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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates New Year's Day Mass - Vatican

Vatican City - Italy, January 1, 2026: Pope Leo XIV presides over the celebration on the first day of the year of the Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God at the Central Altar, St. Peter's Basilica Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates New Year's Day Mass - Vatican

Vatican City - Italy, January 1, 2026: Pope Leo XIV presides over the celebration on the first day of the year of the Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God at the Central Altar, St. Peter's Basilica Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates New Year's Day Mass - Vatican

Vatican City - Italy, January 1, 2026: Pope Leo XIV presides over the celebration on the first day of the year of the Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God at the Central Altar, St. Peter's Basilica Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates New Year's Day Mass - Vatican

Vatican City - Italy, January 1, 2026: Pope Leo XIV presides over the celebration on the first day of the year of the Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God at the Central Altar, St. Peter's Basilica Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates New Year's Day Mass - Vatican

Vatican City - Italy, January 1, 2026: Pope Leo XIV presides over the celebration on the first day of the year of the Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God at the Central Altar, St. Peter's Basilica Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates New Year's Day Mass - Vatican

Vatican City - Italy, January 1, 2026: Pope Leo XIV presides over the celebration on the first day of the year of the Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God at the Central Altar, St. Peter's Basilica Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates New Year's Day Mass - Vatican

Vatican City - Italy, January 1, 2026: Pope Leo XIV presides over the celebration on the first day of the year of the Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God at the Central Altar, St. Peter's Basilica Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates New Year's Day Mass - Vatican

Vatican City - Italy, January 1, 2026: Pope Leo XIV presides over the celebration on the first day of the year of the Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God at the Central Altar, St. Peter's Basilica Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Celebrates New Year's Day Mass - Vatican

Vatican City - Italy, January 1, 2026: Pope Leo XIV presides over the celebration on the first day of the year of the Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God at the Central Altar, St. Peter's Basilica Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden in the capital's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2026, the first day of the two-day road relay. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden in the capital's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2026, the first day of the two-day road relay. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden in the capital's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2026, the first day of the two-day road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone ekiden road relay

The first runners of 21 teams start the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden in the capital's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2026, the first day of the two-day road relay.

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SWEDEN NEW YEAR'S DIVE

ÄNGELHOLM 2026-01-01 More or less costumed bathers throw themselves into the sea at Klitterhus in Ängelholm in the south of Sweden at the traditional New Year's swim on January 1, 2026. This year's New Year's swim in Skälderviken attracted around 60 bathers and a significantly larger audience despite an icy wind and rain showers on the first day of the year. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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SWEDEN NEW YEAR'S DIVE

ÄNGELHOLM 2026-01-01 More or less costumed bathers throw themselves into the sea at Klitterhus in Ängelholm in the south of Sweden at the traditional New Year's swim on January 1, 2026. This year's New Year's swim in Skälderviken attracted around 60 bathers and a significantly larger audience despite an icy wind and rain showers on the first day of the year. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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SWEDEN NEW YEAR'S DIVE

ÄNGELHOLM 2026-01-01 More or less costumed bathers throw themselves into the sea at Klitterhus in Ängelholm in the south of Sweden at the traditional New Year's swim on January 1, 2026. This year's New Year's swim in Skälderviken attracted around 60 bathers and a significantly larger audience despite an icy wind and rain showers on the first day of the year. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, for the first day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, for the first day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2025, for the first day of a two-day policy-setting meeting. (Pool photo)

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Australia: 15 Dead After Mass Shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

At least 15 people were killed and 40 injured in a mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, December 14. Authorities said the suspects were a father and his son. The 50-year-old father was killed at the scene, while the 24-year-old son is in critical condition. The shooting targeted Jewish Australians gathered to mark the first day of Hanukkah and has been declared a terrorist attack.

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