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Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

The Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) in Mikkeli, Finland, on October 3, 2025. The MCLCC commenced operations in Mikkeli on September 1. The role of the Northern Land Command is to lead NATO's land forces and coordinate the activities of national land forces in the northern region. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

The Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) in Mikkeli, Finland, on October 3, 2025. The MCLCC commenced operations in Mikkeli on September 1. The role of the Northern Land Command is to lead NATO's land forces and coordinate the activities of national land forces in the northern region. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

The Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) in Mikkeli, Finland, on October 3, 2025. The MCLCC commenced operations in Mikkeli on September 1. The role of the Northern Land Command is to lead NATO's land forces and coordinate the activities of national land forces in the northern region. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

Deputy Chief of Staff Transformation and Integration, Brigadier General Chris Gent, Head of Department at MCLCC, Colonel Ove Staurset and Mayor of Mikkeli Janne Kinnunen attend the Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) in Mikkeli, Finland, on October 3, 2025. The MCLCC commenced operations in Mikkeli on September 1. The role of the Northern Land Command is to lead NATO's land forces and coordinate the activities of national land forces in the northern region. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

The Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) in Mikkeli, Finland, on October 3, 2025. The MCLCC commenced operations in Mikkeli on September 1. The role of the Northern Land Command is to lead NATO's land forces and coordinate the activities of national land forces in the northern region. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen attends the Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) in Mikkeli, Finland, on October 3, 2025. The MCLCC commenced operations in Mikkeli on September 1. The role of the Northern Land Command is to lead NATO's land forces and coordinate the activities of national land forces in the northern region. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

Finnish Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen attends the Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) in Mikkeli, Finland, on October 3, 2025. The MCLCC commenced operations in Mikkeli on September 1. The role of the Northern Land Command is to lead NATO's land forces and coordinate the activities of national land forces in the northern region. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

Deputy Chief of Staff Transformation and Integration, Brigadier General Chris Gent attends the Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) in Mikkeli, Finland, on October 3, 2025. The MCLCC commenced operations in Mikkeli on September 1. The role of the Northern Land Command is to lead NATO's land forces and coordinate the activities of national land forces in the northern region. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command in Mikkeli

Lieutenant General Jez Bennett attends the Opening Ceremony of NATO's Northern Multi-Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) in Mikkeli, Finland, on October 3, 2025. The MCLCC commenced operations in Mikkeli on September 1. The role of the Northern Land Command is to lead NATO's land forces and coordinate the activities of national land forces in the northern region. LEHTIKUVA / MATIAS HONKAMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Matias Honkamaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Thailand's New PM Anutin Charnvirakul - Bangkok

Thailand's New PM Anutin Charnvirakul - Bangkok

Thailand's new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul greets officials after receiving the royal endorsement for the post in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 7, 2025. Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn endorsed Anutin Charnvirakul as the country's new prime minister on Sunday, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Arpath Sukhanunth announced. In a ceremony held at the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters, Arpath read out the royal command appointing Anutin as premier, as he received majority support in the parliamentary vote on Friday. Photo by Thai Government House/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand's New PM Anutin Charnvirakul - Bangkok

Thailand's New PM Anutin Charnvirakul - Bangkok

Thailand's new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul pays respect to a portrait of King Maha Vajiralongkorn after receiving the royal endorsement for the post in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 7, 2025. Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn endorsed Anutin Charnvirakul as the country's new prime minister on Sunday, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Arpath Sukhanunth announced. In a ceremony held at the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters, Arpath read out the royal command appointing Anutin as premier, as he received majority support in the parliamentary vote on Friday. Photo by Thai Government House/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand's New PM Anutin Charnvirakul - Bangkok

Thailand's New PM Anutin Charnvirakul - Bangkok

Thailand's new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul gives a speech after receiving the royal endorsement for the post in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 7, 2025. Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn endorsed Anutin Charnvirakul as the country's new prime minister on Sunday, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Arpath Sukhanunth announced. In a ceremony held at the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters, Arpath read out the royal command appointing Anutin as premier, as he received majority support in the parliamentary vote on Friday. Photo by Rachen Sageamsak

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Thailand's New PM Anutin Charnvirakul - Bangkok

Thailand's New PM Anutin Charnvirakul - Bangkok

Thailand's new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul gives a speech after receiving the royal endorsement for the post in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 7, 2025. Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn endorsed Anutin Charnvirakul as the country's new prime minister on Sunday, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Arpath Sukhanunth announced. In a ceremony held at the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters, Arpath read out the royal command appointing Anutin as premier, as he received majority support in the parliamentary vote on Friday. Photo by Thai Government House/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thailand's New PM Anutin Charnvirakul - Bangkok

Thailand's New PM Anutin Charnvirakul - Bangkok

Thailand's new Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul greets officials after receiving the royal endorsement for the post in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 7, 2025. Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn endorsed Anutin Charnvirakul as the country's new prime minister on Sunday, Secretary-General of the House of Representatives Arpath Sukhanunth announced. In a ceremony held at the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters, Arpath read out the royal command appointing Anutin as premier, as he received majority support in the parliamentary vote on Friday. Photo by Thai Government House/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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80th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender

80th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender

Adm. Samuel Paparo, chief of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, makes a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the signing of the document marking Japan's surrender in World War II, held on the pier next to the battleship Missouri in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Sept. 2, 2025. The signing took place on the deck of Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, with Gen. Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander of the Allied Powers, in attendance.

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar Garcia Harfuch speaks during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar Garcia Harfuch speaks during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar Garcia Harfuch speaks during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo speaks during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo speaks during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo greets between (L) Governor of State of Mexico Delfina Gomez and (R) Mexico’s Minister of the Interior, Rosa Icela Rodríguez and during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo speaks during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo speaks during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo gestures during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and Mexico’s Minister of the Interior, Rosa Icela Rodríguez during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo speaks during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo speaks during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo arrives the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar Garcia Harfuch arrives the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Governor of State of Mexico Delfina Gomez speaks during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo arrives the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo arrives the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Cops are seen during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Governor of State of Mexico Delfina Gomez speaks during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

A member of the National Guard is seen during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo arrives the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Female police officers are seen during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

A Mexican Navy helicopter flies over during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

A member of the State Police is helped by his colleague to put on a bomb suit during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

A member of the Investigative Police is seen during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

A member of the ASES grouping holds a high-powered machine gun during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

A National Guard drone is seen during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

A Mexican Navy helicopter flies over during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

A member of the National Guard is seen during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and Mexico’s Minister of the Interior, Rosa Icela Rodríguez during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

A female member of the National Guard is seen during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

Unified Command East State of Mexico Ceremony

A member of the State Police is seen during the start-up ceremony of the Unified Command East State of Mexico, at the Unidad Deportiva Ciudad Jardin. on July 16, 2025 in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erotic Roman Mosaic Stolen By Wehrmacht Officer Returns to Pompeii - Italy

Erotic Roman Mosaic Stolen By Wehrmacht Officer Returns to Pompeii - Italy

An erotic Ancient Roman mosaic stolen by a Wehrmacht officer in 1944 and given to a German citizen was returned to its rightful home at Pompeii, Italy in a ceremony by Italy's crack art cops on July 15, 2025. The German army captain, responsible for the military supply chain in Italy during World War II, handed over the mosaic of a pair of lovers in an erotic scene to a German citizen whose family have now returned it thanks to the Carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit (TPC) of Rome. The work of great cultural interest dates between the mid-last century BC and the 1st century AD. Repatriated from Germany through a diplomatic expedition, the mosaic most likely decorated the floor of a private room reserved for the master of the house. The work is likely from the Vesuvian area, perhaps from a villa in the Pompeian suburbs. The paramilitary personnel of the Cultural Heritage Protection Command in Rome, realizing they were dealing with a work of extraordinary cultural interest and, among other thin

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Erotic Roman Mosaic Stolen By Wehrmacht Officer Returns to Pompeii - Italy

Erotic Roman Mosaic Stolen By Wehrmacht Officer Returns to Pompeii - Italy

An erotic Ancient Roman mosaic stolen by a Wehrmacht officer in 1944 and given to a German citizen was returned to its rightful home at Pompeii, Italy in a ceremony by Italy's crack art cops on July 15, 2025. The German army captain, responsible for the military supply chain in Italy during World War II, handed over the mosaic of a pair of lovers in an erotic scene to a German citizen whose family have now returned it thanks to the Carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit (TPC) of Rome. The work of great cultural interest dates between the mid-last century BC and the 1st century AD. Repatriated from Germany through a diplomatic expedition, the mosaic most likely decorated the floor of a private room reserved for the master of the house. The work is likely from the Vesuvian area, perhaps from a villa in the Pompeian suburbs. The paramilitary personnel of the Cultural Heritage Protection Command in Rome, realizing they were dealing with a work of extraordinary cultural interest and, among other thin

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Erotic Roman Mosaic Stolen By Wehrmacht Officer Returns to Pompeii - Italy

Erotic Roman Mosaic Stolen By Wehrmacht Officer Returns to Pompeii - Italy

An erotic Ancient Roman mosaic stolen by a Wehrmacht officer in 1944 and given to a German citizen was returned to its rightful home at Pompeii, Italy in a ceremony by Italy's crack art cops on July 15, 2025. The German army captain, responsible for the military supply chain in Italy during World War II, handed over the mosaic of a pair of lovers in an erotic scene to a German citizen whose family have now returned it thanks to the Carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit (TPC) of Rome. The work of great cultural interest dates between the mid-last century BC and the 1st century AD. Repatriated from Germany through a diplomatic expedition, the mosaic most likely decorated the floor of a private room reserved for the master of the house. The work is likely from the Vesuvian area, perhaps from a villa in the Pompeian suburbs. The paramilitary personnel of the Cultural Heritage Protection Command in Rome, realizing they were dealing with a work of extraordinary cultural interest and, among other thin

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