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ESTA And Visa Waiver Program Update Illustrations - France

ESTA And Visa Waiver Program Update Illustrations - France

Illustration of a french passport next to a smartphone displaying the ESTA website and a print of a document outlying the new National Security Strategy of the United States published on November 2025 with a picture of the manhattan skyline in the background. On December 10, 2025, the American administration decreed unprecedented digital control for nationals of the 42 countries in the visa waiver program (Esta). From February 2026, travelers will have to provide the complete history of their social network archives (X, Instagram, Face Book, Tiktok...) and telephones for the last five years, as well as ten years of emails and detailed family information on December 12, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ESTA And Visa Waiver Program Update Illustrations - France

ESTA And Visa Waiver Program Update Illustrations - France

Illustration of a french passport next to a smartphone displaying the ESTA website and a print of a document outlying the new National Security Strategy of the United States published on November 2025 with a picture of the manhattan skyline in the background. On December 10, 2025, the American administration decreed unprecedented digital control for nationals of the 42 countries in the visa waiver program (Esta). From February 2026, travelers will have to provide the complete history of their social network archives (X, Instagram, Face Book, Tiktok...) and telephones for the last five years, as well as ten years of emails and detailed family information on December 12, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ESTA And Visa Waiver Program Update Illustrations - France

ESTA And Visa Waiver Program Update Illustrations - France

Illustration of a french passport next to a smartphone displaying the ESTA website and a print of a document outlying the new National Security Strategy of the United States published on November 2025. On December 10, 2025, the American administration decreed unprecedented digital control for nationals of the 42 countries in the visa waiver program (Esta). From February 2026, travelers will have to provide the complete history of their social network archives (X, Instagram, Face Book, Tiktok...) and telephones for the last five years, as well as ten years of emails and detailed family information on December 12, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ESTA And Visa Waiver Program Update Illustrations - France

ESTA And Visa Waiver Program Update Illustrations - France

Illustration of a french passport next to a smartphone displaying the ESTA website and a print of a document outlying the new National Security Strategy of the United States published on November 2025. On December 10, 2025, the American administration decreed unprecedented digital control for nationals of the 42 countries in the visa waiver program (Esta). From February 2026, travelers will have to provide the complete history of their social network archives (X, Instagram, Face Book, Tiktok...) and telephones for the last five years, as well as ten years of emails and detailed family information on December 12, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ESTA And Visa Waiver Program Update Illustrations - France

ESTA And Visa Waiver Program Update Illustrations - France

Illustration of a french passport next to a smartphone displaying the ESTA website and a print of a document outlying the new National Security Strategy of the United States published on November 2025. On December 10, 2025, the American administration decreed unprecedented digital control for nationals of the 42 countries in the visa waiver program (Esta). From February 2026, travelers will have to provide the complete history of their social network archives (X, Instagram, Face Book, Tiktok...) and telephones for the last five years, as well as ten years of emails and detailed family information on December 12, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ESTA And Visa Waiver Program Update Illustrations - France

ESTA And Visa Waiver Program Update Illustrations - France

Illustration of a french passport next to a smartphone displaying the ESTA website and a print of a document outlying the new National Security Strategy of the United States published on November 2025. On December 10, 2025, the American administration decreed unprecedented digital control for nationals of the 42 countries in the visa waiver program (Esta). From February 2026, travelers will have to provide the complete history of their social network archives (X, Instagram, Face Book, Tiktok...) and telephones for the last five years, as well as ten years of emails and detailed family information on December 12, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ESTA And Visa Waiver Program Update Illustrations - France

ESTA And Visa Waiver Program Update Illustrations - France

Illustration of a french passport next to a smartphone displaying the ESTA website and a print of a document outlying the new National Security Strategy of the United States published on November 2025. On December 10, 2025, the American administration decreed unprecedented digital control for nationals of the 42 countries in the visa waiver program (Esta). From February 2026, travelers will have to provide the complete history of their social network archives (X, Instagram, Face Book, Tiktok...) and telephones for the last five years, as well as ten years of emails and detailed family information on December 12, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain: Chaos at Madrid–Barajas Airport Due to Passport Control Collapse

Chaos erupted at Terminal 4 of Madrid-Barajas Airport on Wednesday, July 2, when passport control operations collapsed. Hundreds of passengers missed their flights due to extended wait times. The disruption appears to have stemmed from a shortage of police officers at passport control, coupled with a computer malfunction.

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New checkpoint opened on Ukraine-Hungury border

New checkpoint opened on Ukraine-Hungury border

A man goes through passport control at the Velyka Palad-Nagyhodos checkpoint, recently inaugurated on the border between Ukraine and Hungary, Zakarpattia region, Ukraine, on April 8, 2025. (Photo by Yulii Zozulia/Ukrinform)

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Ukrainian boxers leave for Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Ukrainian boxers leave for Paris 2024 Olympic Games

KYIV, UKRAINE - JULY 22, 2024 - Boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak (L) and his coach Oleksandr Khyzhniak Sr. look at a passport on the platform of the Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi railway station as the national boxing team departs for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240714) -- BEIJING, July 14, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man surnamed Chung from Singapore presents an e-visa issued by the Government Affairs of Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau while going through border formalities at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2024. Shanghai Municipality has issued China's first e-visa, a significant move for the country in promoting the use of electronic visas. The electronic visa, also known as "e-visa," is the digitalization of the traditional paper visa. The visa information is stored digitally and issued to the applicant in the form of an electronic document, and there is no need to paste a paper visa on the passport. The applicant can enter the border and stay with their passport and electronic visa. (Photo by Chen Haoming/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST E-VISA-PASSENGER (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST E-VISA-PASSENGER (CN)

(240713) -- SHANGHAI, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man surnamed Chung from Singapore presents an e-visa issued by the Government Affairs of Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2024. Shanghai Municipality has issued China's first e-visa, a significant move for the country in promoting the use of electronic visas. The electronic visa, also known as "e-visa," is the digitalization of the traditional paper visa. The visa information is stored digitally and issued to the applicant in the form of an electronic document, and there is no need to paste a paper visa on the passport. The applicant can enter the border and stay with their passport and electronic visa. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST E-VISA-PASSENGER (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST E-VISA-PASSENGER (CN)

(240713) -- SHANGHAI, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man surnamed Chung from Singapore, who holds an e-visa issued by the Government Affairs of Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, is pictured at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2024. Shanghai Municipality has issued China's first e-visa, a significant move for the country in promoting the use of electronic visas. The electronic visa, also known as "e-visa," is the digitalization of the traditional paper visa. The visa information is stored digitally and issued to the applicant in the form of an electronic document, and there is no need to paste a paper visa on the passport. The applicant can enter the border and stay with their passport and electronic visa. (Photo by Chen Haoming/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST E-VISA-PASSENGER (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST E-VISA-PASSENGER (CN)

(240713) -- SHANGHAI, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man surnamed Chung from Singapore presents an e-visa issued by the Government Affairs of Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau while going through border formalities at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2024. Shanghai Municipality has issued China's first e-visa, a significant move for the country in promoting the use of electronic visas. The electronic visa, also known as "e-visa," is the digitalization of the traditional paper visa. The visa information is stored digitally and issued to the applicant in the form of an electronic document, and there is no need to paste a paper visa on the passport. The applicant can enter the border and stay with their passport and electronic visa. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST E-VISA-PASSENGER (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST E-VISA-PASSENGER (CN)

(240713) -- SHANGHAI, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man surnamed Chung from Singapore presents an e-visa issued by the Government Affairs of Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2024. Shanghai Municipality has issued China's first e-visa, a significant move for the country in promoting the use of electronic visas. The electronic visa, also known as "e-visa," is the digitalization of the traditional paper visa. The visa information is stored digitally and issued to the applicant in the form of an electronic document, and there is no need to paste a paper visa on the passport. The applicant can enter the border and stay with their passport and electronic visa. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST E-VISA-PASSENGER (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST E-VISA-PASSENGER (CN)

(240713) -- SHANGHAI, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man surnamed Chung from Singapore presents an e-visa issued by the Government Affairs of Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2024. Shanghai Municipality has issued China's first e-visa, a significant move for the country in promoting the use of electronic visas. The electronic visa, also known as "e-visa," is the digitalization of the traditional paper visa. The visa information is stored digitally and issued to the applicant in the form of an electronic document, and there is no need to paste a paper visa on the passport. The applicant can enter the border and stay with their passport and electronic visa. (Photo by Chen Haoming/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST E-VISA-PASSENGER (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST E-VISA-PASSENGER (CN)

(240713) -- SHANGHAI, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man surnamed Chung from Singapore presents an e-visa issued by the Government Affairs of Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau while going through border formalities at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2024. Shanghai Municipality has issued China's first e-visa, a significant move for the country in promoting the use of electronic visas. The electronic visa, also known as "e-visa," is the digitalization of the traditional paper visa. The visa information is stored digitally and issued to the applicant in the form of an electronic document, and there is no need to paste a paper visa on the passport. The applicant can enter the border and stay with their passport and electronic visa. (Photo by Chen Haoming/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST E-VISA-PASSENGER (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-FIRST E-VISA-PASSENGER (CN)

(240713) -- SHANGHAI, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A man surnamed Chung from Singapore, who holds an e-visa issued by the Government Affairs of Exit-Entry Administration Bureau of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, is pictured at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, July 12, 2024. Shanghai Municipality has issued China's first e-visa, a significant move for the country in promoting the use of electronic visas. The electronic visa, also known as "e-visa," is the digitalization of the traditional paper visa. The visa information is stored digitally and issued to the applicant in the form of an electronic document, and there is no need to paste a paper visa on the passport. The applicant can enter the border and stay with their passport and electronic visa. (Photo by Chen Haoming/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joint drill of Ukraines National Guard and EUROGENDFOR in Kyiv region

Joint drill of Ukraines National Guard and EUROGENDFOR in Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JULY 5, 2024 - An armed serviceman checks a mans passport during the joint exercise of Ukraines National Guard and the European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR), Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning cross-border tourism shows China's vitality in opening-up

Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning cross-border tourism shows China's vitality in opening-up

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A passenger shows her passport and a train ticket to Luang Prabang of the Laos via the China-Laos Railway, in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 14, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Hu Chao)

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Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning cross-border tourism shows China's vitality in opening-up

Xinhua Headlines: Burgeoning cross-border tourism shows China's vitality in opening-up

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A passenger shows her passport and a train ticket to Luang Prabang of the Laos via the China-Laos Railway, in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

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UK: Chaos At Airports Due To Nationwide E-Gate System Failure 3

Passengers formed long queues at airports across the U.K. on Tuesday, May 7, due to a nationwide system failure on e-gates, automated passport control gates, causing huge flight delays. The Home Office said it has now been resolved. This video shows long lines going to passport control at London Gatwick Airport.

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UK: Chaos At Airports Due To Nationwide E-Gate System Failure 2

Passengers formed long queues at airports across the U.K. on Tuesday, May 7, due to a nationwide system failure on e-gates, automated passport control gates, causing huge flight delays. The Home Office said it has now been resolved.

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UK: Chaos At Airports Due To Nationwide E-Gate System Failure

Passengers formed long queues at airports across the U.K. on Tuesday, May 7, due to a nationwide system failure on e-gates, automated passport control gates, causing huge flight delays. The Home Office said it has now been resolved.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine is seen against a wheel of a destroyed Russian military vehicle displayed in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A man holds a foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine in front of a destroyed Russian military vehicle displayed in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine is seen against a destroyed Russian military vehicle featuring the Ukrainian word for freedom or will in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine is seen against a destroyed Russian military vehicle displayed in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine is seen against continuous tracks of a destroyed Russian military vehicle displayed in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A man holds a foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine against the photo of Vokzalna Street in Bucha, Kyiv Region, following the liberation of the city from Russian invaders, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine is pictured near two miniature Ukrainian flags featuring the national coat of arms placed on a destroyed Russian military vehicle displayed in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine is seen against a destroyed Russian military vehicle featuring the Ukrainian word for freedom or will in Mykhailivska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A man holds a foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine outside the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry building, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

Foreign passport of Ukrainian citizen

KYIV, UKRAINE - APRIL 25, 2024 - A man holds a foreign passport of a citizen of Ukraine outside the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry building, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240401) -- BEIJING, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Travelers walk past a sign reading "Welcome to Schengen" at Henri Coanda International Airport near Bucharest, Romania, March 31, 2024. Bulgaria along with its northern neighbor Romania partially joined the passport-free Schengen area on Sunday. "On 31 March, Bulgaria and Romania become Schengen members: the Schengen rules will apply in both Member States including on issuing Schengen visas and controls at the internal air and sea borders will be lifted," the European Commission (EC) said in a press release. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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Voters outside Russian Embassy in Helsinki

Voters outside Russian Embassy in Helsinki

A voter with Russian passport during the checking of the ID's of the voters at the gate of the Russian Embassy in Helsinki, Finland on March 17, 2024. The voting in the Russian presidential election in Finland is held today on the premises of the Russian Embassy. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SUDAN-EVACUEES-ARRIVAL (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-SUDAN-EVACUEES-ARRIVAL (CN)

(230429) -- BEIJING, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese national holding a national flag and passport waits for entry at Beijing Capital International Airport, in Beijing, capital of China, April 29, 2023. The first charter flight carrying Chinese nationals evacuated from Sudan arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday morning. (Photo by Wang Chunhui/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-LABOR DAY-TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-LABOR DAY-TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(230429) -- SHENZHEN, April 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A police officer checks a passenger's passport at the departure hall of the Shenzhen Bay Port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 29, 2023. A travel rush is on as the country ushers in the 5-day Labor Day holiday on Saturday. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

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Participants of conference on restoration of residential buildings visit Irpin

Participants of conference on restoration of residential buildings visit Irpin

IRPIN, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 05, 2024 - Construction oblect passport is seen on the premises of the Irpin Lypky residential complex on Hostomelske Shose Street, visited by participants of the regional conference "Reconstruction of residential buildings and provision of housing for IDPs: problems and solutions", Irpin, Kyiv region, north-central Ukraine.

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Experiencing easy and comfortable trip on Chinese high-speed train

STORY: Experiencing easy and comfortable trip on Chinese high-speed train SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhengzhou East Railway Station 2. various of passengers in the station 3. STANDUP (English): EMIN GANBAROV, Azerbaijani expat living in Zhengzhou STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): EMIN GANBAROV, Azerbaijani expat living in Zhengzhou "I am in the waiting hall of Zhengzhou East Railway Station. There are 32 gates in total. I need to find the right one, line up, and the staff will check my passport to get on the train. I can see a lot of passengers coming and going. I need to find 24B. Now I'm at 19B, it should be ahead. And there is an information center, if you have any questions, you can of course ask them. Here is my train, and you can see such a lifting door here to ensure that passengers do not fall. On the screen, you can find the number of your train and carriages, and you find the right one, and

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One month into visa-free policy, SW China's border sees increase in traveler flow

STORY: One month into visa-free policy, SW China's border sees increase in traveler flow SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the station 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): REITH KOEN LODEWIJK, Dutch traveler 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEONG KEAN BENG, Worker with a Malaysian tour group STORYLINE: The entry-exit border inspection station in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, has seen a significant increase in the number of travelers, thanks to China's unilateral visa-free policy. The visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from six countries, including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Malaysia, took effect on Dec. 1. According to the station, a total of more than 15,000 travelers from these countries entered China, a 352 percent rise from November. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): REITH KOEN LODEWIJK, Dutch traveler "It's nice that we don't need a visa to go to China." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231215) -- BEIJING. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People apply for Chinese visa at the service center in Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 11, 2023. Europeans travelers have hailed China's recent visa-free policy for six countries -- with five in Europe -- and a cut in visa fees for many nations. Under the new visa-free policy, with a trial period from Dec. 1, 2023 to Nov. 30, 2024, ordinary passport holders from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia are able to enjoy visa-free travels to China for up to 15 days. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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China's new visa-free policy hailed by foreign travelers

STORY: China's new visa-free policy hailed by foreign travelers SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 1-2, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of foreign travelers passing through the customs 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GLANZ KLAUS PETER, German traveler STORYLINE: China's new policy to trial visa-free entry starting Friday for ordinary passport holders from Spain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Malaysia has been hailed by foreign travelers. From Dec. 1, 2023 to Nov. 30, 2024, holders of ordinary passports from the above six countries may enter China visa-free for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends and transit for no more than 15 days. Glanz Klaus Peter is a German traveler who went to Jinan City, east China's Shandong Province, for a business trip. He arrived at the Kunming Changshui International Airport in China's Yunnan Province on Saturday for a flight transfer. SOUNDBITE (English): GLANZ KLAUS PETER, German traveler "B

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China's new visa-free policy applauded by Europeans

STORY: China's new visa-free policy applauded by Europeans SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:12 LOCATION: Paris/Berlin/Brussels/Rome/Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese visa application service center 2. various of foreign tourist in Xi'an, China 3. various of views in China 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): CHRISTOPHE, Doctor, France 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ESTHER, Researcher, France 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (German): JAN, Senior school student, Germany 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): TOMMASO DE ANGELIS, Resident of Rome, Italy 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Catalan): JOSEP MARIA GOMES, Int'l Business Developer, Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Spain 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): LUIGI GAMBARDELLA, President of ChinaEU, Belgium STORYLINE: China has recently announced to implement a unilateral visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia on a trial basis. From Dec. 1, 2023 to Nov. 30, 2024, holders of ordinary passports fro

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Vainikkala border post for rail freight

Vainikkala border post for rail freight

Passport and customs control at the Vainikkala rail border post in Lappeenranta, southeastern Finland, on November 29, 2023. Finland closed its entire border with Russia to traffic temporarily on Wednesday as the last crossing point in Finnish Lapland closed in the afternoon. The only exception is rail freight via the Vainikkala crossing. LEHTIKUVA / LAURI HEINO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Lauri Heino/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Passport

Passport

01.11.2023, Tallinn Estonian passport. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-FOREIGN PASSPORT HOLDERS

MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-FOREIGN PASSPORT HOLDERS

(231116) -- GAZA, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Foreign passport holders wait to leave the Gaza Strip for Egypt through the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 16, 2023. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-FOREIGN PASSPORT HOLDERS

MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-FOREIGN PASSPORT HOLDERS

(231116) -- GAZA, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Foreign passport holders wait to leave the Gaza Strip for Egypt through the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 16, 2023. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-FOREIGN PASSPORT HOLDERS

MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-FOREIGN PASSPORT HOLDERS

(231116) -- GAZA, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Foreign passport holders wait to leave the Gaza Strip for Egypt through the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 16, 2023. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-FOREIGN PASSPORT HOLDERS

MIDEAST-GAZA-PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT-FOREIGN PASSPORT HOLDERS

(231116) -- GAZA, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Foreign passport holders wait to leave the Gaza Strip for Egypt through the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, on Nov. 16, 2023. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

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