Venezuela's 1st WBC championship

Venezuela's 1st WBC championship

Immigrants from Venezuela celebrate in New York on March 17, 2026, after the country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a victory over the United States earlier in the day.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Maikel Garcia (C) of Venezuela celebrates after being named the 2026 World Baseball Classic MVP as his country beat the United States in the final to claim Venezuela's first WBC title at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Maikel Garcia (L) of Venezuela celebrates with champagne after his country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Maikel Garcia (C) of Venezuela celebrates with champagne after his country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Ronald Acuna Jr. of Venezuela celebrates with champagne after his country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Ronald Acuna Jr. of Venezuela celebrates with champagne after his country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Ronald Acuna Jr. of Venezuela celebrates with champagne after his country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Venezuela players douse each other with champagne after they won the country's first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Venezuela players douse each other with champagne after they won the country's first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Venezuela players douse each other with champagne after they won the country's first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Venezuela players douse each other with champagne after they won the country's first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Venezuela players douse each other with champagne after they won the country's first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Ronald Acuna Jr. of Venezuela raises the victor's trophy after his country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Ronald Acuna Jr. of Venezuela sheds tears after his country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

World Baseball Classic: Venezuela vs. U.S.

Ronald Acuna Jr. of Venezuela sheds tears after his country won its first World Baseball Classic title with a 3-2 victory over the United States in the final at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 17, 2026.

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

The Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

The Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

The Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soaring after its liftoff from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

The Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

People watch a truck carrying male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei leave Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, before the animals are sent to China, marking the first time that Japan will be without pandas since the first ones arrived in the country in 1972.

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

A truck carrying male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei leaves Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, before the animals are sent to China, marking the first time that Japan will be without pandas since the first ones arrived in the country in 1972.

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

People watch a truck carrying male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei leave Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, before the animals are sent to China, marking the first time that Japan will be without pandas since the first ones arrived in the country in 1972.

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

China return for Ueno zoo pandas

A truck carrying male giant panda Xiao Xiao and his twin sister Lei Lei leaves Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2026, before the animals are sent to China, marking the first time that Japan will be without pandas since the first ones arrived in the country in 1972.

SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Nordico - Coop FIS Cross Country World Cup

SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Nordico - Coop FIS Cross Country World Cup

Jassmi Joensuu (FIN) in first place during Coop FIS Cross Country World Cup, Nordic Ski race in Val di Fiemme, Italy, January 03 2026

SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Nordico - Coop FIS Cross Country World Cup

SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Nordico - Coop FIS Cross Country World Cup

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo (NOR) in first place during Coop FIS Cross Country World Cup, Nordic Ski race in Val di Fiemme, Italy, January 03 2026

Japan Golf Tour record winner Jumbo Ozaki dies at 78

Japan Golf Tour record winner Jumbo Ozaki dies at 78

Masashi Ozaki acknowledges the fans after winning the Japan PGA Championship at Phoenix Country Club in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 19, 1971, for his first career win. Nicknamed Jumbo Ozaki, he died of sigmoid colon cancer aged 78 on Dec. 23, 2025, after scoring 112 wins, the most for a Japanese player, including 94 on the Japan Golf Tour.

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers Block the A61 Motorway - Castelnaudary

Farmers who are members of the Young Farmers' Union are blocking a roundabout near the A61 highway with farm vehicles and tractors. This action is part of a nationwide protest against the mandatory culling protocol imposed by the government on cattle herds infected with contagious nodular dermatitis (CND). This viral disease, first detected in France in June 2025, has already led to the slaughter of more than 3,000 cattle in over 110 epidemic outbreaks across the country in Castelnaudary; Aude , France on December 17, 2025. Photos by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM