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US: Chicago Sees Another Round of Snow as Season Totals Surge

Overnight snowfall early Sunday, December 7, pushed Chicago’s seasonal total past 17 inches—the fastest since 1978. More than 200 city trucks cleared roads before dawn, helping residents manage slick travel conditions.

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Protest Against Mass Immigration in Netherlands - The Hague

A protest against Dutch immigration and asylum policy grew volatile in The Hague, prompting police to intervene. Confrontations between demonstrators and officers led to multiple detentions. Security remained heightened throughout the city center as authorities worked to manage the situation and contain the unrest, on November 29, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Taim Mouneb/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against Mass Immigration in Netherlands - The Hague

A protest against Dutch immigration and asylum policy grew volatile in The Hague, prompting police to intervene. Confrontations between demonstrators and officers led to multiple detentions. Security remained heightened throughout the city center as authorities worked to manage the situation and contain the unrest, on November 29, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Taim Mouneb/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against Mass Immigration in Netherlands - The Hague

A protest against Dutch immigration and asylum policy grew volatile in The Hague, prompting police to intervene. Confrontations between demonstrators and officers led to multiple detentions. Security remained heightened throughout the city center as authorities worked to manage the situation and contain the unrest, on November 29, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Taim Mouneb/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against Mass Immigration in Netherlands - The Hague

A protest against Dutch immigration and asylum policy grew volatile in The Hague, prompting police to intervene. Confrontations between demonstrators and officers led to multiple detentions. Security remained heightened throughout the city center as authorities worked to manage the situation and contain the unrest, on November 29, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Taim Mouneb/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against Mass Immigration in Netherlands - The Hague

A protest against Dutch immigration and asylum policy grew volatile in The Hague, prompting police to intervene. Confrontations between demonstrators and officers led to multiple detentions. Security remained heightened throughout the city center as authorities worked to manage the situation and contain the unrest, on November 29, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Taim Mouneb/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against Mass Immigration in Netherlands - The Hague

A protest against Dutch immigration and asylum policy grew volatile in The Hague, prompting police to intervene. Confrontations between demonstrators and officers led to multiple detentions. Security remained heightened throughout the city center as authorities worked to manage the situation and contain the unrest, on November 29, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Taim Mouneb/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against Mass Immigration in Netherlands - The Hague

A protest against Dutch immigration and asylum policy grew volatile in The Hague, prompting police to intervene. Confrontations between demonstrators and officers led to multiple detentions. Security remained heightened throughout the city center as authorities worked to manage the situation and contain the unrest, on November 29, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Taim Mouneb/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against Mass Immigration in Netherlands - The Hague

A protest against Dutch immigration and asylum policy grew volatile in The Hague, prompting police to intervene. Confrontations between demonstrators and officers led to multiple detentions. Security remained heightened throughout the city center as authorities worked to manage the situation and contain the unrest, on November 29, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Taim Mouneb/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against Mass Immigration in Netherlands - The Hague

A protest against Dutch immigration and asylum policy grew volatile in The Hague, prompting police to intervene. Confrontations between demonstrators and officers led to multiple detentions. Security remained heightened throughout the city center as authorities worked to manage the situation and contain the unrest, on November 29, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Taim Mouneb/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against Mass Immigration in Netherlands - The Hague

A protest against Dutch immigration and asylum policy grew volatile in The Hague, prompting police to intervene. Confrontations between demonstrators and officers led to multiple detentions. Security remained heightened throughout the city center as authorities worked to manage the situation and contain the unrest, on November 29, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Taim Mouneb/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against Mass Immigration in Netherlands - The Hague

A protest against Dutch immigration and asylum policy grew volatile in The Hague, prompting police to intervene. Confrontations between demonstrators and officers led to multiple detentions. Security remained heightened throughout the city center as authorities worked to manage the situation and contain the unrest, on November 29, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Taim Mouneb/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against Mass Immigration in Netherlands - The Hague

A protest against Dutch immigration and asylum policy grew volatile in The Hague, prompting police to intervene. Confrontations between demonstrators and officers led to multiple detentions. Security remained heightened throughout the city center as authorities worked to manage the situation and contain the unrest, on November 29, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Taim Mouneb/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protest Against Mass Immigration in Netherlands - The Hague

A protest against Dutch immigration and asylum policy grew volatile in The Hague, prompting police to intervene. Confrontations between demonstrators and officers led to multiple detentions. Security remained heightened throughout the city center as authorities worked to manage the situation and contain the unrest, on November 29, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo by Taim Mouneb/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The World's Most Powerful Hypergravity Machine - China

Staff members manage the operation of the centrifuge coded CHIEF1300 via a safety monitoring system in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on September 29, 2025. China on Monday launched the world's largest centrifuge in terms of capacity, capable of generating 300 times Earth's gravity for a load up to 20 tonnes. The machine, coded CHIEF1300, is one of the core components of the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) currently under construction in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. It can be harnessed for frontier research spanning deep-ocean and deep-Earth resources extraction, disaster mitigation and prevention, underground waste disposal, and the synthesis of new materials. Photo by Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

(EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts death and graphic content) Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 21, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle E

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British minister for defense procurement

British Minister for Defense Procurement and Industry Maria Eagle (C) speaks in Reading, England, on July 7, 2025, during an opening ceremony for the headquarters of the GCAP International Government Organization, an international body to manage a next-generation fighter jet development program involving Britain, Italy and Japan.

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China: Floating Traffic Barriers Turn Flooded Street Into Surreal Parade in Qingdao

On June 15, 2025, in Qingdao, Shandong, bright orange traffic barriers were seen drifting down a flooded street like boats. Torrential rain had turned the road into a shallow river, sending the barriers—usually used to manage traffic—floating and bumping into each other. Bystanders laughed and filmed the surreal scene as the barriers bobbed gently in the water, resembling a slow-moving parade. The video ended with the barriers continuing their odd journey downstream.

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Indonesia's Annual 'Mudik' Exodus

The traffic jams during during the Eid Mubarak 1446 Hijri 'Mudik,' or homecoming, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 28, 2025. Indonesian authorities are preparing for the annual homecoming exodus, as 146 million people -over half of the population- will travel home for Eid al-Fitr. Officials expect the peak travel day to be Friday, with 12 million people on the road. Approximately 33 million travelers will use private cars, 25 million will take buses, and 23 million will rely on trains, according to the transportation ministry. To manage the surge in travel, over 164,000 security and transport personnel have been deployed across nearly 3,000 locations. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia's Annual 'Mudik' Exodus

The traffic jams during during the Eid Mubarak 1446 Hijri 'Mudik,' or homecoming, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 28, 2025. Indonesian authorities are preparing for the annual homecoming exodus, as 146 million people -over half of the population- will travel home for Eid al-Fitr. Officials expect the peak travel day to be Friday, with 12 million people on the road. Approximately 33 million travelers will use private cars, 25 million will take buses, and 23 million will rely on trains, according to the transportation ministry. To manage the surge in travel, over 164,000 security and transport personnel have been deployed across nearly 3,000 locations. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia's Annual 'Mudik' Exodus

Passengers carry their luggage while boarding a bus during the Eid Mubarak 1446 Hijri 'Mudik,' or homecoming, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 28, 2025. Indonesian authorities are preparing for the annual homecoming exodus, as 146 million people -over half of the population- will travel home for Eid al-Fitr. Officials expect the peak travel day to be Friday, with 12 million people on the road. Approximately 33 million travelers will use private cars, 25 million will take buses, and 23 million will rely on trains, according to the transportation ministry. To manage the surge in travel, over 164,000 security and transport personnel have been deployed across nearly 3,000 locations. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia's Annual 'Mudik' Exodus

Police personnel seen on the traffic guards during during the Eid Mubarak 1446 Hijri 'Mudik,' or homecoming, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 28, 2025. Indonesian authorities are preparing for the annual homecoming exodus, as 146 million people -over half of the population- will travel home for Eid al-Fitr. Officials expect the peak travel day to be Friday, with 12 million people on the road. Approximately 33 million travelers will use private cars, 25 million will take buses, and 23 million will rely on trains, according to the transportation ministry. To manage the surge in travel, over 164,000 security and transport personnel have been deployed across nearly 3,000 locations. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia's Annual 'Mudik' Exodus

The traffic jams during during the Eid Mubarak 1446 Hijri 'Mudik,' or homecoming, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 28, 2025. Indonesian authorities are preparing for the annual homecoming exodus, as 146 million people -over half of the population- will travel home for Eid al-Fitr. Officials expect the peak travel day to be Friday, with 12 million people on the road. Approximately 33 million travelers will use private cars, 25 million will take buses, and 23 million will rely on trains, according to the transportation ministry. To manage the surge in travel, over 164,000 security and transport personnel have been deployed across nearly 3,000 locations. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia's Annual 'Mudik' Exodus

The traffic jams during during the Eid Mubarak 1446 Hijri 'Mudik,' or homecoming, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 28, 2025. Indonesian authorities are preparing for the annual homecoming exodus, as 146 million people -over half of the population- will travel home for Eid al-Fitr. Officials expect the peak travel day to be Friday, with 12 million people on the road. Approximately 33 million travelers will use private cars, 25 million will take buses, and 23 million will rely on trains, according to the transportation ministry. To manage the surge in travel, over 164,000 security and transport personnel have been deployed across nearly 3,000 locations. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia's Annual 'Mudik' Exodus

The traffic jams during during the Eid Mubarak 1446 Hijri 'Mudik,' or homecoming, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 28, 2025. Indonesian authorities are preparing for the annual homecoming exodus, as 146 million people -over half of the population- will travel home for Eid al-Fitr. Officials expect the peak travel day to be Friday, with 12 million people on the road. Approximately 33 million travelers will use private cars, 25 million will take buses, and 23 million will rely on trains, according to the transportation ministry. To manage the surge in travel, over 164,000 security and transport personnel have been deployed across nearly 3,000 locations. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia's Annual 'Mudik' Exodus

Police personnel seen on the traffic guards during during the Eid Mubarak 1446 Hijri 'Mudik,' or homecoming, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 28, 2025. Indonesian authorities are preparing for the annual homecoming exodus, as 146 million people -over half of the population- will travel home for Eid al-Fitr. Officials expect the peak travel day to be Friday, with 12 million people on the road. Approximately 33 million travelers will use private cars, 25 million will take buses, and 23 million will rely on trains, according to the transportation ministry. To manage the surge in travel, over 164,000 security and transport personnel have been deployed across nearly 3,000 locations. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia's Annual 'Mudik' Exodus

Police personnel seen on the traffic guards during during the Eid Mubarak 1446 Hijri 'Mudik,' or homecoming, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 28, 2025. Indonesian authorities are preparing for the annual homecoming exodus, as 146 million people -over half of the population- will travel home for Eid al-Fitr. Officials expect the peak travel day to be Friday, with 12 million people on the road. Approximately 33 million travelers will use private cars, 25 million will take buses, and 23 million will rely on trains, according to the transportation ministry. To manage the surge in travel, over 164,000 security and transport personnel have been deployed across nearly 3,000 locations. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesia's Annual 'Mudik' Exodus

Passengers carry their luggage while boarding a bus during the Eid Mubarak 1446 Hijri 'Mudik,' or homecoming, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 28, 2025. Indonesian authorities are preparing for the annual homecoming exodus, as 146 million people -over half of the population- will travel home for Eid al-Fitr. Officials expect the peak travel day to be Friday, with 12 million people on the road. Approximately 33 million travelers will use private cars, 25 million will take buses, and 23 million will rely on trains, according to the transportation ministry. To manage the surge in travel, over 164,000 security and transport personnel have been deployed across nearly 3,000 locations. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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