P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

RIGA 2025-01-18 Soldiers and equipment from the Southern Skåne Regiment P7 in Sweden arrived by ferry to the port of Riga to become part of NATO's Multinational Brigade Latvia (MNB-LVA) on January 18, 2025. 550 personel from the 71st battalion on P7 are participating in the historic Swedish NATO operation in Latvia. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

RIGA 2025-01-18 Soldiers and equipment from the Southern Skåne Regiment P7 in Sweden arrived by ferry to the port of Riga to become part of NATO's Multinational Brigade Latvia (MNB-LVA) on January 18, 2025. 550 personel from the 71st battalion on P7 are participating in the historic Swedish NATO operation in Latvia. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

RIGA 2025-01-18 The NATO flag in front of the Swedish battalion.Soldiers and equipment from the Southern Skåne Regiment P7 in Sweden arrived by ferry to the port of Riga to become part of NATO's Multinational Brigade Latvia (MNB-LVA) on January 18, 2025. 550 personel from the 71st battalion on P7 are participating in the historic Swedish NATO operation in Latvia. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

RIGA 2025-01-18 Andris Spruds, Latvia's defense minister, holds a press conference after the Soldiers and equipment from the Swedish battalion Southern Skåne Regiment P7 in Sweden arrived by ferry to the port of Riga to become part of NATO's Multinational Brigade Latvia (MNB-LVA) on January 18, 2025. 550 personel from the 71st battalion on P7 are participating in the historic Swedish NATO operation in Latvia. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

RIGA 2025-01-18 Andris Spruds, Latvia's defense minister, holds a press conference after the Soldiers and equipment from the Swedish battalion Southern Skåne Regiment P7 in Sweden arrived by ferry to the port of Riga to become part of NATO's Multinational Brigade Latvia (MNB-LVA) on January 18, 2025. 550 personel from the 71st battalion on P7 are participating in the historic Swedish NATO operation in Latvia. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

RIGA 2025-01-18 The Canadian brigade commander Cedric Aspirault welcomes the Swedish battalion commander lieutenant colonel Henrik Rosdahl with a NATO badge as the Swedish soldiers and equipment from the Southern Skåne Regiment P7 in Sweden arrived by ferry to the port of Riga to become part of NATO's Multinational Brigade Latvia (MNB-LVA) on January 18, 2025. 550 personel from the 71st battalion on P7 are participating in the historic Swedish NATO operation in Latvia. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

RIGA 2025-01-18 Swedish battalion commander lieutenant colonel Henrik Rosdahl at the front when the Swedish soldiers disembarked in the port of Riga.Soldiers and equipment from the Southern Skåne Regiment P7 in Sweden arrived by ferry to the port of Riga to become part of NATO's Multinational Brigade Latvia (MNB-LVA) on January 18, 2025. 550 personel from the 71st battalion on P7 are participating in the historic Swedish NATO operation in Latvia. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

RIGA 2025-01-18 Soldiers and equipment from the Southern Skåne Regiment P7 in Sweden arrived by ferry to the port of Riga to become part of NATO's Multinational Brigade Latvia (MNB-LVA) on January 18, 2025. 550 personel from the 71st battalion on P7 are participating in the historic Swedish NATO operation in Latvia. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

P7 MNB-LVA RIGA - HISTORIC SWEDISH NATO OPERATION STARTED

RIGA 2025-01-18 Swedish soldiers in a row disembark from the ferry. Soldiers and equipment from the Southern Skåne Regiment P7 in Sweden arrived by ferry to the port of Riga to become part of NATO's Multinational Brigade Latvia (MNB-LVA) on January 18, 2025. 550 personel from the 71st battalion on P7 are participating in the historic Swedish NATO operation in Latvia. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Boots painted with messages against the extrajudicial killings are place as the Colombian government hosts a public apology on the cases of false positives 'Extrajudicial killings' perpetrated by Colombian military personel, in Bogota, Colombia, October 3, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Relatives hold portraits of the poeple victim of false positives as the Colombian government hosts a public apology on the cases of false positives 'Extrajudicial killings' perpetrated by Colombian military personel, in Bogota, Colombia, October 3, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

A close relative wears a shirt of a victim of an extrajudicial killing' as the Colombian government hosts a public apology on the cases of false positives 'Extrajudicial killings' perpetrated by Colombian military personel, in Bogota, Colombia, October 3, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

A close relative holds a portrait of Daniel Alexander Martinez a victim of a false positive as the Colombian government hosts a public apology on the cases of false positives 'Extrajudicial killings' perpetrated by Colombian military personel, in Bogota, Colombia, October 3, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Colombia's minister of defense Ivan Velasquez poses for a photo with the close relatives of victims of false positives as the Colombian government hosts a public apology on the cases of false positives 'Extrajudicial killings' perpetrated by Colombian military personel, in Bogota, Colombia, October 3, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Relatives react as the Colombian government hosts a public apology on the cases of false positives 'Extrajudicial killings' perpetrated by Colombian military personel, in Bogota, Colombia, October 3, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Relatives hold portraits of the poeple victim of false positives as the Colombian government hosts a public apology on the cases of false positives 'Extrajudicial killings' perpetrated by Colombian military personel, in Bogota, Colombia, October 3, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Relatives hold portraits of the poeple victim of false positives as the Colombian government hosts a public apology on the cases of false positives 'Extrajudicial killings' perpetrated by Colombian military personel, in Bogota, Colombia, October 3, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Relatives hold portraits of the poeple victim of false positives as the Colombian government hosts a public apology on the cases of false positives 'Extrajudicial killings' perpetrated by Colombian military personel, in Bogota, Colombia, October 3, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Colombia's minister of defense Ivan Velasquez speaks as the Colombian government hosts a public apology on the cases of false positives 'Extrajudicial killings' perpetrated by Colombian military personel, in Bogota, Colombia, October 3, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Portraits of victims of false positives are placed as the Colombian government hosts a public apology on the cases of false positives 'Extrajudicial killings' perpetrated by Colombian military personel, in Bogota, Colombia, October 3, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

Colombian Government Hosts a Public Apology on False Positive Cases

A relative of Deiby Julian Pisa a victim of a false positive at the age of 14 poses for a portrait as the Colombian government hosts a public apology on the cases of false positives 'Extrajudicial killings' perpetrated by Colombian military personel, in Bogota, Colombia, October 3, 2023. Photo by: Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

(SP)NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP A-NZL VS NOR

(SP)NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP A-NZL VS NOR

(230720) -- AUCKLAND, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security personel conduct security check at the entrance before the opening match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup between New Zealand and Norway in Auckland, New Zealand on July 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)

(SP)NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP A-NZL VS NOR

(SP)NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP A-NZL VS NOR

(230720) -- AUCKLAND, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security personel conduct security check at the entrance before the opening match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup between New Zealand and Norway in Auckland, New Zealand on July 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)

(SP)NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP A-NZL VS NOR

(SP)NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP A-NZL VS NOR

(230720) -- AUCKLAND, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security personel conduct security check at the entrance before the opening match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup between New Zealand and Norway in Auckland, New Zealand on July 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)

(SP)NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP A-NZL VS NOR

(SP)NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP A-NZL VS NOR

(230720) -- AUCKLAND, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security personel conduct security check at the entrance before the opening match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup between New Zealand and Norway in Auckland, New Zealand on July 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)

(SP)NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP A-NZL VS NOR

(SP)NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP A-NZL VS NOR

(230720) -- AUCKLAND, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security personel conduct security check at the entrance before the opening match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup between New Zealand and Norway in Auckland, New Zealand on July 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)

(SP)NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP A-NZL VS NOR

(SP)NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-2023 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP-GROUP A-NZL VS NOR

(230720) -- AUCKLAND, July 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Security personel conduct security check at the entrance before the opening match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup between New Zealand and Norway in Auckland, New Zealand on July 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Qin Lang)

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2015 - Rescue workers and gendarmerie via helicopter and French military personel continue their search operation near the site of the Germanwings plane crash near the French Alps on March 25, 2015 in La Seyne les Alpes, France. Germanwings flight 4U9525 from Barcelona to Duesseldorf has crashed in Southern French Alps. All 150 passengers and crew are thought to have died . - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Geoffroy Cournut/ABACAPRESS.CO

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2015 - Rescue workers and gendarmerie via helicopter and French military personel continue their search operation near the site of the Germanwings plane crash near the French Alps on March 25, 2015 in La Seyne les Alpes, France. Germanwings flight 4U9525 from Barcelona to Duesseldorf has crashed in Southern French Alps. All 150 passengers and crew are thought to have died . - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Geoffroy Cournut/ABACAPRESS.CO

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2015 - Rescue workers and gendarmerie via helicopter and French military personel continue their search operation near the site of the Germanwings plane crash near the French Alps on March 25, 2015 in La Seyne les Alpes, France. Germanwings flight 4U9525 from Barcelona to Duesseldorf has crashed in Southern French Alps. All 150 passengers and crew are thought to have died . - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Geoffroy Cournut/ABACAPRESS.CO

Upper house panel OKs SDF Iraq bill, passage likely soon

Upper house panel OKs SDF Iraq bill, passage likely soon

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling and opposition members of the House of Councillors' Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee rush to the seat of panel chairman Ryuji Matsumura as the ruling bloc railroad a bill aimed at sending Self-Defesne Forces personel to Iraq to assist in reconstruction work there.

Upper house panel OKs SDF Iraq bill, passage likely soon

Upper house panel OKs SDF Iraq bill, passage likely soon

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling and opposition members of the House of Councillors' Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee rush to the seat of panel chairman Ryuji Matsumura as the ruling bloc railroad a bill aimed at sending Self-Defesne Forces personel to Iraq to assist in reconstruction work there. (Kyodo)