Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Members of a Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department special counter-disaster unit take part in an annual march to mark the new year in the Japanese capital on Jan. 9, 2026.

Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

Old Syrian banknotes sit on a counter at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

An employee arranges newly issued Syrian banknotes on a counter while customers stand behind a glass barrier at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

Currency Trading Begins In Idlib - Syria

Newly issued Syrian banknotes are arranged on a counter next to a calculator at a currency exchange office in Idlib, Syria, on January 4, 2026. Exchange offices have begun replacing old banknotes with a new monetary issue following an announcement by the Central Bank of Syria. Photo by Omar Albaw/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Iranian Rial vs US Dollar A Currency in Crisis

Illustration - Iranian Rial vs US Dollar A Currency in Crisis

A shopkeeper uses a digital tablet behind the counter inside a store at the Neyshabur Gold Market in Neyshabur, Iran, on December 31, 2025. The Iranian Rial has fallen to record lows against the US dollar, leading many citizens to invest in gold as a safe asset to protect their savings from high inflation. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

POP MART

POP MART

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 30, 2025 - Labubu plush toy blind box counter in a POP MART flagship store in Shanghai, China on December 30, 2025.

POP MART

POP MART

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 30, 2025 - Labubu plush toy blind box counter in a POP MART flagship store in Shanghai, China on December 30, 2025.

POP MART

POP MART

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 30, 2025 - Labubu plush toy blind box counter in a POP MART flagship store in Shanghai, China on December 30, 2025.

Gold Store

Gold Store

A staff member at a gold store is organizing gold jewelry for sale on the counter in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China on December 24, 2025.

Gold Store

Gold Store

A staff member at a gold store is organizing gold jewelry for sale on the counter in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China on December 24, 2025.

Gold Store

Gold Store

A staff member at a gold store is organizing gold jewelry for sale on the counter in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China on December 24, 2025.

Gold Store

Gold Store

A staff member at a gold store is organizing gold jewelry for sale on the counter in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China on December 24, 2025.

Gold Store

Gold Store

A staff member at a gold store is organizing gold jewelry for sale on the counter in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China on December 24, 2025.

Gold Store

Gold Store

A staff member at a gold store is organizing gold jewelry for sale on the counter in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China on December 24, 2025.

Gold Store

Gold Store

A staff member at a gold store is organizing gold jewelry for sale on the counter in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China on December 24, 2025.

Gold Store

Gold Store

A staff member at a gold store is organizing gold jewelry for sale on the counter in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China on December 24, 2025.

Gold Store

Gold Store

A staff member at a gold store is organizing gold jewelry for sale on the counter in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China on December 24, 2025.

Gold Store

Gold Store

A staff member at a gold store is organizing gold jewelry for sale on the counter in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China on December 24, 2025.

Gold Store

Gold Store

A staff member at a gold store is organizing gold jewelry for sale on the counter in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China on December 24, 2025.

Gold Store

Gold Store

A staff member at a gold store is organizing gold jewelry for sale on the counter in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China on December 24, 2025.

Gold Store

Gold Store

A staff member at a gold store is organizing gold jewelry for sale on the counter in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China on December 24, 2025.

Gold Store

Gold Store

A staff member at a gold store is organizing gold jewelry for sale on the counter in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China on December 24, 2025.

Gold Store

Gold Store

A staff member at a gold store is organizing gold jewelry for sale on the counter in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China on December 24, 2025.

China: Qingdao Cat Goes Viral for Adorable “Beckoning” at Café Counter

On November 21, 2025, in Qingdao, Shandong, a tabby cat at the “One Tree Cat Life” café stood on the counter and rhythmically moved its front paws, as if politely bowing. Glancing at the camera with wide, pleading eyes, the gesture was irresistibly cute. Chinese netizens joked, “The owner couldn’t afford a Maneki-neko, so the real cat took over!” The video quickly went viral as a symbol of good luck.

ANA cancels flights due to Airbus software problem

ANA cancels flights due to Airbus software problem

Passengers line up at the All Nippon Airways counter at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 29, 2025. The airline said the same day it had canceled 95 of its domestic flights due to a software problem reportedly affecting thousands of Airbus SE planes worldwide.

ANA cancels flights due to Airbus software problem

ANA cancels flights due to Airbus software problem

Passengers line up at the All Nippon Airways counter at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 29, 2025. The airline said the same day it had canceled 95 of its domestic flights due to a software problem reportedly affecting thousands of Airbus SE planes worldwide.

Germany: At Least 24 Arrested Amid Escalating Pro-Palestine Protest in Berlin 3

A pro-Palestine protest was held in Berlin on Tuesday, November 25. According to reports, around 450 people participated. The demonstration began at Silesian Gate and moved through Kottbusser Damm. The march turned violent, resulting in at least 24 arrests and several injured police officers. This video shows the counter protesters during the protest.

Pop Mart Labubu

Pop Mart Labubu

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2025 - The plush toy displayed at the popular Labubu counter in the flagship store of Pop Mart, Shanghai, China on November 16, 2025.

Pop Mart Labubu

Pop Mart Labubu

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2025 - The plush toy displayed at the popular Labubu counter in the flagship store of Pop Mart, Shanghai, China on November 16, 2025.

Pop Mart Labubu

Pop Mart Labubu

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 16, 2025 - The plush toy displayed at the popular Labubu counter in the flagship store of Pop Mart, Shanghai, China on November 16, 2025.

Illustration - Versailles

Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE. YVELINES (78) THE CHAPEL OF THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES. AT THE END OF HIS REIGN, LOUIS XIV WANTED TO BUILD A CHAPEL WORTHY OF THE COUNTER-REFORMATION. WE OWE THIS MASTERPIECE TO MANSART. LOUIS XIV DID NOT ENTER THE BUILDING UNTIL 1710, WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED. HE WAS THEN 72 YEARS OLD. IT WAS THE LAST BUILDING CONSTRUCTED AT VERSAILLES DURING HIS REIGN. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU counter, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, October 30, 2025.

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU counter, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, October 30, 2025.

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU counter, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, October 30, 2025.

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU counter, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, October 30, 2025.

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU counter, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, October 30, 2025.

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU counter, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, October 30, 2025.

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU counter, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, October 30, 2025.

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU counter, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, October 30, 2025.

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU

POP Mart LABUBU counter, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, October 30, 2025.

Japan: Nationwide Protests Erupt Against Immigration Policies, Counter-Protests Reported 4

Protests against the government's immigration policies, including the expansion of foreign worker acceptance and the provision of welfare to foreigners, were held in over 15 cities across Japan on Sunday, October 26. The largest gathering, which drew over 1,000 people, according to X posts, took place in Osaka, with active protests also reported in Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Nagoya. In several areas, demonstrators faced counter-protesters.

UK: Hundreds Gather for Anti-Immigration Protest in Southampton, Facing Counter Protesters

Hundreds of right-wing protesters, led by Tommy Robinson, took to the streets of Southampton on Sunday, October 26, to voice concerns about illegal immigration, facing counter-protesters from the 'Stand Up To Racism', prompting police to intervene to keep the two groups apart.

Japan: Nationwide Protests Erupt Against Immigration Policies, Counter-Protests Reported 3

Protests against the government's immigration policies, including the expansion of foreign worker acceptance and the provision of welfare to foreigners, were held in over 15 cities across Japan on Sunday, October 26. The largest gathering, which drew over 1,000 people, according to X posts, took place in Osaka, with active protests also reported in Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Nagoya. In several areas, demonstrators faced counter-protesters.

Japan: Nationwide Protests Erupt Against Immigration Policies, Counter-Protests Reported 2

Protests against the government's immigration policies, including the expansion of foreign worker acceptance and the provision of welfare to foreigners, were held in over 15 cities across Japan on Sunday, October 26. The largest gathering, which drew over 1,000 people, according to X posts, took place in Osaka, with active protests also reported in Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Nagoya. In several areas, demonstrators faced counter-protesters.

Japan: Nationwide Protests Erupt Against Immigration Policies, Counter-Protests Reported

Protests against the government's immigration policies, including the expansion of foreign worker acceptance and the provision of welfare to foreigners, were held in over 15 cities across Japan on Sunday, October 26. The largest gathering, which drew over 1,000 people, according to X posts, took place in Osaka, with active protests also reported in Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Nagoya. In several areas, demonstrators faced counter-protesters.

LFI Press Conference To Present The Counter Budget - Paris

LFI Press Conference To Present The Counter Budget - Paris

Mathilde Panot, president of the NFP LFI parliamentary intergroup during a press conference of the LFI to present a counter-budget for France in the context of the ongoing budget discussions in the Finance Committee of the National Assembly, in Paris, France, on October 22, 2025. Photo Ait Adjedjou Karim /ABACAPRESS.COM.

LFI Press Conference To Present The Counter Budget - Paris

LFI Press Conference To Present The Counter Budget - Paris

Clemence Guette, NFP LFI MP during a press conference of the LFI to present a counter-budget for France in the context of the ongoing budget discussions in the Finance Committee of the National Assembly, in Paris, France, on October 22, 2025. Photo Ait Adjedjou Karim /ABACAPRESS.COM.

LFI Press Conference To Present The Counter Budget - Paris

LFI Press Conference To Present The Counter Budget - Paris

Hadrien Clouet, NFP LFI MP during a press conference of the LFI to present a counter-budget for France in the context of the ongoing budget discussions in the Finance Committee of the National Assembly, in Paris, France, on October 22, 2025. Photo Ait Adjedjou Karim /ABACAPRESS.COM.

LFI Press Conference To Present The Counter Budget - Paris

LFI Press Conference To Present The Counter Budget - Paris

Éric Coquerel, Chairman of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly during a press conference of the LFI to present a counter-budget for France in the context of the ongoing budget discussions in the Finance Committee of the National Assembly, in Paris, France, on October 22, 2025. Photo Ait Adjedjou Karim /ABACAPRESS.COM.

LFI Press Conference To Present The Counter Budget - Paris

LFI Press Conference To Present The Counter Budget - Paris

Hadrien Clouet, NFP LFI MP during a press conference of the LFI to present a counter-budget for France in the context of the ongoing budget discussions in the Finance Committee of the National Assembly, in Paris, France, on October 22, 2025. Photo Ait Adjedjou Karim /ABACAPRESS.COM.