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Second Round Of The General Elections Of Ecuador 2025 - Madrid

Dozens of people come to exercise their right to vote in the second round of the General Elections of Ecuador 2025, at IFEMA Madrid, on April 13, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). This second round of Ecuador's elections pits the incumbent president and candidate for National Democratic Action (ADN), Daniel Noboa, against Luisa Gonzalez, candidate for the Citizen Revolution-RETO coalition. In the first round last February 9, Noboa beat Gonzalez, but did not reach the required 50 percent of the votes. Photo by Matias Chiofalo/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Peshmerga Recruits Of The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan - Erbil

Peshmerga recruits of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) are engaged in their daily exercise at their training camp in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on June 18, 2021. The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) is the mainstream political and military organization of the Kurds in Iran opposing the Islamic Republic of Iran. The KDPI is currently based in Iraqi side of the Iran-Iraq borders, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Peshmerga Recruits Of The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan - Erbil

Peshmerga recruits of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) are engaged in their daily exercise at their training camp in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on June 18, 2021. The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) is the mainstream political and military organization of the Kurds in Iran opposing the Islamic Republic of Iran. The KDPI is currently based in Iraqi side of the Iran-Iraq borders, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Peshmerga Recruits Of The Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan - Erbil

Peshmerga recruits of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) are engaged in their daily exercise at their training camp in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on June 18, 2021. The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) is the mainstream political and military organization of the Kurds in Iran opposing the Islamic Republic of Iran. The KDPI is currently based in Iraqi side of the Iran-Iraq borders, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Photo by Keiwan Fatehi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-FORMER SERF-NEW LIFE-LOZANG (CN)

(240404) -- LHASA, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lozang presents his ID card in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 7, 2021. Born in 1939, Lozang is a resident of Kundeling Street of Chengguan District in Lhasa. Before the democratic reform, Lozang and his family were serfs, working for Kundeling Monastery. During his childhood, Lozang worked as a muleteer and was obliged to transport supplies, only receiving meager sustenance in return. In March 1959, people in Xizang launched the democratic reform that ended the region's feudal serfdom. Lozang was freed and allocated accommodations. In 1960, he was appointed head of the residents' committee in his community, and elected as a deputy to the National People's Congress. Now retired, Lozang lives with his family in a three-story house. His eldest and second daughters run a tea shop in downtown Lhasa, and his younger daughter works in a bank. Lozang said he was very happy to take care of his grandchildren at home and exercise occasio

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kim Sonhyang of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) competes during the Women's Floor Exercise Final of Artistic Gymnastics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kim Sonhyang of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) competes during the Women's Floor Exercise Final of Artistic Gymnastics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Zhang Jin (C) of China, silver medalist Kim Sonhyang (L) of Democratic People's Republic of Korea and bronze medalist Lim Sumin pose for photo during the awarding ceremony for Women's Floor Exercise Final of Artistic Gymnastics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kim Sonhyang of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) competes during the Women's Floor Exercise Final of Artistic Gymnastics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS (CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kim Sonhyang of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) competes during the Women's Floor Exercise Final of Artistic Gymnastics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jin (front) of China hugs Kim Sonhyang of Democratic People's Republic of Korea the awarding ceremony for Women's Floor Exercise Final of Artistic Gymnastics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS(CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Silver medalist Kim Sonhyang of Democratic People's Republic of Korea poses for photo during the awarding ceremony for Women's Floor Exercise Final of Artistic Gymnastics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS (CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kim Sujong of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) competes on the floor exercise of the Women's All-round Final of Artistic Gymnastics at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)

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Over 20 injured in Palestinian refugee camp clashes in Lebanon

STORY: Over 20 injured in Palestinian refugee camp clashes in Lebanon DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:48 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: MILITARY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ain Al-Helweh refugee camp 2. various of local residents and smoke above the camp 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): FOUAD OSMAN, Official with the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine STORYLINE: After about a month of calm, armed clashes broke out in the Ain Al-Helweh Refugee Camp in Lebanon Thursday evening after Islamic militants carried out a surprise attack on the Fatah Movement centers, resulting in over 20 people injured until Friday evening. Lebanese and Palestinian officials were engaged in talks trying to achieve a ceasefire which was agreed upon as of 19:00 on Friday local time. Fouad Osman, a Palestinian leader of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine said that the joint force that enrolls militants from all the Palestinian factions in Ain Al-Helweh must exercise all its power to reach a ceasefire and

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Opposition DPJ lawmaker supports collective self-defense

WASHINGTON, United States - Former Japanese Vice Defense Minister Akihisa Nagashima of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) speaks at a U.S. think-tank symposium in Washington on July 22, 2014, in which he expressed support for the Cabinet's approval earlier in the month of a policy to allow the exercise of the right to collective self-defense.

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Ruling bloc eyes deal as gov't drafts decision on collective defense

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling bloc lawmakers -- (from R) Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Masahiko Komura, New Komeito party deputy chief Kazuo Kitagawa and New Komeito Secretary General Yoshihisa Inoue -- attend a meeting on June 27, 2014, in Tokyo to discuss Japan's exercise of the right to collective self-defense. The two parties are expected to reach an agreement after focusing on a review of Japan's legal constraints on the Self-Defense Forces under the pacifist Constitution.

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Ruling bloc apart on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party deputy chief Kazuo Kitagawa (L) attends a meeting with Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Masahiko Komura (C) and LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo on June 17, 2014, to discuss the government's drive to lift Japan's self-imposed ban on collective self-defense. The government set out on the day its draft overview of a Cabinet decision that would enable Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense, but the ruling parties remained divided over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push for the major policy change.

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LDP offers new criteria for limited use of collective defense

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party deputy chief Kazuo Kitagawa addresses at the party's meeting on security issues in Tokyo on June 13, 2014. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party unveiled the same day a new set of conditions for Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense in a limited manner, as talks with New Komeito intensified on reviewing the country's postwar security policy.

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Abe's push for collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoji Yanagisawa, who served as assistant chief Cabinet secretary from 2004 to 2009, holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo. Yanagisawa criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to change Japan's interpretation of the Constitution to allow it to exercise the right to collective self-defense, saying the move goes against democratic principles.

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China stresses benefits from peaceful ties with Japan

BEIDAIHE, China - Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao (2nd from R) tells Hiromu Nonaka (2nd from L), a heavyweight in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and his delegation Aug. 5 that peaceful ties between the two countries will benefit both sides, suggesting Japan exercise caution over contentious issues relating to Japan's militaristic past. Hu met the delegation in the seaside resort of Beidaihe, east of Beijing.

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LDP's Kato visits Finance Minister Miyazawa

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party senior member demanding that Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori steps down, answers reporters' questions Nov. 12 after visiting the Tokyo home of Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. Miyazawa, who formerly headed Kato's faction, advised Kato to exercise self-restraint.

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Joint military exercise "Hercules-2022" concludes in Egypt

STORY: Joint military exercise "Hercules-2022" concludes in Egypt DATELINE: Aug. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mohamed Naguib Military Base where the military exercise kicked off 2. various of joint military exercise Hercules-2022 STORYLINE: The seven-day joint military exercise "Hercules-2022" concluded in Egypt Saturday. Special forces units from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Greece, and Cyprus took part in the exercise. The United States, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jordan, and Bahrain also participated in the exercise as observers. In September 2021, the previous edition of the exercise, Hercules-2021, was held in Greece with the participation of Greece, Egypt, and UAE. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

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Socialism with Chinese characteristics has significant advantages: Uzbek expert

STORY: Socialism with Chinese characteristics has significant advantages: Uzbek expert DATELINE: June 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Tashkent CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (Uzbek): MUHAMMADJON OBIDOV, Chairman of the Fergana branch of the Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan STORYLINE: Socialism with Chinese characteristics is the right path leading to China's success in development and has significant advantages, an Uzbek journalist has said. Muhammadjon Obidov, chairman of the Fergana branch of the Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan, made the remarks in a recent interview with Xinhua. SOUNDBITE (Uzbek): MUHAMMADJON OBIDOV, Chairman of the Fergana branch of the Union of Journalists of Uzbekistan "I have visited China many times and have come to the conclusion that, like in other democratic countries, in China, people exercise their rights through elections and vote for those who are ready to express their dreams and aspirations. In China, people manage their own affairs, which cannot but be

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S. Korea, U.S. conduct air maneuver exercise

STORY: S. Korea, U.S. conduct air maneuver exercise DATELINE: June 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of S.Korea-U.S. joint air maneuver exercise (courtesy of Ministry of National Defense, ROK) STORYLINE: South Korea and the United States on Tuesday conducted their joint air maneuver exercise, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. The South Korean air force mobilized 16 fighter jets, including four F-35A stealth jets mounted with precise guided missiles, while the air force of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) sent four warplanes. The air maneuvers were carried out over the western waters of South Korea, but no live-fire exercise was staged. It came a day after the two allies jointly test-fired eight ground-to-ground ballistic missiles off the eastern coast of South Korea. South Korea's JCS said in a statement on Sunday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired eight short-range ballistic missiles eastward. The DPRK's missile launche

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Japan's ruling camp rams security bills through Diet panel

Kiyomi Tsujimoto (far L), a lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, pleads with Yasukazu Hamada (far R), a ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker who serves as chairman of a House of Representatives panel on security legislation, not to put the legislation to a vote at the Diet in Tokyo on July 15, 2015. The legislation, which would allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense, was passed by the panel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ruling camp rams security bills through Diet panel

Kiyomi Tsujimoto (far L), a lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, pleads with Yasukazu Hamada (far R), a ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker who serves as chairman of a House of Representatives panel on security legislation, not to put the legislation to a vote at the Diet in Tokyo on July 15, 2015. The legislation, which would allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense, was passed by the panel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ruling bloc formally approves new security legislation

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from L) speaks at a meeting with government and ruling party officials at his office in Tokyo on May 11, 2015. Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, the Komeito party, agreed the same day on the content and wording of a series of security-linked bills that will enable Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ruling bloc formally approves new security legislation

Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the Komeito party, speaks with reporters after a meeting with government and ruling party officials at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office in Tokyo on May 11, 2015. Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito agreed the same day on the content and wording of a series of security-linked bills that will enable Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ruling bloc formally approves new security legislation

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far L) attends a meeting with government and ruling party officials at his office in Tokyo on May 11, 2015. Natsuo Yamaguchi (3rd from front, R), leader of the Komeito party, is also shown. Abe's Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito agreed the same day on the content and wording of a series of security-linked bills that will enable Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruling bloc to agree on security-related bills

Photo taken May 11, 2015, shows Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entering his office in Tokyo. It is expected that the ruling bloc of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito party will submit security-related bills, which will enable Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense, to the Diet in the middle of the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ruling bloc to agree on security-related bills

Photo taken May 11, 2015, shows Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attending a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Suga said the ruling bloc of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito party will submit security-related bills, which will enable Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense, to the Diet in the middle of the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opposition DPJ lawmaker supports collective self-defense

WASHINGTON, United States - Former Japanese Vice Defense Minister Akihisa Nagashima of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) speaks at a U.S. think-tank symposium in Washington on July 22, 2014, in which he expressed support for the Cabinet's approval earlier in the month of a policy to allow the exercise of the right to collective self-defense. (Kyodo)

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Ruling bloc eyes deal as gov't drafts decision on collective defense

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling bloc lawmakers -- (from R) Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Masahiko Komura, New Komeito party deputy chief Kazuo Kitagawa and New Komeito Secretary General Yoshihisa Inoue -- attend a meeting on June 27, 2014, in Tokyo to discuss Japan's exercise of the right to collective self-defense. The two parties are expected to reach an agreement after focusing on a review of Japan's legal constraints on the Self-Defense Forces under the pacifist Constitution. (Kyodo)

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LDP offers new criteria for limited use of collective defense

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party deputy chief Kazuo Kitagawa addresses at the party's meeting on security issues in Tokyo on June 13, 2014. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party unveiled the same day a new set of conditions for Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense in a limited manner, as talks with New Komeito intensified on reviewing the country's postwar security policy. (Kyodo)

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China stresses benefits from peaceful ties with Japan

BEIDAIHE, China - Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao (2nd from R) tells Hiromu Nonaka (2nd from L), a heavyweight in Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and his delegation Aug. 5 that peaceful ties between the two countries will benefit both sides, suggesting Japan exercise caution over contentious issues relating to Japan's militaristic past. Hu met the delegation in the seaside resort of Beidaihe, east of Beijing.

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LDP's Kato visits Finance Minister Miyazawa

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Kato, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party senior member demanding that Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori steps down, answers reporters' questions Nov. 12 after visiting the Tokyo home of Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. Miyazawa, who formerly headed Kato's faction, advised Kato to exercise self-restraint.