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King of Jordan Meets EU Delegation - Amman

Jordan's King Abdullah II meets with the EU delegation at Al Husseiniya Palace in Amman, Jordan, January 8, 2026. Jordan and the European Union (EU) issued a joint statement on Thursday following the first Jordan-EU Summit held here, in which they urged scaled-up humanitarian access to Gaza and reiterated support for the two-state solution. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King of Jordan Meets EU Delegation - Amman

Jordan's King Abdullah II (2nd R) welcomes European Council President Antonio Costa (2nd L) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (1st R) at Al Husseiniya Palace in Amman, Jordan, January 8, 2026. Jordan and the European Union (EU) issued a joint statement on Thursday following the first Jordan-EU Summit held here, in which they urged scaled-up humanitarian access to Gaza and reiterated support for the two-state solution. Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro Visits Ukraine - Kyiv

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Prime Minister of Portugal Luis Montenegro, who paid his first official visit to Ukraine since taking office. Zelenskyy and Montenegro signed a Joint Statement on the establishment of a partnership for the production of maritime unmanned systems between Ukraine and Portugal, on December 20, 2025 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Handout photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monica Bellucci and Tim Burton Announce Split

File photo - Monica Bellucci and Tim Burton attend a red carpet for the movie ‘Diabolik Chi Sei?’ during the 18th Rome Film Festival on October 19, 2023 in Rome, Italy. Bellucci and Burton looked cosy on Thursday as they stepped out for their first red carpet experience together since confirming their romance. - Tim Burton and Monica Bellucci have confirmed they've split after three years together. The former couple revealed the break-up with a joint statement insisting the decision was mutual. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Ola Kallenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz, Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of TotalEnergies, John Elkann, Stellantis Chairman, and Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis, attend the inauguration of the gigafactory of Automotive Cells Company (ACC), a joint venture of Stellantis, TotalEnergies and Mercedes, in Billy-Berclau-Douvrin, northern France, May 30, 2023. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - Yann Vincent, CEO of ACC, Ola Kallenius, CEO of Mercedes-Benz, Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of TotalEnergies, John Elkann, Stellantis Chairman, and Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis, attend the inauguration of the gigafactory of Automotive Cells Company (ACC), a joint venture of Stellantis, TotalEnergies and Mercedes, in Billy-Berclau-Douvrin, northern France, May 30, 2023. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Resigns

File photo - John Elkann, Stellantis Chairman and Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis arrive at the inauguration of the gigafactory of Automotive Cells Company (ACC), a joint venture of Stellantis, TotalEnergies and Mercedes, in Billy-Berclau, northern France, May 30, 2023. Stellantis Chief Executive Carlos Tavares resigned abruptly on Sunday, two months after a profit warning at the maker of Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot cars that has lost around 40% of its value this year. The company said it would seek to find a replacement CEO in the first half of 2025. Senior Independent Director Henri de Castries said in a statement that different views emerged in recent weeks among major shareholders, the board and Tavares resulting in the CEO's resignation. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Egypt, Bulgaria sign defense, energy MoUs

STORY: Egypt, Bulgaria sign defense, energy MoUs SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 10, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of a joint press conference at Egyptian Foreign Ministry 2. various of expanded talks by both the Egyptian and Bulgarian delegations 3. various of building of Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources 4. various of the meeting between Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and Bulgarian Minister of Energy (courtesy of Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources) STORYLINE: Egyptian and Bulgarian officials on Saturday signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for cooperation in the fields of defense and natural gas, according to a joint statement released by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. The MoUs were signed during the first meeting of the joint cooperation committee between the two countries, co-chaired by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister

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Chinese national flag raised in Nauru after nearly 19 years of hiatus

STORY: Chinese national flag raised in Nauru after nearly 19 years of hiatus SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 29, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Yaren CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of flag-raising ceremony STORYLINE: A Chinese national flag-raising ceremony was held on Monday in Nauru by a Chinese diplomatic team, marking the first time in nearly 19 years that the five-star red flag has been raised in the Pacific island country. The ceremony was held by the team responsible for reestablishing the Chinese embassy in Nauru in a compound that also houses their temporary offices. The Nauruan government issued a statement on Jan. 15, announcing that it recognizes the one-China principle, severed the so-called "diplomatic relations" with the Taiwan authorities, and is willing to resume diplomatic relations with China. China and Nauru signed a joint communique in Beijing on Jan. 24 on the resumption of diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level. Xinhua News Agency correspondents rep

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Third Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen

KYIV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 - Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko and Minister of Health of the Republic of Estonia Riina Sikkut are pictured during the signing of the joint statement on the development of medical partnership on the sidelines of the Third Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The topic of this year's summit is "Mental Health: Resilience and Vulnerability of the Future".

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Egypt signs 500-mln-USD financing deal with UAE to import wheat

STORY: Egypt signs 500-mln-USD financing deal with UAE to import wheat DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of shots of wheat at an Egyptian port STORYLINE: The Egyptian Ministry of Finance on Tuesday signed a 500-mln-U.S. dollar five-year financing agreement with the Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to finance wheat imports, the ministry said in a statement. "This is the first deal signed with ADEX, a financial arm of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), in light of the two countries' strong relations and the joint cooperation for promoting development and boosting food security," the statement quoted Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat as saying. The funds will be disbursed in five tranches, each valued at 100 million dollars, she added. Noting that food security is a vital issue and a matter of national security, Al-Mashat said Egypt has enough wheat reserves for five months' c

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North agrees to scrap all nuke programs as 6 nations strike deal

BEIJING, China - Chief U.S. delegate Christopher Hill (L) and chief North Korean delegate Kim Kye Gwan (2nd from L) shake hands, as their South Korean and Japanese counterparts Song Min Soon (2nd from L) and Kenichiro Sasae (R) watch, after delegates at the six-party nuclear talks adopted their first joint statement at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 19. (Pool photo)

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North agrees to scrap all nuke programs as 6 nations strike deal

BEIJING, China - Delegates to the six-party nuclear talks stand up and applaud after adopting their first joint statement during a plenary session at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 19. North Korea committed to abandon all of its nuclear weapons and the five other nations stated their willingness to provide energy assistance. (Pool photo)

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North agrees to scrap all nuke programs as 6 nations strike deal

BEIJING, China - Chief delegates to the six-party nuclear talks pose for photos after adopting their first joint statement at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 19. (From L to R) Christopher Hill of the United States, Kenichiro Sasae of Japan, Kim Kye Gwan of North Korea, Song Min Soon of South Korea, Wu Dawe of China and Alexander Alexeyev of Russia. (Pool photo)

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Coast guard heads from four nations meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - National coast guard chiefs from Japan, South Korea, Russia and the United States begin their first meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 20 to discuss how to crack down on the smuggling of drugs and guns and piracy in the northwestern Pacific. China was also invited to the meeting but canceled before it began, organizers said. The conference will release a joint statement Dec. 21 on crime-control collaboration in the region's waters.

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Iran agrees to give Japanese firms 1st shot at oil field

TOKYO, Japan - Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh (L) and Japanese International Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma shake hands Nov. 1 after signing a joint statement. Iran formally agreed to grant Japanese oil developers the first shot at negotiating the rights to drill in Iran's largest oil field.

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Attempts fail by small number of countries to smear China under guise of human rights

STORY: Attempts fail by small number of countries to smear China under guise of human rights DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the UN 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ BEHMARAS, First secretary of Permanent Mission of Cuba to the UN 3. various of the UN 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ABDULAZIZ M. ALWASIL, Permanent representative of Saudi Arabia to the UN 5. various of the UN 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JOAQUIN PEREZ AYESTARAN, Deputy permanent representative of Venezuela to the UN 7. various of China STORYLINE: Attempts by the United States, Canada and a few other countries to smear the human rights situation in China were once again defeated on Monday as a majority of United Nations (UN) member states voiced support for China. At a meeting of the Third Committee of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, Cuba's representative delivered a joint statement on behalf of 66 countries in resolute support of China. SOUNDBITE 1

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Libyan army leaders discuss unification of military institutions

STORY: Libyan army leaders discuss unification of military institutions DATELINE: July 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Libya's east-based army leaders 2. various of meeting STORYLINE: The military leaders of Libya's east-based army and Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) armed forces met on Monday in the capital Tripoli to discuss the unification of the two military institutions. "The meeting covered a number of subjects, mainly helping the Joint Military Commission unify the military institutions," said a statement issued by the east-based army's information office. This was the second meeting between Abdurrazzaq al-Nathuri, the chief of staff of the east-based army, and Mohamed al-Haddad, chief of the GNU's armed forces, to discuss the unification of the two institutions. The first was held in December 2021 in the city of Sirte, some 450 km east of Tripoli. The oil-rich North African country has been in turmoil since the fall of the l

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CPEC's Karot Hydropower Plant put into full commercial operation

STORY: CPEC's Karot Hydropower Plant put into full commercial operation DATELINE: June 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hydropower plant 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WANG MINSHENG, General manager of Karot Power Company STORYLINE: Karot Hydropower Plant, the first hydropower investment project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), was put into full commercial operations on Wednesday. SOUNDBITE (English): WANG MINSHENG, General manager of Karot Power Company "It is the first hydropower project recorded in the joint statement of the Chinese and Pakistani governments. So later on, the Karot project will provide 3.2 billion kWh of clean energy to the local power grid every year after COD." Wu Shengliang, chairman of the China Three Gorges International Corporation, said the project serves as a bridge of friendship between China and Pakistan. The start of commercial operations was the latest outcome of the construction of energy projects u

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GLOBALink | S. Korean, U.S. presidents hold summit talks in Seoul

STORY: S. Korean, U.S. presidents hold summit talks in Seoul DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:37 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHOU SIYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the protest 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASIF DURRANI, Former career diplomat, senior research fellow at Islamabad Policy Research Institute 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean): WOO SUKEUN, Head of Institute of East Asian Studies of Korea in South Korea STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHOU SIYU, Xinhua correspondent "South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden held their first summit in Seoul on Saturday. After the summit at the new presidential office in the central district of Yongsan, the two sides issued a joint statement." According to the joint statement, the two presidents shared the view that the alliance has matured into a deep and comprehensive strategic relationship. They pledged to deepen and broaden cooperation on critical and emerging technologies. Yoon and Biden recognized t

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Reopening of Singapore-Malaysia land border expected to ease labor tension in city-state

STORY: Reopening of Singapore-Malaysia land border expected to ease labor tension in city-state DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Singapore CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Singapore STORYLINE: Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob made a joint statement on March 24 that the two neighboring countries had decided to completely open their land borders to fully-vaccinated visitors from both sides starting from April 1 and no COVID-19 test or quarantine is required. As one of the busiest land borders in the world, the land border between Singapore and Malaysia saw a daily flow of more than 400,000 travelers on average before the pandemic took place. The new border measures have triggered people's sentiment in heading home with about 33,700 travelers cleared the land checkpoints in the first 17 hours of the implementation of the new measures, most of whom went to the Malaysian side, local newspaper the

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S. Korea fires missiles in response to DPRK's ICBM test-firing

STORY: S. Korea fires missiles in response to DPRK's ICBM test-firing DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:12 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of South Korea's missile launch (Courtesy of South Korea's Ministry of National Defense) STORYLINE: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday testfired what was believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) off its east coast, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. In response to the DPRK's ICBM test-firing, the South Korean military launched five missiles from ground, sea and air off its east coast from 4:25 p.m. local time (0725 GMT), the JCS said in a statement. According to the JCS, it detected one ICBM launched toward the eastern waters from the Sunan area in Pyongyang at about 2:34 p.m. local time (0534 GMT). The missile was fired on a lofted trajectory, traveling about 1,080 km at a top altitude of over 6,200 km. It marked the DPRK's first known ICBM test-launch in over four years since

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North agrees to scrap all nuke programs as 6 nations strike deal

BEIJING, China - Chief U.S. delegate Christopher Hill smiles as he arrives at a Beijing hotel after the six-nation nuclear talks on Sept. 19. Delegates adopted their first joint statement during a plenary session at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing earlier in the day. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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North agrees to scrap all nuke programs as 6 nations strike deal

BEIJING, China - Chief delegates to the six-party nuclear talks pose for photos after adopting their first joint statement at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 19. (From L to R) Christopher Hill of the United States, Kenichiro Sasae of Japan, Kim Kye Gwan of North Korea, Song Min Soon of South Korea, Wu Dawe of China and Alexander Alexeyev of Russia. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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North agrees to scrap all nuke programs as 6 nations strike deal

BEIJING, China - Chief U.S. delegate Christopher Hill (L) and chief North Korean delegate Kim Kye Gwan (2nd from L) shake hands, as their South Korean and Japanese counterparts Song Min Soon (2nd from L) and Kenichiro Sasae (R) watch, after delegates at the six-party nuclear talks adopted their first joint statement at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 19. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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North agrees to scrap all nuke programs as 6 nations strike deal

BEIJING, China - Delegates to the six-party nuclear talks stand up and applaud after adopting their first joint statement during a plenary session at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 19. North Korea committed to abandon all of its nuclear weapons and the five other nations stated their willingness to provide energy assistance. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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China, Philippines agree to work on disputes, promote cooperation

China and the Philippines hold talks about the South China Sea, in China's southwestern city of Guiyang on May 19, 2017, the first of their kind since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte came to power in 2016. The two sides agreed to seek "mutually acceptable approaches" to deal with their maritime disputes, according to a joint statement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo