US: Festive Carolers Delight Passengers at Portland International Airport

On Saturday, December 20, dozens of festive singers gathered at Portland International Airport in Oregon, delighting passengers with Christmas carols as they headed off for the holidays.

Lhalu Wetland Receives WRCA Certification - China

Lhalu Wetland Receives WRCA Certification - China

Bar-headed geese are pictured at the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve, with the Potala Palace in the background, in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2025. Verified by the World Record Certification Agency (WRCA), the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve has been confirmed as the "highest altitude natural urban wetland." The certification ceremony was held at the wetland on Saturday. Located in the urban area of Lhasa, the wetland covers an area of 12.2 square kilometers at an average altitude of 3,649 meters. Photo by Jigme Dorje/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lhalu Wetland Receives WRCA Certification - China

Lhalu Wetland Receives WRCA Certification - China

Bar-headed geese are pictured at the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 20, 2025. Verified by the World Record Certification Agency (WRCA), the Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve has been confirmed as the "highest altitude natural urban wetland." The certification ceremony was held at the wetland on Saturday. Located in the urban area of Lhasa, the wetland covers an area of 12.2 square kilometers at an average altitude of 3,649 meters. Photo by Jigme Dorje/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

CORMORANT

CORMORANT

Cormorant (Gulosus aristotelis). View. Phalacrocorax aristotelis. European shag, sight. Common shag (Gulosus aristotelis). Gulosus aristotelis Linné, 1758Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

CORMORANT

CORMORANT

Cormorant (Gulosus aristotelis). View. Phalacrocorax aristotelis. European shag, sight. Common shag (Gulosus aristotelis). Gulosus aristotelis Linné, 1758Photo: Magnus Martinsson / TT / 2734

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI of Spain receives in audience a delegation from the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE), headed by the Federation's president, David Obadía, and Rabbi Isaac Cohen, rabbi-dayan of the Federation. November 03, 2025. Photo by Acero/Alterphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI of Spain receives in audience a delegation from the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE), headed by the Federation's president, David Obadía, and Rabbi Isaac Cohen, rabbi-dayan of the Federation. November 03, 2025. Photo by Acero/Alterphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI of Spain receives in audience a delegation from the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE), headed by the Federation's president, David Obadía, and Rabbi Isaac Cohen, rabbi-dayan of the Federation. November 03, 2025. Photo by Acero/Alterphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI of Spain receives in audience a delegation from the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE), headed by the Federation's president, David Obadía, and Rabbi Isaac Cohen, rabbi-dayan of the Federation. November 03, 2025. Photo by Acero/Alterphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI of Spain receives in audience a delegation from the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE), headed by the Federation's president, David Obadía, and Rabbi Isaac Cohen, rabbi-dayan of the Federation. November 03, 2025. Photo by Acero/Alterphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI of Spain receives in audience a delegation from the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE), headed by the Federation's president, David Obadía, and Rabbi Isaac Cohen, rabbi-dayan of the Federation. November 03, 2025. Photo by Acero/Alterphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI of Spain receives in audience a delegation from the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE), headed by the Federation's president, David Obadía, and Rabbi Isaac Cohen, rabbi-dayan of the Federation. November 03, 2025. Photo by Acero/Alterphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI Receives Jewish Community Delegation - Spain

King Felipe VI of Spain receives in audience a delegation from the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain (FCJE), headed by the Federation's president, David Obadía, and Rabbi Isaac Cohen, rabbi-dayan of the Federation. November 03, 2025. Photo by Acero/Alterphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) (4TH DISTRICT). HOTEL FIEUBET (MASSILLON SCHOOL), AT 2 AND 2BIS, QUAI DES CELESTINS. TWO SPHINXES (QUEEN-HEADED SPHINXES) FRAME THE ENTRANCE GATE Photo by Jean Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Germany: Hundreds Rally in Berlin After Israel Intercepts Gaza Aid Ships

Around 300 people protested outside Berlin’s central train station on Wednesday evening, October 1, after Israeli naval forces intercepted several aid ships headed for Gaza. Police redirected the demonstrators to Washingtonplatz, where minor clashes occurred, including bottle-throwing and banned chants, leading to a few arrests. The protest dispersed peacefully around 11:30 p.m.

President Trump Departs White House for 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

President Trump Departs White House for 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

United States President Donald J Trump and first lady Melania Trump depart the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, September 11, 2025. President Trump is headed to the Pentagon for a September 11th memorial ceremony. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

President Trump Departs White House for 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

President Trump Departs White House for 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

Members of the media watch as United States President Donald J Trump and first lady Melania Trump depart the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, September 11, 2025. President Trump is headed to the Pentagon for a September 11th memorial ceremony. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

President Trump Departs White House for 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

President Trump Departs White House for 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

United States President Donald J Trump and first lady Melania Trump depart the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, September 11, 2025. President Trump is headed to the Pentagon for a September 11th memorial ceremony. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

President Trump Departs White House for 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

President Trump Departs White House for 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

United States President Donald J Trump and first lady Melania Trump depart the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, September 11, 2025. President Trump is headed to the Pentagon for a September 11th memorial ceremony. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Illustration - Pays-Basque

Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SARE, THE RED-HEADED SHEEP, ACTRESSES OF THE MADDI TRAJERIA PASTORAL, ARE WAITING TO GO ON STAGE AT THE LARGE FRONTON OF THE VILLAGE Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Pays-Basque

Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT MICHEL, IN THE HEIGHTS, ABOVE SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT, VERY CLOSE TO THE WAY OF SAINT JACQUES DE COMPOSTELLE AND THE ROMAN TOWER OF URKULU A HERD OF BLACK-HEADED MANEX SHEEP TAKES THE TRANSHUMANCE BACK TO THE FARM Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Pays-Basque

Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-BAIGORRY, RED-HEADED SHEEP OR CALLED MANEX REDHEADS Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Pays-Basque

Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY. TRANSHUMANCE OF THE FLOCK OF BLACK HEADED MANEX SHEEP RETURNING TO THE FARM ON THE HEIGHTS OF URKULU Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Pays-Basque

Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. BASQUE COUNTRY. PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY, HERD OF BLACK-HEADED SHEEP WITH THEIR SHEPHERD Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yamaguchi-gumi "yakuza" syndicate head Taoka

Yamaguchi-gumi "yakuza" syndicate head Taoka

Undated photo taken at an unknown location shows Kazuo Taoka. He headed the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest "yakuza" crime syndicate, from 1946 to 1981.

A Brown-Headed Gull - China

A Brown-Headed Gull - China

Brown-headed gulls fly over the Gahai wetland in Luqu County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gannan, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 11, 2025. Brown-headed gulls at the Gahai wetland attracted many tourists in summer. Photo by Chen Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

A Brown-Headed Gull - China

A Brown-Headed Gull - China

A brown-headed gull flies over the Gahai wetland in Luqu County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gannan, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 11, 2025. Brown-headed gulls at the Gahai wetland attracted many tourists in summer. Photo by Chen Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

A Brown-Headed Gull - China

A Brown-Headed Gull - China

A brown-headed gull flies over the Gahai wetland in Luqu County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gannan, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 11, 2025. Brown-headed gulls at the Gahai wetland attracted many tourists in summer. Photo by Chen Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

A Brown-Headed Gull - China

A Brown-Headed Gull - China

A brown-headed gull rests at the Gahai wetland in Luqu County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gannan, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 11, 2025. Brown-headed gulls at the Gahai wetland attracted many tourists in summer. Photo by Chen Bin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis bird sit on its nest at a way side tree branch During beginning of monsoon season on the outskirts of Ajmer, India on 30 June 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis bird sit on its nest at a way side tree branch During beginning of monsoon season on the outskirts of Ajmer, India on 30 June 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis bird sit on its nest at a way side tree branch During beginning of monsoon season on the outskirts of Ajmer, India on 30 June 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis bird sit on its nest at a way side tree branch During beginning of monsoon season on the outskirts of Ajmer, India on 30 June 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis bird sit on its nest at a way side tree branch During beginning of monsoon season on the outskirts of Ajmer, India on 30 June 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis bird sit on its nest at a way side tree branch During beginning of monsoon season on the outskirts of Ajmer, India on 30 June 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis bird sit on its nest at a way side tree branch During beginning of monsoon season on the outskirts of Ajmer, India on 30 June 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis bird sit on its nest at a way side tree branch During beginning of monsoon season on the outskirts of Ajmer, India on 30 June 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis bird sit on its nest at a way side tree branch During beginning of monsoon season on the outskirts of Ajmer, India on 30 June 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis bird sit on its nest at a way side tree branch During beginning of monsoon season on the outskirts of Ajmer, India on 30 June 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis Bird Sit on Its Nest - India

A Group of Black-Headed Ibis bird sit on its nest at a way side tree branch During beginning of monsoon season on the outskirts of Ajmer, India on 30 June 2025. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

All 4 pandas at west Japan zoo returned to China

CHENGDU, China, June 29 Kyodo - A chartered plane carrying all four giant pandas loaned to the Adventure World amusement park in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture arrives at an airport in Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province. The four were headed for a giant panda breeding center in Chengdu, with their lease agreement set to expire in August. (Kyodo)

All 4 pandas at west Japan zoo depart for China

All 4 pandas at west Japan zoo depart for China

A chartered plane carrying all four giant pandas loaned to the Adventure World amusement park in Wakayama Prefecture prepares to take off at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on June 28, 2025. The four were headed for a giant panda breeding center in Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province, with their lease agreement set to expire in August.

All 4 pandas at west Japan zoo depart for China

All 4 pandas at west Japan zoo depart for China

A chartered plane carrying all four giant pandas loaned to the Adventure World amusement park in Wakayama Prefecture prepares to take off at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on June 28, 2025. The four were headed for a giant panda breeding center in Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province, with their lease agreement set to expire in August.

All 4 pandas at west Japan zoo returned to China

All 4 pandas at west Japan zoo returned to China

A chartered plane carrying all four giant pandas loaned to the Adventure World amusement park in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture arrives at an airport in Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province. The four were headed for a giant panda breeding center in Chengdu, with their lease agreement set to expire in August.

All 4 pandas at west Japan zoo returned to China

All 4 pandas at west Japan zoo returned to China

A chartered plane carrying all four giant pandas loaned to the Adventure World amusement park in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture arrives at an airport in Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province. The four were headed for a giant panda breeding center in Chengdu, with their lease agreement set to expire in August.

All 4 pandas at west Japan zoo depart for China

All 4 pandas at west Japan zoo depart for China

A truck carrying some of the four giant pandas loaned to Adventure World departs the zoo in Shirahama in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on June 28, 2025. The four were headed for a giant panda breeding center in Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province, with their lease agreement set to expire in August.

All 4 pandas at west Japan zoo depart for China

All 4 pandas at west Japan zoo depart for China

A truck carrying some of the four giant pandas loaned to Adventure World departs the zoo in Shirahama in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on June 28, 2025. The four were headed for a giant panda breeding center in Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province, with their lease agreement set to expire in August.

All 4 pandas at west Japan zoo depart for China

All 4 pandas at west Japan zoo depart for China

A truck carrying some of the four giant pandas loaned to Adventure World departs the zoo in Shirahama in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on June 28, 2025. The four were headed for a giant panda breeding center in Chengdu in China's Sichuan Province, with their lease agreement set to expire in August.

Wild Birds of Colombo - Sri Lanka

Wild Birds of Colombo - Sri Lanka

Gray-headed swamphens are pictured in the suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 28, 2025. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Wild Birds of Colombo - Sri Lanka

Wild Birds of Colombo - Sri Lanka

A gray-headed swamphen is pictured in the suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 28, 2025. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM