US: Columbia University Protesters Detained After Blocking Traffic Over Immigration Crackdown

On Thursday, February 5, several faculty members, staff, and students at Columbia University were briefly detained after blocking traffic in protest of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, calling on the university to declare itself a sanctuary campus and better protect international students. The protesters were released within hours and instructed to appear in court at a later date.

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Tehran Students Rally for Plane Crash Victims - Iran

Iranians students demonstrate following a tribute for the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 in front of the Amirkabir University in the capital Tehran, on January 11, 2020. Photo by Rouzbeh Fouladi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former PM Hasina Sentenced To Death For Crimes Against Humanity - Dhaka

Former PM Hasina Sentenced To Death For Crimes Against Humanity - Dhaka

Dhaka University students raise victory signs and erupt in celebration at the Teachers-Student Centre (TSC) after the International Crimes Tribunal delivers the death sentence to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 17 November 2025. A large crowd had gathered earlier in the day to watch a live broadcast of the verdict, arranged by the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU). Students distributed sweets and chanted slogans as they celebrated the tribunal’s ruling. Poto by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former PM Hasina Sentenced To Death For Crimes Against Humanity - Dhaka

Former PM Hasina Sentenced To Death For Crimes Against Humanity - Dhaka

Dhaka University students raise victory signs and erupt in celebration at the Teachers-Student Centre (TSC) after the International Crimes Tribunal delivers the death sentence to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 17 November 2025. A large crowd had gathered earlier in the day to watch a live broadcast of the verdict, arranged by the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU). Students distributed sweets and chanted slogans as they celebrated the tribunal’s ruling. Poto by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former PM Hasina Sentenced To Death For Crimes Against Humanity - Dhaka

Former PM Hasina Sentenced To Death For Crimes Against Humanity - Dhaka

Dhaka University students raise victory signs and erupt in celebration at the Teachers-Student Centre (TSC) after the International Crimes Tribunal delivers the death sentence to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 17 November 2025. A large crowd had gathered earlier in the day to watch a live broadcast of the verdict, arranged by the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU). Students distributed sweets and chanted slogans as they celebrated the tribunal’s ruling. Poto by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Former PM Hasina Sentenced To Death For Crimes Against Humanity - Dhaka

Former PM Hasina Sentenced To Death For Crimes Against Humanity - Dhaka

Dhaka University students gather at the Teachers-Student Centre (TSC) during the International Crimes Tribunal delivers the death sentence to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for crimes against humanity, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 17 November 2025. A large crowd had gathered earlier in the day to watch a live broadcast of the verdict, arranged by the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU). Students distributed sweets and chanted slogans as they celebrated the tribunal’s ruling. Poto by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

Royals At Princess of Asturias Awards - Spain

Royals At Princess of Asturias Awards - Spain

Mario Draghi, Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation 2025 and Princess Leonor during the Princess of Asturias Awards 2025 ceremony held at the Campoamor Theater, on October 24, 2025, in Oviedo (Spain). he Princess of Asturias Foundation has designed an extensive program consisting of more than seventy cultural activities on the occasion of the forty-fifth edition of the Princess of Asturias Awards. Under the name "Awards Week", it will take place between October 16 and 25 in Avilés, Colombres, Gijón, Oviedo and San Martín del Rey Aurelio. In this edition, the program includes concerts, film cycles, exhibitions, art installations and collective workshops. The award winners will star in meetings with the public, meetings with experts in their respective fields and activities with students from several schools in Asturias . Photo by Raul Terrel/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japan-style disaster drill in Pakistan

Japan-style disaster drill in Pakistan

Students take part in a Japanese-style anti-disaster drill hosted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency in Islamabad on Oct. 8, 2025, the 20th anniversary of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake that claimed more than 74,000 lives.

Japan-style disaster drill in Pakistan

Japan-style disaster drill in Pakistan

Students take part in a Japanese-style anti-disaster drill hosted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency in Islamabad on Oct. 8, 2025, the 20th anniversary of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake that claimed more than 74,000 lives.

International Boxing Day - China

International Boxing Day - China

China's boxer Yeerjialahasi Laayibieke leads students of Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School to practise boxing during the celebration of the International Boxing Day held by the International Boxing Association (IBA) in Dengfeng, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Aug, 27, 2025. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jianan/ABACAPRESS.COM

International Boxing Day - China

International Boxing Day - China

Photo taken on August 27, 2025 shows students of Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School practise boxing during the celebration of the International Boxing Day held by the International Boxing Association (IBA) in Dengfeng, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jianan/ABACAPRESS.COM

International Boxing Day - China

International Boxing Day - China

A drone photo taken on August 27, 2025 shows students of Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School forming a human IBA logo during the celebration of the International Boxing Day held by the International Boxing Association (IBA) in Dengfeng, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jianan/ABACAPRESS.COM

International Boxing Day - China

International Boxing Day - China

A dron photo taken on August 27, 2025 shows the performance by students of Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School during the celebration of the International Boxing Day held by the International Boxing Association (IBA) in Dengfeng, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province. Photo by Xinhua/Li Jianan/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Infanta Sofia and King Felipe during the audience with the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Comité Español de los Colegios del Mundo Unido at La Zarzuela Palace, July 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Foundation is responsible for raising the necessary funds so that each year a greater number of Spanish students can attend the United World Schools. At the same time, it is responsible for selecting applicants according to the guidelines set by the International Office. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Infanta Sofia, King Felipe and Queen Letizia during the audience with the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Comité Español de los Colegios del Mundo Unido at La Zarzuela Palace, July 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Foundation is responsible for raising the necessary funds so that each year a greater number of Spanish students can attend the United World Schools. At the same time, it is responsible for selecting applicants according to the guidelines set by the International Office. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Infanta Sofia, King Felipe and Queen Letizia during the audience with the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Comité Español de los Colegios del Mundo Unido at La Zarzuela Palace, July 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Foundation is responsible for raising the necessary funds so that each year a greater number of Spanish students can attend the United World Schools. At the same time, it is responsible for selecting applicants according to the guidelines set by the International Office. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia during the audience with the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Comité Español de los Colegios del Mundo Unido at La Zarzuela Palace, July 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Foundation is responsible for raising the necessary funds so that each year a greater number of Spanish students can attend the United World Schools. At the same time, it is responsible for selecting applicants according to the guidelines set by the International Office. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Infanta Sofia, King Felipe and Queen Letizia during the audience with the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Comité Español de los Colegios del Mundo Unido at La Zarzuela Palace, July 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Foundation is responsible for raising the necessary funds so that each year a greater number of Spanish students can attend the United World Schools. At the same time, it is responsible for selecting applicants according to the guidelines set by the International Office. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

The Infanta Sofia during the audience with the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Comité Español de los Colegios del Mundo Unido at La Zarzuela Palace, July 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Foundation is responsible for raising the necessary funds so that each year a greater number of Spanish students can attend the United World Schools. At the same time, it is responsible for selecting applicants according to the guidelines set by the International Office. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Infanta Sofia, King Felipe and Queen Letizia during the audience with the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Comité Español de los Colegios del Mundo Unido at La Zarzuela Palace, July 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Foundation is responsible for raising the necessary funds so that each year a greater number of Spanish students can attend the United World Schools. At the same time, it is responsible for selecting applicants according to the guidelines set by the International Office. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Infanta Sofia, King Felipe and Queen Letizia during the audience with the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Comité Español de los Colegios del Mundo Unido at La Zarzuela Palace, July 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Foundation is responsible for raising the necessary funds so that each year a greater number of Spanish students can attend the United World Schools. At the same time, it is responsible for selecting applicants according to the guidelines set by the International Office. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Infanta Sofia and King Felipe during the audience with the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Comité Español de los Colegios del Mundo Unido at La Zarzuela Palace, July 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Foundation is responsible for raising the necessary funds so that each year a greater number of Spanish students can attend the United World Schools. At the same time, it is responsible for selecting applicants according to the guidelines set by the International Office. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

Queen Letizia Receives In Audience - Madrid

The Infanta Sofia during the audience with the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Comité Español de los Colegios del Mundo Unido at La Zarzuela Palace, July 15, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The Foundation is responsible for raising the necessary funds so that each year a greater number of Spanish students can attend the United World Schools. At the same time, it is responsible for selecting applicants according to the guidelines set by the International Office. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe closes the XXVI General Staff Course of the Armed Forces College, on June 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The course is composed of 145 students: 118 nationals -57 from the Army, 23 from the Navy, 26 from the Air Force, 9 from the Civil Guard, 2 from the National Police, 1 from the Diplomatic School- and 27 students from 20 allied and friendly countries. The aim of the course is to train future General Staff officers to occupy positions in the national and international General Staffs, in the Central Body of the Ministry of Defense and in other State Administration bodies.Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

Family photo with King Felipe VI, during the closing ceremony of the XXVI General Staff Course of the Armed Forces College, on 26 June 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The course is made up of 145 students: 118 nationals -57 from the Army, 23 from the Navy, 26 from the Air Force, 9 from the Civil Guard, 2 from the National Police, 1 from the Diplomatic School- and 27 students from 20 allied and friendly countries. The aim of the course is to train future General Staff officers to occupy positions in the national and international General Staffs, in the Central Body of the Ministry of Defense and in other State Administration bodies.Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe closes the XXVI General Staff Course of the Armed Forces College, on June 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The course is composed of 145 students: 118 nationals -57 from the Army, 23 from the Navy, 26 from the Air Force, 9 from the Civil Guard, 2 from the National Police, 1 from the Diplomatic School- and 27 students from 20 allied and friendly countries. The aim of the course is to train future General Staff officers to occupy positions in the national and international General Staffs, in the Central Body of the Ministry of Defense and in other State Administration bodies.Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe VI (c) and the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles (l), close the XXVI General Staff Course of the Higher School of the Armed Forces, on June 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The course is made up of 145 students: 118 nationals -57 from the Army, 23 from the Navy, 26 from the Air Force, 9 from the Civil Guard, 2 from the National Police, 1 from the Diplomatic School- and 27 students from 20 allied and friendly countries. The aim of the course is to train future General Staff officers to occupy positions in the national and international General Staffs, in the Central Body of the Ministry of Defense and in other State Administration bodies.Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe closes the XXVI General Staff Course of the Armed Forces College, on June 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The course is composed of 145 students: 118 nationals -57 from the Army, 23 from the Navy, 26 from the Air Force, 9 from the Civil Guard, 2 from the National Police, 1 from the Diplomatic School- and 27 students from 20 allied and friendly countries. The aim of the course is to train future General Staff officers to occupy positions in the national and international General Staffs, in the Central Body of the Ministry of Defense and in other State Administration bodies.Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe Closes the XXVI General Staff Course - Madrid

King Felipe closes the XXVI General Staff Course of the Armed Forces College, on June 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). The course is composed of 145 students: 118 nationals -57 from the Army, 23 from the Navy, 26 from the Air Force, 9 from the Civil Guard, 2 from the National Police, 1 from the Diplomatic School- and 27 students from 20 allied and friendly countries. The aim of the course is to train future General Staff officers to occupy positions in the national and international General Staffs, in the Central Body of the Ministry of Defense and in other State Administration bodies.Photo by Marta Fernández/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM