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Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors line up to receive food during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors line up to receive food during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

A federal employee carries boxes of food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors line up to receive food during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Food Distribution for Unpaid Federal Employees During the Shutdown - USA

Federal employees and contractors receive food items during a free food distribution in Hyattsville, Maryland, the United States, on October 21, 2025. Starting this week, the nonprofit Capital Area Food Bank started to provide special free food distributions to U.S. federal employees and contractors. Over the past weeks, the impact of the government shutdown has gradually become apparent. About 750,000 federal employees in so-called "non-essential" positions have been furloughed without pay, while hundreds of thousands in "essential" roles remain on the job -- also without pay. Against the backdrop of rising food prices and high mortgage costs, the inability to receive timely paychecks has placed significant financial pressure on many federal workers. Photo by Xinhua/Li Rui/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Israel Keeps Up Bombardment As Ceasefire Talks Intensify - Gaza

People are seen at the main market of Deir al-Balah, the central Gaza Strip, amid a shortage of cash and people's inability to buy basic food due to high prices, on December 19, 2024. U.S. and Arab mediators are working around the clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, sources close to the talks said, while in the Gaza Strip medics said Israeli strikes had killed 44 Palestinians on Thursday. The mediators, at talks in Egypt and Qatar, are trying to forge a deal to pause the 14-month-old war in the Hamas-ruled enclave that would include a release of hostages seized from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, along with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Keeps Up Bombardment As Ceasefire Talks Intensify - Gaza

People are seen at the main market of Deir al-Balah, the central Gaza Strip, amid a shortage of cash and people's inability to buy basic food due to high prices, on December 19, 2024. U.S. and Arab mediators are working around the clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, sources close to the talks said, while in the Gaza Strip medics said Israeli strikes had killed 44 Palestinians on Thursday. The mediators, at talks in Egypt and Qatar, are trying to forge a deal to pause the 14-month-old war in the Hamas-ruled enclave that would include a release of hostages seized from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, along with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Keeps Up Bombardment As Ceasefire Talks Intensify - Gaza

People are seen at the main market of Deir al-Balah, the central Gaza Strip, amid a shortage of cash and people's inability to buy basic food due to high prices, on December 19, 2024. U.S. and Arab mediators are working around the clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, sources close to the talks said, while in the Gaza Strip medics said Israeli strikes had killed 44 Palestinians on Thursday. The mediators, at talks in Egypt and Qatar, are trying to forge a deal to pause the 14-month-old war in the Hamas-ruled enclave that would include a release of hostages seized from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, along with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Keeps Up Bombardment As Ceasefire Talks Intensify - Gaza

People are seen at the main market of Deir al-Balah, the central Gaza Strip, amid a shortage of cash and people's inability to buy basic food due to high prices, on December 19, 2024. U.S. and Arab mediators are working around the clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, sources close to the talks said, while in the Gaza Strip medics said Israeli strikes had killed 44 Palestinians on Thursday. The mediators, at talks in Egypt and Qatar, are trying to forge a deal to pause the 14-month-old war in the Hamas-ruled enclave that would include a release of hostages seized from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, along with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fourth Anniversary Of The Beirut Explosion

A picture of Georgette's bedside table with a portrait of her mother and some medicine in Beirut, Lebanon on July 10, 2024. She was affected by the explosion in the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020. With the country's electricity problems and her inability to afford a generator, she regularly spends several days without electricity. Her kitchen is the only room in her house with a window. Photo by Noemie de Bellaigue/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fourth Anniversary Of The Beirut Explosion

A picture of old photos of Georgette on her television in Beirut, Lebanon on July 10, 2024. She was affected by the explosion in the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020. With the country's electricity problems and her inability to afford a generator, she regularly spends several days without electricity. Her kitchen is the only room in her house with a window. Photo by Noemie de Bellaigue/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fourth Anniversary Of The Beirut Explosion

Georgette Barakat makes coffee in her kitchen in Beirut, Lebanon on July 10, 2024. She was affected by the explosion in the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020. With the country's electricity problems and her inability to afford a generator, she regularly spends several days without electricity. Her kitchen is the only room in her house with a window. Photo by Noemie de Bellaigue/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fourth Anniversary Of The Beirut Explosion

Georgette Barakat poses for a portrait in her dark living room in Beirut, Lebanon on July 10, 2024. She was affected by the explosion in the port of Beirut on August 4, 2020. With the country's electricity problems and her inability to afford a generator, she regularly spends several days without electricity. Her kitchen is the only room in her house with a window. Photo by Noemie de Bellaigue/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arab League calls for binding UN resolution on Gaza conflict

STORY: Arab League calls for binding UN resolution on Gaza conflict SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo 2. various of the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, delivering a speech on extraordinary meeting (courtesy of AL) STORYLINE: The Council of the Arab League renewed on Wednesday its call for the UN Security Council to take a "binding resolution" that would put an end to the war in the Gaza Strip. At the request of the State of Palestine, the permanent delegates of the Arab League held an extraordinary meeting to discuss "the continuation of Israeli crimes in Gaza." The delegates also deliberated on repercussions from the American veto in the Security Council vote on Palestine's full United Nations membership. The League criticized the "inability of the international community" to put an end to the suffering of the Palestinians. Ahmed Ab

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Egypt regrets UNSC's failure to adopt Gaza ceasefire resolution

STORY: Egypt regrets UNSC's failure to adopt Gaza ceasefire resolution SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs STORYLINE: Egypt expressed deep regret on Tuesday for the inability of the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after a U.S. veto. The United States earlier in the day vetoed a resolution submitted by Algeria for the Arab Group in New York calling for a ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave, where more than 29,000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since Oct. 7. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the outcome "has come to question the credibility of the rules and working mechanisms of the current international architecture, especially the Security Council, which is entrusted with the responsibility of preventing and settling conflicts and halting wars." Egypt stron

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SYRIA-ALEPPO-WFP-FOOD-INSECURITY

(240219) -- ALEPPO, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Hadia Kamel Kurdi, a mother of five used to benefit from a food box provided every month thanks to the World Food Program (WFP) aid, sits with her children in the living room of their house in Aleppo, Syria, Jan. 24, 2024. The inability of the World Food Program (WFP) to sustain its food assistance to millions of Syrians plunged more struggling families into deeper hardship and despair. TO GO WITH "Feature: Affected Syrians endure deepening food insecurity as WFP food rations end" (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)

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SYRIA-ALEPPO-WFP-FOOD-INSECURITY

(240219) -- ALEPPO, Feb. 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mohammed Ibrahim Hindawi and his wife Suaad Mohamed Al-Shawi walk out of a World Food Program (WFP) aid registration center in Aleppo, Syria, Jan. 24, 2024, as they face reduced food assistance due to funding shortages of the WFP. The inability of the World Food Program (WFP) to sustain its food assistance to millions of Syrians plunged more struggling families into deeper hardship and despair. TO GO WITH "Feature: Affected Syrians endure deepening food insecurity as WFP food rations end" (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)

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Syrian people in real need -- UN food program official appeals for global support amid funding gap

STORY: Syrian people in real need -- UN food program official appeals for global support amid funding gap SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the WFP assistance SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KENN CROSSLEY, WFP representative and country director in Syria SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KENN CROSSLEY, WFP representative and country director in Syria SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KENN CROSSLEY, WFP representative and country director in Syria STORYLINE: A UN official has said Syria's population is facing an urgent food crisis as the World Food Program (WFP) unveiled its inability to sustain its food assistance to millions of Syrians. Kenn Crossley, the WFP representative and country director in Syria, disclosed that the WFP had to implement severe cuts in the face of dwindling funds in 2023. With depleted resources, the WFP declared its incapacity to sustain its general food assistance program in Syria. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KENN CRO

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-WFP-OFFICIAL-INTERVIEW

(240131) -- DAMASCUS, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kenn Crossley, the World Food Program (WFP) representative and country director in Syria, reacts during an interview with Xinhua in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 21, 2024. Syria's population is facing an urgent food crisis as the WFP unveiled its inability to sustain its food assistance to millions of Syrians, a WFP official has said. The significant funding gap affected not only Syria but all of WFP operations worldwide, Crossley told Xinhua in a recent interview. TO GO WITH "Interview: Syrian people in real need -- UN food program official appeals for global support amid funding gap" (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-WFP-OFFICIAL-INTERVIEW

(240131) -- DAMASCUS, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kenn Crossley, the World Food Program (WFP) representative and country director in Syria, reacts during an interview with Xinhua in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 21, 2024. Syria's population is facing an urgent food crisis as the WFP unveiled its inability to sustain its food assistance to millions of Syrians, a WFP official has said. The significant funding gap affected not only Syria but all of WFP operations worldwide, Crossley told Xinhua in a recent interview. TO GO WITH "Interview: Syrian people in real need -- UN food program official appeals for global support amid funding gap" (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-TV CHANNEL-TEMPORARY CLOSURE

(230811) -- BEIRUT, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man tries to watch a TV show in Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 11, 2023. Lebanon's Information Minister Ziad Makari announced on Friday the temporary closure of the country's sole national TV Channel, Tele Liban, due to the government's inability to pay the employee's salaries. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-TV CHANNEL-TEMPORARY CLOSURE

(230811) -- BEIRUT, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2023 shows the building of Lebanon TV headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon's Information Minister Ziad Makari announced on Friday the temporary closure of the country's sole national TV Channel, Tele Liban, due to the government's inability to pay the employee's salaries. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-TV CHANNEL-TEMPORARY CLOSURE

(230811) -- BEIRUT, Aug. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees are seen in a TV's lobby in Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 11, 2023. Lebanon's Information Minister Ziad Makari announced on Friday the temporary closure of the country's sole national TV Channel, Tele Liban, due to the government's inability to pay the employee's salaries. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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Hysteria over balloon incident proof of Washington's inability to manage China ties: U.S. ex-diplomat

STORY: Hysteria over balloon incident proof of Washington's inability to manage China ties: U.S. ex-diplomat DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:21 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1.various of the U.S. 2.SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHAS FREEMAN, Former U.S. diplomat 3. various of the U.S. 4.SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHAS FREEMAN, Former U.S. diplomat 5. various of the U.S. 6.SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHAS FREEMAN, Former U.S. diplomat 7. various of the U.S. 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): CHAS FREEMAN, Former U.S. diplomat STORYLINE: A former U.S. diplomat has said that Washington's hysterical overreaction to a Chinese unmanned civilian airship unexpectedly entering U.S. airspace is proof of the current U.S. government's inability to overcome domestic pressure and manage the relationship between Washington and Beijing in times of high tension. Chas Freeman was a member of then-U.S. President Richard Nixon's entourage during the president's ice-breaking trip to China in 1972. SOUNDBITE 1 (English

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Annan says Iraq war 'worst moment' of his time at U.N.

NEW YORK, United States - Outgoing U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan holds his final press conference at U.N. headquarters on Dec. 19, calling the world body's inability to stop the Iraq war the ''worst moment'' of his 10 years in office.

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New safety norms likely to hit EV production in India

STORY: New safety norms likely to hit EV production in India DATELINE: Dec. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Shots of India gate 2. Shots of electric car showroom 3. Shots of electric bus manufacturing unit 4. Shots of electric vehicle charging points 5. Shots of traffic STORYLINE: The production and sales of electric vehicles (EVs) in India are expected to be hit in the coming months by new rules on battery safety as a stumbling block, said a report by The Economic Times on Tuesday. The new safety norms have been put in place following several incidents of fire in EVs in recent months, which are being implemented in two phases - with effect from Dec. 1, and April 1 next year. The second phase or norm involves fixing additional sensors and sending out warnings in case of thermal heating. The EV manufacturers are learned to have expressed an inability in implementing the new norms in such a short time frame and are demanding an extension of the deadline. The f

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Syria's economic vitality still strangled by U.S. sanctions in 12th year of crisis

STORY: Syria's economic vitality still strangled by U.S. sanctions in 12th year of crisis DATELINE: March 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:03 LOCATION: ALEPPO, Syria CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street of Aleppo 2. various of textile factory 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): SALEH MZAYEK, Textile factory owner 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): ABDUL-MUNEM HASHIMI, Textile factory owner 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (ARABIC): ABDUL-MUNEM HASHIMI, Textile factory owner STORYLINE: As the Syrian crisis is entering its 12th year, the U.S. and Western sanctions remain a major obstacle for normal life to return in the country. The economic sanctions, in particular, have crippled most factories in the war-torn country. Aleppo's industrialists continue to struggle with the shortage of gasoline, electricity, spare parts for equipment, and the inability to export or import due to sanctions. Local citizen Saleh Mzayek says, his textile factory in the Al-Qatirji zone is suffering. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): SALEH MZAYEK, Textile factory owner "It has

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Annan says Iraq war 'worst moment' of his time at U.N.

NEW YORK, United States - Outgoing U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan holds his final press conference at U.N. headquarters on Dec. 19, calling the world body's inability to stop the Iraq war the ''worst moment'' of his 10 years in office. (Kyodo)

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Aiming for the World Cup - International Goodwill Rugby

On January 15, the Japan Rugby Championship was held at the National Stadium, and Kobe Steel achieved its seventh consecutive victory in the Japan Championship; on February 19, a test match between the Japanese national team and the Tongan national team at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium. <Caption> The Japan Rugby Championship between Kobe Steel and the University of Tokyo at the National Stadium on January 15, Kobe Steel wins the Japan Championship for the seventh consecutive year; the test match between the Japanese national team and the Tongan national team at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium on February 19, Japan's inability to break through the goal; Japan loses 24-16; scoreboard; shooting date: January 15, 1995 January 15, 1995, February 19, 1995.

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Refugees stuck at Greece-Macedonia border

Young refugees from Iran raise signs protesting their inability to cross the border into Macedonia in the village of Idomeni, northern Greece, on Dec. 6, 2015. Macedonia has limited its intake of refugees since mid-November by allowing only those from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq to cross the border, classifying others as "economic migrants" without legitimate claims to enter the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People of Pyongyang seen from bus window

People watch a large screen showing a dolphin show, in front of Pyongyang station on Sept. 11, 2015. After being frustrated with his inability to take pictures of the "real faces" of people in the North Korean capital, a Kyodo News photographer attempted to get such images through a window of a bus running fast in the city he has visited many times with little freedom to interact with local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People of Pyongyang seen from bus window

Young men smoke cigarettes on the edge of a sidewalk in Pyongyang on Sept. 10, 2015. After being frustrated with his inability to take pictures of the "real faces" of people in the North Korean capital, a Kyodo News photographer attempted to get such images through a window of a bus running fast in the city he has visited many times with little freedom to interact with local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People of Pyongyang seen from bus window

A woman holding a parasol walks in Pyongyang on Sept. 10, 2015. After being frustrated with his inability to take pictures of the "real faces" of people in the North Korean capital, a Kyodo News photographer attempted to get such images through a window of a bus running fast in the city he has visited many times with little freedom to interact with local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People of Pyongyang seen from bus window

A boy sits in front of a store selling sweet potato in Pyongyang on Oct. 8, 2015. After being frustrated with his inability to take pictures of the "real faces" of people in the North Korean capital, a Kyodo News photographer attempted to get such images through a window of a bus running fast in the city he has visited many times with little freedom to interact with local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People of Pyongyang seen from bus window

Women wave flags in front of a signboard (C) celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party, in Pyongyang on Oct. 8, 2015, possibly in a rehearsal for a celebratory event. After being frustrated with his inability to take pictures of the "real faces" of people in the North Korean capital, a Kyodo News photographer attempted to get such images through a window of a bus running fast in the city he has visited many times with little freedom to interact with local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People of Pyongyang seen from bus window

A boy wearing sunglasses holds on while sitting on the luggage rack of a bicycle in Pyongyang on Aug. 16, 2015. After being frustrated with his inability to take pictures of the "real faces" of people in the North Korean capital, a Kyodo News photographer attempted to get such images through a window of a bus running fast in the city he has visited many times with little freedom to interact with local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People of Pyongyang seen from bus window

A woman stares out of a bus window in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, 2015. After being frustrated with his inability to take pictures of the "real faces" of people in the North Korean capital, a Kyodo News photographer attempted to get such images through a window of a bus running fast in the city he has visited many times with little freedom to interact with local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People of Pyongyang seen from bus window

People look happy as they eat ice cream on the streets of Pyongyang on Oct. 7, 2015. After being frustrated with his inability to take pictures of the "real faces" of people in the North Korean capital, a Kyodo News photographer attempted to get such images through a window of a bus running fast in the city he has visited many times with little freedom to interact with local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People of Pyongyang seen from bus window

Photo taken Oct. 7, 2015, in Pyongyang shows women seen from a window of a bus speeding in the North Korean capital. After being frustrated with his inability to take pictures of the "real faces" of people in the North Korean capital, a Kyodo News photographer attempted to get such images through a window of a bus running fast in the city he has visited many times with little freedom to interact with local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People of Pyongyang seen from bus window

Women wearing traditional Korean clothes chat by the roadside in Pyongyang on Oct. 7, 2015. After being frustrated with his inability to take pictures of the "real faces" of people in the North Korean capital, a Kyodo News photographer attempted to get such images through a window of a bus running fast in the city he has visited many times with little freedom to interact with local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People of Pyongyang seen from bus window

A female police officer controlling traffic on the streets of Pyongyang stares at a Kyodo News photographer taking a photo of her from a bus speeding in the North Korean capital on Oct. 8, 2015. After being frustrated with his inability to take pictures of the "real faces" of people in the North Korean capital, the photographer attempted to get such images through a window of a bus running fast in the city he has visited many times with little freedom to interact with local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People of Pyongyang seen from bus window

A woman reads what looks like a beat-up book in Pyongyang on Sept. 11, 2015. After being frustrated with his inability to take pictures of the "real faces" of people in the North Korean capital, a Kyodo News photographer attempted to get such images through a window of a bus running fast in the city he has visited many times with little freedom to interact with local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Duterte floats resource sharing with China in disputed waters

Undated file photo shows Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte said on Dec. 19, 2016, that his country is willing to share oil resources with China in part of the South China Sea where their claims overlap, citing his country's inability to stand up to Chinese military might. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo