First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Torchbearer Italian former basketball player Andrea Bargnani runs with the Olympic torch in front of the Pantheon during the torch relay for 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Rome, Italy, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Li Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Torchbearer Italian swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri runs with the Olympic torch during the torch relay for 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Rome, Italy, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Li Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Torchbearers Italian former basketball player Andrea Bargnani (L) and Antonio Piciocchi perform a torch kiss in front of the Pantheon during the torch relay for 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Rome, Italy, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Li Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

The torchbearer Italian singer Achille Lauro carries the Olympic torch during the torch relay for 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics at the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Li Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Torchbearer Italian basketball player Luigi Datome waits in front of the Castel Sant'Angelo during the torch relay for 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Rome, Italy, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Li Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Torchbearer Italian former basketball player Andrea Bargnani carries the Olympic torch in front of the Pantheon during the torch relay for 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Rome, Italy, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Li Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Torchbearers Italian basketball player Luigi Datome (L) and Maki Hidetoshi from Japan perform a torch kiss in front of the Castel Sant'Angelo during the torch relay for 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Rome, Italy, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Li Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Torchbearer Italian basketball player Luigi Datome carries the Olympic torch in front of the Castel Sant'Angelo during the torch relay for 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Rome, Italy, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Li Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Torchbearer Italian basketball player Luigi Datome waits with a Olympic torch in front of the Castel Sant'Angelo during the torch relay for 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Rome, Italy, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Li Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Torchbearer Italian basketball player Luigi Datome waits with a Olympic torch in front of the Castel Sant'Angelo during the torch relay for 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Rome, Italy, Dec. 6, 2025. Photo by Li Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Achille Lauro carries the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic torch in front of the Colosseum in Rome . December 6, 2025. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Achille Lauro carries the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic torch in front of the Colosseum in Rome . December 6, 2025. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Achille Lauro carries the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic torch in front of the Colosseum in Rome . December 6, 2025. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Achille Lauro carries the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic torch in front of the Colosseum in Rome . December 6, 2025. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 6, 2025: Theodophors carry the Olympic torch to the Colosseum. Launch of the Olympic Flame's journey at Rome's Stadio dei Marmi, marking the official start of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games torch relay . Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

The journey of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Flame past the Colosseum in Rome . December 6, 2025. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Achille Lauro carries the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic torch in front of the Colosseum in Rome . December 6, 2025. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Achille Lauro carries the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic torch in front of the Colosseum in Rome . December 6, 2025. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Achille Lauro carries the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic torch in front of the Colosseum in Rome . December 6, 2025. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 6, 2025: Singer Achille Lauro carries the Olympic torch to the Colosseum. Launch of the Olympic Flame's journey at Rome's Stadio dei Marmi, marking the official start of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games torch relay . Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 6, 2025: Theodophors carry the Olympic torch to the Colosseum. Launch of the Olympic Flame's journey at Rome's Stadio dei Marmi, marking the official start of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games torch relay . Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Achille Lauro carries the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic torch in front of the Colosseum in Rome . December 6, 2025. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Achille Lauro carries the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic torch in front of the Colosseum in Rome . December 6, 2025. Photo by Matteo Nardone/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 6, 2025: Singer Achille Lauro carries the Olympic torch to the Colosseum. Launch of the Olympic Flame's journey at Rome's Stadio dei Marmi, marking the official start of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games torch relay . Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 6, 2025: Singer Achille Lauro carries the Olympic torch to the Colosseum. Launch of the Olympic Flame's journey at Rome's Stadio dei Marmi, marking the official start of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games torch relay . Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

First Day of The Olympic Flame Official Tour - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 6, 2025: Singer Achille Lauro carries the Olympic torch to the Colosseum. Launch of the Olympic Flame's journey at Rome's Stadio dei Marmi, marking the official start of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games torch relay . Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

Illustration - Sagrada Familia Basilica - Barcelona

A tour guide gives explanations to children at the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, Spain, on December 1, 2025. Sagrada Familia basilica, a masterpiece of world-renowned designer Antoni Gaudi, is still under construction after the first stone was laid in 1882. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

White House Christmas Design - Washington

White House Christmas Design - Washington

The White House during Christmas design and decoration media tour in Washington on December 1, 2025. The Red Room bursts with joy and butterflies to celebrate the youth who represent our Nation’s bright future and pay tribute to First Lady Melania Trump’s Fostering the Future, a BE BEST initiative to support young people who have experienced foster care. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

White House Christmas Design - Washington

White House Christmas Design - Washington

The White House during Christmas design and decoration media tour in Washington on December 1, 2025. The Green Room celebrates family fun and features portraits of the first and current President, made from puzzles with over 6,000 pieces each. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

White House Christmas Design - Washington

White House Christmas Design - Washington

The White House during Christmas design and decoration media tour in Washington on December 1, 2025. The Green Room celebrates family fun and features portraits of the first and current President, made from puzzles with over 6,000 pieces each. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

White House Christmas Design - Washington

White House Christmas Design - Washington

The White House during Christmas design and decoration media tour in Washington on December 1, 2025. The Green Room celebrates family fun and features portraits of the first and current President, made from puzzles with over 6,000 pieces each. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

White House Christmas Design - Washington

White House Christmas Design - Washington

The White House during Christmas design and decoration media tour in Washington on December 1, 2025. The Green Room celebrates family fun and features portraits of the first and current President, made from puzzles with over 6,000 pieces each. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

White House Christmas Design - Washington

White House Christmas Design - Washington

The White House during Christmas design and decoration media tour in Washington on December 1, 2025. The Green Room celebrates family fun and features portraits of the first and current President, made from puzzles with over 6,000 pieces each. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

White House Christmas Design - Washington

White House Christmas Design - Washington

The White House during Christmas design and decoration media tour in Washington on December 1, 2025. The Green Room celebrates family fun and features portraits of the first and current President, made from puzzles with over 6,000 pieces each. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lebanon: Pope Leo XIV Arrives on His First Middle East Tour

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Beirut on Sunday, November 30, days after Israeli airstrikes on southern Beirut and following a visit to Turkey. He was greeted by Christians from Lebanon and neighboring countries.

Trial of 2022 deadly tour boat accident off Hokkaido

Trial of 2022 deadly tour boat accident off Hokkaido

Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2025, shows a courtroom of the Kushiro District Court in Kushiro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, ahead of the first hearing of a trial for the president of a tourist boat operator over a 2022 fatal marine accident. The Kazu I sank during a cruise around the World Heritage-listed Shiretoko Peninsula in April 2022, leaving 26 people dead or missing. (Pool photo)

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Campaign merchandise for Bruno Retailleau, president of the Les Républicains (LR) party, at a public meeting in Bry-sur-Marne, in the Paris suburbs, on November 6, 2025, during the first leg of his tour of France.Photos by Jérémy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau, president of the Les Republicains (LR) party, during a public meeting in Bry-sur-Marne, in the Paris suburbs, on November 6, 2025, for the first stage of his tour of France.Photos by Jérémy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau, president of the Les Republicains (LR) party, during a public meeting in Bry-sur-Marne, in the Paris suburbs, on November 6, 2025, for the first stage of his tour of France.Photos by Jérémy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau, president of the Les Republicains (LR) party, during a public meeting in Bry-sur-Marne, in the Paris suburbs, on November 6, 2025, for the first stage of his tour of France.Photos by Jérémy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau, president of the Les Republicains (LR) party, during a public meeting in Bry-sur-Marne, in the Paris suburbs, on November 6, 2025, for the first stage of his tour of France.Photos by Jérémy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau, president of the Les Republicains (LR) party, during a public meeting in Bry-sur-Marne, in the Paris suburbs, on November 6, 2025, for the first stage of his tour of France.Photos by Jérémy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau, president of the Les Republicains (LR) party, during a public meeting in Bry-sur-Marne, in the Paris suburbs, on November 6, 2025, for the first stage of his tour of France.Photos by Jérémy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau, president of the Les Republicains (LR) party, during a public meeting in Bry-sur-Marne, in the Paris suburbs, on November 6, 2025, for the first stage of his tour of France.Photos by Jérémy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau, president of the Les Republicains (LR) party, during a public meeting in Bry-sur-Marne, in the Paris suburbs, on November 6, 2025, for the first stage of his tour of France.Photos by Jérémy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau, president of the Les Republicains (LR) party, during a public meeting in Bry-sur-Marne, in the Paris suburbs, on November 6, 2025, for the first stage of his tour of France.Photos by Jérémy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau, president of the Les Republicains (LR) party, during a public meeting in Bry-sur-Marne, in the Paris suburbs, on November 6, 2025, for the first stage of his tour of France.Photos by Jérémy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau, president of the Les Republicains (LR) party, during a public meeting in Bry-sur-Marne, in the Paris suburbs, on November 6, 2025, for the first stage of his tour of France.Photos by Jérémy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau, president of the Les Republicains (LR) party, during a public meeting in Bry-sur-Marne, in the Paris suburbs, on November 6, 2025, for the first stage of his tour of France.Photos by Jérémy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau At Public Meeting - Bry Sur Marne

Bruno Retailleau, president of the Les Republicains (LR) party, during a public meeting in Bry-sur-Marne, in the Paris suburbs, on November 6, 2025, for the first stage of his tour of France.Photos by Jérémy Paoloni/ABACAPRESS.COM