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Japan PM Takaichi celebrates Italian PM Meloni's birthday

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) gives gifts to her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026, to celebrate her 49th birthday the previous day.

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Japan-Italy talks in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni shake hands after a joint press appearance following their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026.

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Japan-Italy talks in Tokyo

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks at a joint press appearance with her Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi following their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026.

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Japan-Italy talks in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a joint press appearance with her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni following their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026.

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Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze is pictured during a joint press conference with visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (not in the picture) in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (R) and visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot interact while attending a joint press conference in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (R) and visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot interact while attending a joint press conference in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (R) and visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot reacts while attending a joint press conference in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Latvian and French Foreign Ministers During a Press Conference - Latvia

Visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot reacts while attending a joint press conference with Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze (not in the picture) in Riga, Latvia, January 15, 2026. Europeans are fully capable of defending their territory against any threat, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said here on Thursday, stressing that Greenland is a European territory whose security is inseparable from that of Europe. Barrot arrived in Riga on Thursday for talks with his Latvian counterpart Baiba Braze, focusing on European security amid Washington's plans on Greenland. At a news conference following the meeting, Barrot underlined that Greenland is a European territory, and security in the Arctic cannot be separated from European security. Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan-Italy talks in Tokyo

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speaks at a joint press conference with her Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi following their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026.

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Japan-Italy talks in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni shake hands after a joint press conference following their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026.

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Japan-Italy talks in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi makes a joint press appearance with her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni following their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026.

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Japan-Italy talks in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) and her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni hold a joint press conference following their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026.

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Japan-Italy talks in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) holds talks with her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni (2nd from L) in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026.

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Italy's PM Meloni in Tokyo

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (L) receives a guard of honor in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026, alongside her Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi.

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Italy's PM Meloni in Tokyo

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (L) receives a guard of honor in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026, alongside her Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi.

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Italy's PM Meloni in Tokyo

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (L) receives a guard of honor in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026, alongside her Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi.

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Italy's PM Meloni in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with her Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026.

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Italy's PM Meloni in Tokyo

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (L) receives a guard of honor in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026, alongside her Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi.

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Japan, Philippines sign pact

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) speaks at a joint press appearance with his Philippine counterpart Maria Theresa Lazaro in Manila on Jan. 15, 2026, after signing an acquisition and cross-servicing agreement between Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine armed forces.

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Japan foreign minister in Jerusalem

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi holds talks with Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar in Jerusalem on Jan. 11, 2026.

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Japan foreign minister in Jerusalem

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) shakes hands with Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar in Jerusalem on Jan. 11, 2026.

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Japan-Tajikistan talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) and his Tajikistani counterpart, Sirodjidin Muhriddin, shake hands at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025.

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Japan-Kyrgyzstan talks

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) and his Kyrgyzstan counterpart, Jeenbek Kulubaev, shake hands at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025.

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Japan-New Zealand defense talks

New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins (R) receives a guard of honor in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025. She held talks with her Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi (C), the same day.

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Japan-New Zealand defense talks

New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins (L) receives a guard of honor in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025. She held talks with her Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi (R), the same day.

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Japan-New Zealand defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press jointly with his New Zealand counterpart, Judith Collins, following their talks in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025.

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Japan-New Zealand defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with his New Zealand counterpart, Judith Collins, after they met the press following their talks in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025.

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Japan-New Zealand defense talks

New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins meets the press jointly with her Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, following their talks in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025.

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Japan-New Zealand defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with his New Zealand counterpart, Judith Collins, after they met the press following their talks in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025.

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Japan-New Zealand defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his New Zealand counterpart Judith Collins meet the press after their talks in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025.

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Japan-New Zealand defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his New Zealand counterpart Judith Collins meet the press after their talks in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025.

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Japan-New Zealand defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his New Zealand counterpart Judith Collins meet the press after their talks in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025.

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Japan-New Zealand defense ministerial talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his New Zealand counterpart Judith Collins pose for a photo before their meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-New Zealand defense ministerial talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from L) and his New Zealand counterpart Judith Collins (far R) hold talks in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-New Zealand defense ministerial talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from L) and his New Zealand counterpart Judith Collins (far R) hold talks in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan-New Zealand defense ministerial talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his New Zealand counterpart Judith Collins pose for a photo before their meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Putin Meets Erdogan - Turkmenistan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of an international peace forum in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Presidency of the Republic of Turkiye via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Putin Meets Erdogan - Turkmenistan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of an international peace forum in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Presidency of the Republic of Turkiye via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Defense Minister Koizumi

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2025, after talking via telephone with his U.S. counterpart, Pete Hegseth, over the recent radar lock incident involving Japanese and Chinese fighter jets.

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Australian defense minister in Japan

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (L) and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles (C) inspect a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile defense system at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Australian defense minister in Japan

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) jogs with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Australian defense minister in Japan

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) jogs with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Japan-Australia defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) and his Australian counterpart Richard Marles hold a joint press conference after their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Japan-Australia defense talks

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles prior to their talks at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2025.

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French President Macron in China

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) attends the welcome ceremony with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2025, ahead of their talks.

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French President Macron in China

French President Emmanuel Macron (C, R) receives a guard of honor before the welcome ceremony with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2025, ahead of their talks.

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French Foreign Minister Barrot Meets with His Chinese Counterpart - Beijing

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in Beijing, capital of China, December 3, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Dai Tianfang/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan, China senior officials hold talks

BEIJING, China, Nov. 18 Kyodo - Masaaki Kanai, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and his Chinese counterpart, Liu Jinsong, are pictured after their talks at the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2025, amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on a potential Taiwan contingency. (Kyodo)

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Ukraine-Turkey talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold a joint press conference following their talks in Ankara on Nov. 19, 2025.