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Nikkei index hits closing high

TOKYO, Japan, April 16 Kyodo - Stock monitors at a currency trading company in Tokyo show the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average hitting an all-time closing high of nearly 60,000 on April 16, 2026, up over 1,300 points from the previous day, amid expectations of an easing in the Middle East crisis. (Kyodo)

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Nikkei index hits closing high

Stock monitors at a currency trading company in Tokyo show the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average hitting an all-time closing high of nearly 60,000 on April 16, 2026, up over 1,300 points from the previous day, amid expectations of an easing in the Middle East crisis.

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Japan's aid for Asia over oil shortages

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026, after attending an online meeting with her counterparts mainly from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to discuss measures to tackle oil shortages amid the Middle East conflict. Japan pledged to provide a total of $10 billion in financial support to other Asian nations to help them secure crude oil supplies.

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Japan's aid for Asia over oil shortages

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026, after attending an online meeting with her counterparts mainly from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to discuss measures to tackle oil shortages amid the Middle East conflict. Japan pledged to provide a total of $10 billion in financial support to other Asian nations to help them secure crude oil supplies.

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Japan's aid for Asia over oil shortages

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15, 2026, after attending an online meeting with her counterparts mainly from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to discuss measures to tackle oil shortages amid the Middle East conflict. Japan pledged to provide a total of $10 billion in financial support to other Asian nations to help them secure crude oil supplies.

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Japan to release extra oil reserve from May

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) speaks at a meeting of ministers held at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 10, 2026, to address the Middle East crisis. Takaichi revealed at the meeting that Japan plans to release an additional 20 days' worth of oil reserves starting in early May.

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Japan to release extra oil reserve from May

Cabinet ministers discuss measures to deal with the Middle East crisis in a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 10, 2026. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi revealed at the meeting that Japan plans to release an additional 20 days' worth of oil reserves starting in early May.

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Japan to release extra oil reserve from May

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a meeting of ministers held at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 10, 2026, to address the Middle East crisis. Takaichi revealed at the meeting that Japan plans to release an additional 20 days' worth of oil reserves starting in early May.

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Japan to release extra oil reserve from May

Cabinet ministers discuss measures to deal with the Middle East crisis in a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 10, 2026. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi revealed at the meeting that Japan plans to release an additional 20 days' worth of oil reserves starting in early May.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Los Angeles Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto is greeted by his teammates in the dugout after leaving the mound in the middle of the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers leaves the mound in the middle of the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Blue Jays

Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers leaves the mound in the middle of the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 7, 2026.

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[Breaking News]Last Japan-bound crude oil tanker arrives in Tokyo Bay

TOKYO, Japan, April 3 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a crude oil tanker from the Middle East arriving in Tokyo Bay on April 3, 2026, after passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Feb. 26, two days before the U.S. and Israeli militaries started strikes on Iran. No Japan-bound tanker has been confirmed to have passed the strait since. (Kyodo)

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Last Japan-bound crude oil tanker arrives in Tokyo Bay

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a crude oil tanker from the Middle East arriving in Tokyo Bay on April 3, 2026, after passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Feb. 26, two days before the U.S. and Israeli militaries started strikes on Iran. No Japan-bound tanker has been confirmed to have passed the strait since.

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Last Japan-bound crude oil tanker arrives in Tokyo Bay

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a crude oil tanker from the Middle East arriving in Tokyo Bay on April 3, 2026, after passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Feb. 26, two days before the U.S. and Israeli militaries started strikes on Iran. No Japan-bound tanker has been confirmed to have passed the strait since.

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Last Japan-bound crude oil tanker arrives in Tokyo Bay

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a crude oil tanker from the Middle East arriving in Tokyo Bay on April 3, 2026, after passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Feb. 26, two days before the U.S. and Israeli militaries started strikes on Iran. No Japan-bound tanker has been confirmed to have passed the strait since.

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Last Japan-bound crude oil tanker arrives in Tokyo Bay

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a crude oil tanker from the Middle East arriving in Tokyo Bay on April 3, 2026, after passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Feb. 26, two days before the U.S. and Israeli militaries started strikes on Iran. No Japan-bound tanker has been confirmed to have passed the strait since.

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New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

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Rezaabad Desert in Semnan - Iran

Two men stand on top of a sand dune amid scattered desert shrubs in Rezaabad desert near Biarjomand, Iran, on April 1, 2025. The desert lies near Khar Turan National Park and has become a regional destination for hiking, off-road driving, and stargazing in northeastern Iran. Photo by Morteza Aminoroayayi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Store shutters spray-painted with the words "Free Tibet" in McLeod Ganj, India, April 14, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk gestures towards the snowy peaks of the Dhauladhar on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk dances among the fallen rhododendron flowers on the trail to Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Tibetan monks, watched by a cow, jump and take photos in front of the snowy Dhauladhar peaks on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 21, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk walks past a wall spray-painted with the missing Panchen Lama's likeness as a child and the words "Free Panchen Lama, Missing Since 1995" in McLeod Ganj, India, April 14, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A man walks past store shutters spray-painted with the words "Free Tibet" in McLeod Ganj, India, April 14, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk's hand wrapped in his robes in Bhagsu, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Detail of a woman in traditional Tibetan dress clutching prayer beads in McLeod Ganj, India, April 14, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

Two Tibetan monks take photos on the hike to Triund Ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk playfully meditates on a rocky outcropping on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk smiles while wrapping himself in his orange skirt on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk playfully meditates on a rocky outcropping on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tibetan Exile Daily Life Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj - India

A Tibetan monk playfully meditates on a rocky outcropping beneath fluttering prayer flags on Triund ridge above Dharamsala, India, April 20, 2025. At the foot of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas, Dharamsala, the heart of the Tibetan exile community, is home to the Central Tibetan Administration and His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama. Though the exiled Tibetans have made a home in Dharamsala and other parts of India and the world, many long to return to Tibet, the land of snows. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Eid Al Adha Preparation In Kashmir

People shop ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Adha at a local market in Srinagar, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on June 5, 2025. Markets across the Muslim world witness a surge in shopping as preparations begin for Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. This year, however, the festivities in Indian-administered Kashmir are overshadowed by a somber mood following the deadly militant attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which killed 25 Indian Hindu tourists and triggered the worst escalation in decades between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eid Al Adha Preparation In Kashmir

A Kashmiri girl shows off her hands decorated with henna ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Adha at a local market in Srinagar, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on June 5, 2025. Markets across the Muslim world witness a surge in shopping as preparations begin for Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. This year, however, the festivities in Indian-administered Kashmir are overshadowed by a somber mood following the deadly militant attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which killed 25 Indian Hindu tourists and triggered the worst escalation in decades between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eid Al Adha Preparation In Kashmir

An Indian artist applies henna on the hands of a Kashmiri girl ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Adha at a local market in Srinagar, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on June 5, 2025. Markets across the Muslim world witness a surge in shopping as preparations begin for Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. This year, however, the festivities in Indian-administered Kashmir are overshadowed by a somber mood following the deadly militant attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which killed 25 Indian Hindu tourists and triggered the worst escalation in decades between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eid Al Adha Preparation In Kashmir

People shop ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Adha at a local market in Srinagar, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on June 5, 2025. Markets across the Muslim world witness a surge in shopping as preparations begin for Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. This year, however, the festivities in Indian-administered Kashmir are overshadowed by a somber mood following the deadly militant attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which killed 25 Indian Hindu tourists and triggered the worst escalation in decades between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eid Al Adha Preparation In Kashmir

An Indian artist applies henna on the hands of a Kashmiri girl ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Adha at a local market in Srinagar, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on June 5, 2025. Markets across the Muslim world witness a surge in shopping as preparations begin for Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. This year, however, the festivities in Indian-administered Kashmir are overshadowed by a somber mood following the deadly militant attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which killed 25 Indian Hindu tourists and triggered the worst escalation in decades between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eid Al Adha Preparation In Kashmir

People shop ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Adha at a local market in Srinagar, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on June 5, 2025. Markets across the Muslim world witness a surge in shopping as preparations begin for Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. This year, however, the festivities in Indian-administered Kashmir are overshadowed by a somber mood following the deadly militant attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which killed 25 Indian Hindu tourists and triggered the worst escalation in decades between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eid Al Adha Preparation In Kashmir

People shop ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Adha at a local market in Srinagar, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on June 5, 2025. Markets across the Muslim world witness a surge in shopping as preparations begin for Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. This year, however, the festivities in Indian-administered Kashmir are overshadowed by a somber mood following the deadly militant attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which killed 25 Indian Hindu tourists and triggered the worst escalation in decades between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eid Al Adha Preparation In Kashmir

People shop ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Adha at a local market in Srinagar, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on June 5, 2025. Markets across the Muslim world witness a surge in shopping as preparations begin for Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. This year, however, the festivities in Indian-administered Kashmir are overshadowed by a somber mood following the deadly militant attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which killed 25 Indian Hindu tourists and triggered the worst escalation in decades between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eid Al Adha Preparation In Kashmir

People shop ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Adha at a local market in Srinagar, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on June 5, 2025. Markets across the Muslim world witness a surge in shopping as preparations begin for Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. This year, however, the festivities in Indian-administered Kashmir are overshadowed by a somber mood following the deadly militant attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which killed 25 Indian Hindu tourists and triggered the worst escalation in decades between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eid Al Adha Preparation In Kashmir

People shop ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Adha at a local market in Srinagar, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on June 5, 2025. Markets across the Muslim world witness a surge in shopping as preparations begin for Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. This year, however, the festivities in Indian-administered Kashmir are overshadowed by a somber mood following the deadly militant attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which killed 25 Indian Hindu tourists and triggered the worst escalation in decades between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eid Al Adha Preparation In Kashmir

People shop ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Adha at a local market in Srinagar, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on June 5, 2025. Markets across the Muslim world witness a surge in shopping as preparations begin for Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. This year, however, the festivities in Indian-administered Kashmir are overshadowed by a somber mood following the deadly militant attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which killed 25 Indian Hindu tourists and triggered the worst escalation in decades between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Eid Al Adha Preparation In Kashmir

An Indian artist applies henna on the hands of a Kashmiri girl ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Adha at a local market in Srinagar, India-administered Jammu and Kashmir, on June 5, 2025. Markets across the Muslim world witness a surge in shopping as preparations begin for Eid al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. This year, however, the festivities in Indian-administered Kashmir are overshadowed by a somber mood following the deadly militant attack in Pahalgam on April 22, which killed 25 Indian Hindu tourists and triggered the worst escalation in decades between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan. Photo by Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kashmir Prepares For Eid Al Adha - India

Two men wash sheep in the river ahead of Eid al-Adha in Srinagar, India, on May 27, 2025. This year’s celebrations are subdued after the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 25 civilians. Photo by Faisal Khan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kashmir Prepares For Eid Al Adha - India

A young man holds a sheep in the river while washing it as part of Eid al-Adha customs in Srinagar, India, on May 27, 2025. This year’s celebrations are subdued after the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 25 civilians. Photo by Faisal Khan/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM