China: Greedy Hamster Tries to Swallow Oversized Snack in Sichuan

On December 15, 2023, in Sichuan, a pet owner captured a hilarious yet shocking moment as their golden hamster tried to swallow a tube-shaped snack nearly bigger than its body. The hamster pushed the food deeper and deeper into its cheek pouches until most of it disappeared. Alarmed, the owner quickly pulled it out, but the hamster still looked eager to continue eating, its cheeks bulging comically. Chinese viewers laughed at the greedy rodent’s determination, joking that “this hamster clearly doesn’t know its limits.

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First Lavender Harvests Begin in Valensole as Tourists Flock to Provence Fields

First lavender harvests in Valensole, the capital of “blue gold” in Provence, South of France, While lavender growers begin the first harvests, visitors flock to the fields for photo sessions. This period marks a highlight of the season. In full bloom, the lavender fields attract thousands of tourists each year, eager to capture the natural spectacle between mid-June and late July. Once harvested, the lavender is steam-distilled to extract its precious essential oil. Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, on June 30, 2025. Photo by Cyril CHATEAU /ABACAPRESS.COM

Donald Trump with Congo and Rwanda FMs - Washington

Donald Trump with Congo and Rwanda FMs - Washington

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (R) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (2nd-L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on June 27, 2025. Also in the meeting, US Vice President JD Vance (3rd-L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd-R). Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean. Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal and publicly complained that he has not received a Nobel Peace Prize. But the agreement has also come under scrutiny for its vagueness including on the economic component, with the Trump administration eager to compete with China and profit from abundant mineral wealth in the long-turbulent east of the vast DRC. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (R) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (2nd-L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on June 27, 2025. Also in the meeting, US Vice President JD Vance (3rd-L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd-R). Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean. Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal and publicly complained that he has not received a Nobel Peace Prize. But the agreement has also come under scrutiny for its vagueness including on the economic component, with the Trump administration eager to compete with China and profit from abundant mineral wealth in the long-turbulent east of the vast DRC. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Donald Trump with Congo and Rwanda FMs - Washington

Donald Trump with Congo and Rwanda FMs - Washington

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (R) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (2nd-L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on June 27, 2025. Also in the meeting, US Vice President JD Vance (3rd-L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd-R). Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean. Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal and publicly complained that he has not received a Nobel Peace Prize. But the agreement has also come under scrutiny for its vagueness including on the economic component, with the Trump administration eager to compete with China and profit from abundant mineral wealth in the long-turbulent east of the vast DRC. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (R) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (2nd-L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on June 27, 2025. Also in the meeting, US Vice President JD Vance (3rd-L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd-R). Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean. Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal and publicly complained that he has not received a Nobel Peace Prize. But the agreement has also come under scrutiny for its vagueness including on the economic component, with the Trump administration eager to compete with China and profit from abundant mineral wealth in the long-turbulent east of the vast DRC. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (R) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (2nd-L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on June 27, 2025. Also in the meeting, US Vice President JD Vance (3rd-L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd-R). Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean. Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal and publicly complained that he has not received a Nobel Peace Prize. But the agreement has also come under scrutiny for its vagueness including on the economic component, with the Trump administration eager to compete with China and profit from abundant mineral wealth in the long-turbulent east of the vast DRC. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (R) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (2nd-L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on June 27, 2025. Also in the meeting, US Vice President JD Vance (3rd-L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd-R). Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean. Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal and publicly complained that he has not received a Nobel Peace Prize. But the agreement has also come under scrutiny for its vagueness including on the economic component, with the Trump administration eager to compete with China and profit from abundant mineral wealth in the long-turbulent east of the vast DRC. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (R) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (2nd-L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on June 27, 2025. Also in the meeting, US Vice President JD Vance (3rd-L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd-R). Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean. Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal and publicly complained that he has not received a Nobel Peace Prize. But the agreement has also come under scrutiny for its vagueness including on the economic component, with the Trump administration eager to compete with China and profit from abundant mineral wealth in the long-turbulent east of the vast DRC. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (R) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (2nd-L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on June 27, 2025. Also in the meeting, US Vice President JD Vance (3rd-L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd-R). Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean. Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal and publicly complained that he has not received a Nobel Peace Prize. But the agreement has also come under scrutiny for its vagueness including on the economic component, with the Trump administration eager to compete with China and profit from abundant mineral wealth in the long-turbulent east of the vast DRC. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles during a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on June 27, 2025. Also in the meeting, US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean. Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal and publicly complained that he has not received a Nobel Peace Prize. But the agreement has also come under scrutiny for its vagueness including on the economic component, with the Trump administration eager to compete with China and profit from abundant mineral wealth in the long-turbulent east of the vast DRC. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (R) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (2nd-L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on June 27, 2025. Also in the meeting, US Vice President JD Vance (3rd-L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd-R). Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean. Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal and publicly complained that he has not received a Nobel Peace Prize. But the agreement has also come under scrutiny for its vagueness including on the economic component, with the Trump administration eager to compete with China and profit from abundant mineral wealth in the long-turbulent east of the vast DRC. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles during a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on June 27, 2025. Also in the meeting, US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean. Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal and publicly complained that he has not received a Nobel Peace Prize. But the agreement has also come under scrutiny for its vagueness including on the economic component, with the Trump administration eager to compete with China and profit from abundant mineral wealth in the long-turbulent east of the vast DRC. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (R) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (2nd-L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on June 27, 2025. Also in the meeting, US Vice President JD Vance (3rd-L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd-R). Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean. Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal and publicly complained that he has not received a Nobel Peace Prize. But the agreement has also come under scrutiny for its vagueness including on the economic component, with the Trump administration eager to compete with China and profit from abundant mineral wealth in the long-turbulent east of the vast DRC. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (R) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (2nd-L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on June 27, 2025. Also in the meeting, US Vice President JD Vance (3rd-L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd-R). Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean. Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal and publicly complained that he has not received a Nobel Peace Prize. But the agreement has also come under scrutiny for its vagueness including on the economic component, with the Trump administration eager to compete with China and profit from abundant mineral wealth in the long-turbulent east of the vast DRC. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

Trump Meets Congo And Rwanda Officials Following Peace Agreement - Washington

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (R) and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (2nd-L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on June 27, 2025. Also in the meeting, US Vice President JD Vance (3rd-L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd-R). Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will sign an agreement in Washington on Friday to put an end to a conflict in the eastern DRC that has killed thousands, although broad questions loom on what it will mean. Trump has trumpeted the diplomacy that led to the deal and publicly complained that he has not received a Nobel Peace Prize. But the agreement has also come under scrutiny for its vagueness including on the economic component, with the Trump administration eager to compete with China and profit from abundant mineral wealth in the long-turbulent east of the vast DRC. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM