laid to rest in the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Andrew and St Demetrius on 17 January 2026 in Madrid (Spain). After being veiled in the privacy of the Zarzuela, the public farewell ceremonies for Princess Irene of Greece, who died on Thursday 15 January at the age of 83, have begun in Madrid. The coffin covered with the Greek flag and the coat of arms of the Hellenic royal family will be open to the public in the Greek Orthodox Cathedral until six o'clock in the evening. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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Illustration - Train

FRANCE. PARIS (10TH DISTRICT). ACROTERE AT THE TOP OF THE FACADE OF THE NORTH STATION, ABOVE THE LARGE GLASS ROOF, WITH THE COAT OF ARMS OF PARIS Photo by Stephane Frances/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Train

FRANCE. PARIS (10TH DISTRICT). ACROTERE AT THE TOP OF THE FACADE OF THE NORTH STATION, ABOVE THE LARGE GLASS ROOF, WITH THE COAT OF ARMS OF PARIS Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Art Deco - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (16TH DISTRICT). COAT OF ARMS OF PARIS Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Mass for the Jubilee of Catechists - Vatican

A tapestry with Pope Leo XIV’s coat of arms is on the central balcony of the basilica when Pope Leo XIV celebrates mass for the Jubilee of Catechists in Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican on September 28, 2025. A catechist is a person who teaches and shares the teachings of the Christian faith. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Inaugurates The ‘Laudato sì Village’ - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV poses in front of his coat of arms during the inauguration of the Laudato si’ Village (Borgo Laudato si’) at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo (south of Rome), Italy on September 5, 2025. Pope Leo XIV described the Village and its project to sustain and nurture integral ecology as a ‘seed of hope’ and a model for ecological conversion. The project brings together spirituality, education, history, nature, art, and sustainable innovation as a living witness of the Church’s commitment to care for creation and for the most vulnerable. The pope met workers and their families, thanking them for their care of the land and the over 3,000 plant species cultivated within the Borgo. He made a stop to feed the Japanese Koi fish in a pond full of water lilies and contemplate the beauty of the gardens. At the biodynamic vineyard, he greeted farm workers and blessed animals. The culmination of the day came in the newly built greenhouse, a multifunctional and net-zero energy complex that serves as th

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Illustration - Pays Cathare

FRANCE - AUDE (11) VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. FRESCO RENDERED REPRESENTING CHARACTERS DISCUSSING DURING A MEAL. IN THE CENTER, BELIBASTE (THE LAST "PARFAIT") AND HIS CATHAR COMPANION PHILIPPE D'ALAIRAC. BELOW, THE COAT OF ARMS OF BERNARD DE FARGES, ARCHBISHOP OF NARBONNE FROM 1311 TO 1341. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

SPAIN, NAVARRA, BASQUE COUNTRY, LANTZ, THE CARNIVAL OF THE SMALL VILLAGE OF LANTZ IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS BASQUE CARNIVALS. THE VILLAGERS WEAR A SCARF ADORNED WITH THE COAT OF ARMS OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY. FEBRUARY 21, 2023 Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Cathares

FRANCE - AUDE (11) VILLEROUGE-TERMENES CASTEL. FRESCO RENDERED REPRESENTING CHARACTERS DISCUSSING DURING A MEAL. IN THE CENTER, BELIBASTE (THE LAST "PARFAIT") AND HIS CATHAR COMPANION PHILIPPE D'ALAIRAC. BELOW, THE COAT OF ARMS OF BERNARD DE FARGES, ARCHBISHOP OF NARBONNE FROM 1311 TO 1341. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV showed during the celebration by the pope of the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Celebrates The Corpus Christi Mass - Rome

Coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV showed during the celebration by the pope of the Corpus Domini ceremony outside San Giovanni basilica (St. John Lateran) in Rome, Italy on June 22, 2025 to mark the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ and to commemorate Christ's last supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Initiation into Baida Youth Patriotic Movement in Zaporizhzhia

The installation featuring the main element of Ukraines coat of arms is pictured during an initiation ceremony held for representatives of the Baida Youth Patriotic Movement from Zaporizhzhias Shevchenkivskyi and Oleksandrivskyi districts to take an oath on Khortytsia Island, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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UNBROKEN GAMES for Ukrainian military and veterans in Lviv

An athlete with a tattoo of Ukraines coat of arms on his forearm plays table tennis during the UNBROKEN GAMES for the Ukrainian military and veterans, Lviv, Ukraine, on May 10, 2025. (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

A man washes the papamobile at the Vatican on November 19, 2015. Inside the 'nobile' garage, carefully protecting the vehicles bearing the Papal coat of arms from curious onlookers, Manuel has the honor of washing the pope's car. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Papal coat of arms on a lock in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on May 4, 2017. - The grandiose and solemn Apostolic Palace 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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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Manuel washes the papamobile at the Vatican on November 19, 2015. Inside the 'nobile' garage, carefully protecting the vehicles bearing the Papal coat of arms from curious onlookers, Manuel has the honor of washing the pope's car. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

Papal coat of arms on a switch in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on February 20, 2013. The grandiose and solemn Apostolic Palace 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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Kyiv honours victims of massive Russian attack on April 24

The national flag of Ukraine flies at half-mast in Maidan Nezalezhnosti by the Independence Monument to commemorate the victims of the massive Russian missile and drone attack on the night of April 24, behind the Ukrainian flag with Ukraine's coat of arms, known as the trident (tryzub), Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 25, 2025.(Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

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New checkpoint opened on Ukraine-Hungury border

A post with Ukraines coat of arms is at the Velyka Palad-Nagyhodos checkpoint, recently inaugurated on the border between Ukraine and Hungary, Zakarpattia region, Ukraine, on April 8, 2025. (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

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Coat of arms of Estonia

01.04.2025, Tartu. The coat of arms of the Republic of Estonia. The coat of arms depicts a golden shield, which includes three slim blue lions passant gardant and golden oak branches along both sides of the shield. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - The seals of the Ukrainian State feature the Trident, which is the main element of the Great State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A depiction from the Album of the Uniforms of Ukrainian Army and Navy for the Period of Liberation Struggle of 19171921 by Ukrainian painter, heraldist and starshyna of the Army of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic Mykola Bytytnskyi is displayed during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - Depictions from the Album of the Uniforms of Ukrainian Army and Navy for the Period of Liberation Struggle of 19171921 by Ukrainian painter, heraldist and starshyna of the Army of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic Mykola Bytytnskyi are displayed during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - Women look at the images from the Album of the Uniforms of Ukrainian Army and Navy for the Period of Liberation Struggle of 19171921 by Ukrainian painter, heraldist and starshyna of the Army of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic Mykola Bytytnskyi displayed during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - The seals of the Ukrainian State feature the Trident, which is the main element of the Great State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A seal features the Sign of the Princely State of Volodymyr the Great, or the Trident, which is the main element of the Great State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, displayed during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.(Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A seal features the Sign of the Princely State of Volodymyr the Great, or the Trident, which is the main element of the Great State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, displayed during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.(Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A 14th-century plinth brick with the trident from the Lutsk Castle is displayed at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A 1920s clay plate from the Ivano-Frankivsk region in western Ukraine that is part of Serhii Pasichenkos collection features the Sign of the Princely State of Volodymyr the Great, or the Trident, which is the main element of the Great State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, displayed during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A hard helmet with a drawing of Ukrainian painter and Poet Taras Shevchenko and a scarf with Ukraines coat of arms that belonged to a Revolution of Dignity participant are displayed at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A seal features the Sign of the Princely State of Volodymyr the Great, or the Trident, which is the main element of the Great State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, displayed during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.(Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - The seals of the Ukrainian State feature the Trident, which is the main element of the Great State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - Tour guide Oleh Prelovskyi stands before a touchscreen during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - Tour guide Oleh Prelovskyi stands before a touchscreen during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A depiction from the Album of the Uniforms of Ukrainian Army and Navy for the Period of Liberation Struggle of 19171921 by Ukrainian painter, heraldist and starshyna of the Army of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic Mykola Bytytnskyi is displayed during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A seal features the Sign of the Princely State of Volodymyr the Great, or the Trident, which is the main element of the Great State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, displayed during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.(Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A shield of a Revolution of Dignity participant features the Trident, which is the main element of the Great State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A depiction from the Album of the Uniforms of Ukrainian Army and Navy for the Period of Liberation Struggle of 19171921 by Ukrainian painter, heraldist and starshyna of the Army of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic Mykola Bytytnskyi is displayed during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - The Sign on the Shield exhibition celebrates Ukraines coat of arms at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A seal features the Sign of the Princely State of Volodymyr the Great, or the Trident, which is the main element of the Great State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, displayed during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.(Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A seal features the Sign of the Princely State of Volodymyr the Great, or the Trident, which is the main element of the Great State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, displayed during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.(Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A seal features the Sign of the Princely State of Volodymyr the Great, or the Trident, which is the main element of the Great State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, displayed during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.(Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

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Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - The seals of the Ukrainian State feature the Trident, which is the main element of the Great State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)