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Pope Francis Receives The Swiss Guards - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in audience the Swiss Guards on May 6, 2024 in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican, as they prepare for the traditional swearing-in ceremony of the new recruits which takes place every year on May 6. The day marks the anniversary of the heroic sacrifice of 147 Swiss Guards who died while defending Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome in 1527 by the landsknechts, the German mercenaries of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Receives The Swiss Guards - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in audience the Swiss Guards on May 6, 2024 in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican, as they prepare for the traditional swearing-in ceremony of the new recruits which takes place every year on May 6. The day marks the anniversary of the heroic sacrifice of 147 Swiss Guards who died while defending Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome in 1527 by the landsknechts, the German mercenaries of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Receives The Swiss Guards - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in audience the Swiss Guards on May 6, 2024 in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican, as they prepare for the traditional swearing-in ceremony of the new recruits which takes place every year on May 6. The day marks the anniversary of the heroic sacrifice of 147 Swiss Guards who died while defending Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome in 1527 by the landsknechts, the German mercenaries of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Receives The Swiss Guards - Vatican

Pope Francis greets the Commander of the Swiss Guards, Colonel Christoph Graf, as receives in audience the Swiss Guards on May 6, 2024 in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican, as they prepare for the traditional swearing-in ceremony of the new recruits which takes place every year on May 6. The day marks the anniversary of the heroic sacrifice of 147 Swiss Guards who died while defending Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome in 1527 by the landsknechts, the German mercenaries of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Receives The Swiss Guards - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in audience the Swiss Guards on May 6, 2024 in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican, as they prepare for the traditional swearing-in ceremony of the new recruits which takes place every year on May 6. The day marks the anniversary of the heroic sacrifice of 147 Swiss Guards who died while defending Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome in 1527 by the landsknechts, the German mercenaries of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Receives The Swiss Guards - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in audience the Swiss Guards on May 6, 2024 in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican, as they prepare for the traditional swearing-in ceremony of the new recruits which takes place every year on May 6. The day marks the anniversary of the heroic sacrifice of 147 Swiss Guards who died while defending Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome in 1527 by the landsknechts, the German mercenaries of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Receives The Swiss Guards - Vatican

Pope Francis receives in audience the Swiss Guards on May 6, 2024 in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican, as they prepare for the traditional swearing-in ceremony of the new recruits which takes place every year on May 6. The day marks the anniversary of the heroic sacrifice of 147 Swiss Guards who died while defending Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome in 1527 by the landsknechts, the German mercenaries of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sudanese army says controls national radio, TV HQ in Omdurman

STORY: Sudanese army says controls national radio, TV HQ in Omdurman SHOOTING TIME: March 12, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the area under control by the Sudanese Armed Forces (Courtesy of the Sudanese military) STORYLINE: The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announced Tuesday that it has taken control of the national radio and television headquarters in Omdurman city, northwest of the capital Khartoum. "We have managed to retake the headquarters of the National Radio and Television Corporation from the Rapid Support Forces and mercenaries from other countries," the SAF said in a statement, calling it "a great victory dedicated to the generous and patient Sudanese people." The headquarters of the National Radio and Television Corporation, situated in the Al-Mulazmeen neighborhood in Omdurman, has been controlled by the paramilitary RSF since the civil conflict broke out in mid-April last year. Although the UN Security Co

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Libyan sides in Egypt agree on collecting data on foreign fighters

STORY: Libyan sides in Egypt agree on collecting data on foreign fighters DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Foreign Ministry in Cairo 2. various of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry meeting with Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily STORYLINE: The 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission concluded its talks in Egypt by reaching a mechanism for collecting and exchanging data about foreign fighters and mercenaries. The UN-mediated two-day talks were held in Egypt with the participation of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily and representatives from Niger and Sudan, according to a statement obtained by Xinhua. Bathily hailed Egypt's efforts to boost the dialogue among the Libyan sides to find a political settlement for the war-torn country. He described the talks as positive for maintaining sustainable peace and security in Libya and the regio

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Egyptian FM emphasizes preventing foreign interference in Libya's political process

STORY: Egyptian FM emphasizes preventing foreign interference in Libya's political process DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Foreign Ministry in Cairo 2. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday underlined the importance of stopping foreign interference in Libya's political process. In a meeting with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily that aimed at finding out ways to push the political process in Libya forward, Shoukry called on all relevant parties to support Libyans in reaching a consensus, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The two diplomats agreed on reaching a consensus over the political process that could ensure running Libya's presidential and parliamentary elections and expelling foreign fighters and mercenaries from Libya within a specific timeframe. Shoukry also reviewed the progress of reaching a constitutional fra

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Biden, Egypt's Sisi discuss regional, int'l issues

STORY: Biden, Egypt's Sisi discuss regional, int'l issues DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:37 LOCATION: SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Biden meeting STORYLINE: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his visiting U.S. counterpart Joe Biden discussed on Friday a number of regional and international issues, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement. Meeting on the sidelines of the 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh, the two leaders discussed the Russia-Ukraine crisis as well as developments in Libya, Yemen and Syria, said the statement. Sisi stressed reaching political settlements for these crises and ending the presence of foreign mercenaries and militias in the region. Concerning the issue of Ethiopia's disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Sisi reaffirmed Egypt's adherence to preserving its

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Russia says U.S. recruiting terrorists to fight in Ukraine

STORY: Russia says U.S. recruiting terrorists to fight in Ukraine DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russia-Ukraine conflict-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondent in Moscow "The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has said the United States is actively recruiting members of international terrorist organizations, including the Islamic State, as mercenaries to fight in Ukraine. The SVR said in a recent statement, in April this year, about 60 ISIS militants aged 20-25 were released from prisons controlled by the Syrian Kurds with the participation of American intelligence services. According to the statement, they were 'transferred to the U.S. military base Al-Tanf, located in Syria near the border with Jordan and Iraq, for combat training with a view to subsequent delivery to Ukraine.' The Russian parliament passed a bill on We

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Putin blames West for current global crisis

STORY: Putin blames West for current global crisis DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondent "By waging a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, Western countries ultimately risk turning the current conflict into a full-fledged nuclear war, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday. The NATO countries increase the risk of a direct and open conflict with Russia by continuing to pump weapons into Ukraine, training Ukrainian troops with the use of Western equipment, dispatching mercenaries, and conducting exercises near Russia's borders, Medvedev wrote on his Telegram. Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Thursday that Ukraine is holding negotiations with Russia over the evacuation of seriously injured soldiers from the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol. She emphasized that the on

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GLOBALink | Russian armed forces destroy ammunition plant in Kiev region

STORY: Russian armed forces destroy ammunition plant in Kiev region DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: various of Russian military operation (video source: Russian Defense Ministry)Igor Konashenkov speaking (video source: Russian Defense Ministry)various of Russian military operation (video source: Russian Defense Ministry)Igor Konashenkov speaking (video source: Russian Defense Ministry)pictures of buildings destroyed in Ukraine STORYLINE: The Russian Defense Ministry announced Sunday that Russia's forces have destroyed an ammunition plant in Ukraine's Kiev region. Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told a daily briefing that "during the night, high-precision air-based missiles destroyed an ammunition factory near Brovary (city) in the Kiev region." He added that 29 militants, including foreign mercenaries, were eliminated during the rescue of Russian hostages from a mosque in Mariupol city in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT

(220418) -- MARIUPOL, April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An army vehicle runs on a road near Mariupol on April 17, 2022. The entire urban area of Mariupol city in eastern Ukraine has been fully cleared of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and foreign mercenaries, the Russian military said Saturday. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT

(220418) -- MARIUPOL, April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man walks near a residential building destroyed in Mariupol on April 17, 2022. The entire urban area of Mariupol city in eastern Ukraine has been fully cleared of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and foreign mercenaries, the Russian military said Saturday. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT

(220418) -- MARIUPOL, April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A tank proceeds along a road near Mariupol on April 17, 2022. The entire urban area of Mariupol city in eastern Ukraine has been fully cleared of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and foreign mercenaries, the Russian military said Saturday. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT

(220418) -- MARIUPOL, April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A resident stands next to a building damaged in Mariupol on April 17, 2022. The entire urban area of Mariupol city in eastern Ukraine has been fully cleared of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and foreign mercenaries, the Russian military said Saturday. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT

(220418) -- MARIUPOL, April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People rest near a residential building damaged in Mariupol on April 17, 2022. The entire urban area of Mariupol city in eastern Ukraine has been fully cleared of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and foreign mercenaries, the Russian military said Saturday. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT

(220418) -- MARIUPOL, April 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man walks near a residential building damaged in Mariupol on April 17, 2022. The entire urban area of Mariupol city in eastern Ukraine has been fully cleared of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and foreign mercenaries, the Russian military said Saturday. (Photo by Victor/Xinhua)

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Russia claims full control of urban area of Mariupol

STORY: Russia claims full control of urban area of Mariupol DATELINE: April 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Kiev CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mariupol in April 14 2. STANDUP (English): SHOMODI YURII, Xinhua reporter in Ukraine 3. various of video released by Russian Defense Ministry on April 6 STORYLINE: The Russian military says the urban Mariupol is fully cleared of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and foreign mercenaries. It also says the remnants of the resistant forces are blocked inside the Azovstal iron and steel works plants. The eastern Ukrainian city is one of the worst affected by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. STANDUP (English): SHOMODI YURII, Xinhua reporter in Ukraine "Ukrainian Defense Ministry's spokesman Olexandr Motuzyanyk said Friday that Ukrainian forces continued fighting with the Russian military for the Azov Sea key port city of Mariupol, the Ukrinform news agency reported. Motuzyanyk said, 'The Russian army is constantly recruiting additional units to storm the city.'

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Heroes Shed No Tears (1986)

Movie Poster Film: Heroes Shed No Tears; The Sunset Warrior; Ying Xiong Wu Lei (1988) Director: John Woo 05 September 1986 Date: 05 September 1986

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The Diamond Mercenaries (1976)

Hugh O'Brian & Peter Fonda Characters: Lewis, Bradley Film: The Diamond Mercenaries (1976) Director: Val Guest 14 January 1976 Die S

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The Mercenaries - film (1968)

Rod Taylor & Jim Brown Characters: Curry & Ruffo Film: The Mercenaries; Dark Of The Sun (1968) Director: Jack Cardiff 13 May 1968 Date: 13-May-68

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The Mercenaries - film (1968)

Peter Carsten & Rod Taylor Characters: Henlein & Curry Film: The Mercenaries; Dark Of The Sun (1966) Director: Jack Cardiff 13 May 1968 Date: 13-May-68

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The Mercenaries - film (1968)

Yvette Mimieux & Kenneth More Characters: Claire & Doctor Wreid Film: The Mercenaries; Dark Of The Sun (1969) Director: Jack Cardiff 13 May 1968 Date: 13-May-68

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The Mercenaries - film (1968)

Rod Taylor & Yvette Mimieux Characters: Curry & Claire Film: The Mercenaries; Dark Of The Sun (1969) Director: Jack Cardiff 13 May 1968 Date: 13-May-68

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The Mercenaries - film (1968)

Battle Scene Film: The Mercenaries; Dark Of The Sun (1968) Director: Jack Cardiff 13 May 1968 Date: 13-May-68

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The Mercenaries - film (1968)

Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux Characters: Curry,Claire Film: The Mercenaries; Dark Of The Sun (1968) Director: Jack Cardiff 13 May 1968 Date: 13-May-68

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The Mercenaries - film (1968)

Rod Taylor Characters: Curry Film: The Mercenaries; Dark Of The Sun (1969) Director: Jack Cardiff 13 May 1968 Date: 13-May-68

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THE KILLER ELITE

THE KILLER ELITE [US 1975] ROBERT DUVALL Date: 1975

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THE KILLER ELITE

THE KILLER ELITE [US 1975] JAMES CAAN Date: 1975

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THE KILLER ELITE

THE KILLER ELITE [US 1975] JAMES CAAN Date: 1975

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THE KILLER ELITE

THE KILLER ELITE [US 1975] JAMES CAAN Date: 1975

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THE MERCENARIES

THE MERCENARIES CALVIN LOCKHART Date: 1968

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THE MERCENARIES

THE MERCENARIES JIM BROWN, ROD TAYLOR AND PETER CARSTEN A GEORGE ENGLUND PRODUCTION Date: 1968

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THE MERCENARIES

THE MERCENARIES ROD TAYLOR AND JIM BROWN A GEORGE ENGLUND PRODUCTION Date: 1968

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THE MERCENARIES

THE MERCENARIES ROD TAYLOR AND JIM BROWN A GEORGE ENGLUND PRODUCTION Date: 1968

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THE MERCENARIES

THE MERCENARIES ROD TAYLOR AND JIM BROWN A GEORGE ENGLUND PRODUCTION Date: 1968

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THE MERCENARIES

THE MERCENARIES ROD TAYLOR A GEORGE ENGLUND PRODUCTION Date: 1968

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THE MERCENARIES

THE MERCENARIES ROD TAYLOR AND JIM BROWN A GEORGE ENGLUND PRODUCTION Date: 1968

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DIAMOND MERCENARIES

DIAMOND MERCENARIES MAUD ADAMS, PETER FONDA Date: 1975

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Ninja documents passed down at descendant home

Photo taken in March 2017 shows ninja documents discovered in 2000 in Koka, western Japan. According to analysis of the documents, textbooks detailing covert techniques used by the feudal mercenaries and written pledges on their secret missions were passed down for generations at the home of a ninja descendant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ninja documents passed down at descendant home

Photo taken in March 2017 shows ninja documents discovered in 2000 in Koka, western Japan. According to analysis of the documents, textbooks detailing covert techniques used by the feudal mercenaries and written pledges on their secret missions were passed down for generations at the home of a ninja descendant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ninja documents passed down at descendant home

Photo taken in March 2017 shows ninja documents discovered in 2000 in Koka, western Japan. According to analysis of the documents, textbooks detailing covert techniques used by the feudal mercenaries and written pledges on their secret missions were passed down for generations at the home of a ninja descendant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mayors of 2 Japanese cities known for ninja

Sakae Okamoto (C left), mayor of Iga, Mie Prefecture, and Hiroki Iwanaga (C), mayor of Koka, Shiga Prefecture, attend a press conference in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture on April 26, 2017. The mayors of the two cities known for ninja, Japan's feudal mercenaries, got dressed up to announce they will collaborate further to boost tourism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo