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Illustration - Versailles

FRANCE. YVELINES (78) PALACE OF VERSAILLES. PORTRAIT OF ANDRE LE NOTRE. ANDRE LE NOTRE, GARDENER TO THE SUN KING, IS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS GEOMETRIC PERSPECTIVES, FOR HIS GRAND AXES THAT GIVE THE GARDENS THEIR GRANDEUR, AND FOR HIS SECONDARY VISTAS THAT OFFER WALKERS EVER-CHANGING PLEASURES FOR THE EYE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY. BAYONNE. PLACE PAUL-BERT, ON APRIL 8, 2017. NEARLY 20,000 PEOPLE CAME TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE "PEACEMAKERS" MOVEMENT, GIVING NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE DISARMAMENT OF ETA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEACE PROCESS IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY. Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY. BAYONNE. PLACE PAUL-BERT, ON APRIL 8, 2017. NEARLY 20,000 PEOPLE CAME TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE "PEACEMAKERS" MOVEMENT, GIVING NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE DISARMAMENT OF ETA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEACE PROCESS IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY. Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE. PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY. BAYONNE. PLACE PAUL-BERT, ON APRIL 8, 2017. NEARLY 20,000 PEOPLE CAME TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE "PEACEMAKERS" MOVEMENT, GIVING NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE DISARMAMENT OF ETA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PEACE PROCESS IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY. Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Loire Valley

FRANCE - LOIRE VALLEY - INDRE ET LOIRE (37) - CASTLE OF USSE : THE GARDENS "A LA FRANCAISE", DESIGNED BY LE NOTRE IN PERSON. FROM THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY A LONG TERRACE CONSOLIDATED BY VAUBAN DOMINATES THE INDRE RIVER. THEN THE "GARDENER OF THE KING" UPSETS THE RULES OF HORTICULTURE AND PLAYS WITH SYMMETRIES, GEOMETRIC FIGURES AND PERSPECTIVES. IN HIS STAGING OF GARDENS, HE ADDS THE MASTERY OF FOUNTAINS AND PONDS. ON BACKGROUND, THE INDRE RIVER. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Presents Cervantes Award - Spain

Álvaro Pombo, Queen Letizia and Isabel Díaz-Ayuso at the exit of the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Presents Cervantes Award - Spain

King Felipe, Álvaro Pombo, Queen Letizia, the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz-Ayuso, and the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, at the exit of the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" 2024 Prize for Literature in the Castilian Language, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Presents Cervantes Award - Spain

Isabel Díaz-Ayuso, Eernest Urtasun and José Vicente Saz Pérez at the exit of the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" 2024 Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Presents Cervantes Award - Spain

King Felipe, Álvaro Pombo and Queen Letizia pose at the exit of the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Presents Cervantes Award - Spain

Álvaro Pombo and Queen Letizia at the exit of the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Presents Cervantes Award - Spain

Álvaro Pombo, Queen Letizia and the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, at the exit of the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" 2024 Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Presents Cervantes Award - Spain

King Felipe, Álvaro Pombo, Queen Letizia and the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, at the exit of the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" 2024 Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Presents Cervantes Award - Spain

King Felipe, Álvaro Pombo and Queen Letizia pose with the writer's relatives at the exit of the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" 2024 Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Presents Cervantes Award - Spain

King Felipe, Álvaro Pombo, Queen Letizia and the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz-Ayuso, at the exit of the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Castilian Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royal Couple Presents Cervantes Award - Spain

Álvaro Pombo, Queen Letizia and the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz-Ayuso, at the exit of the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Castilian Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

Queen Letizia on her arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings".Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

Queen Letizia on her arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings".Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

Municipal Corporation of Alcalá de Henares upon his arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" 2024 Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings".Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

Photographs of some of the mace-bearers of the University of Alcalá de Henares upon their arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" 2024 Prize for Literature in the Castilian Language, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings".Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia on their arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings".Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

Municipal Corporation of Alcalá de Henares upon his arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" 2024 Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings".Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

Queen Letizia on her arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings".Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia on their arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings".Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

Queen Letizia on her arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings".Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

Queen Letizia on her arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings".Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

Queen Letizia on her arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings".Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

Queen Letizia on her arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings".Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

Queen Letizia on her arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings".Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

Queen Letizia on her arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings".Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

King Felipe, the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, Queen Letizia and the rector of the University of Alcalá de Henares, José Vicente Saz Pérez, on their arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Castilian Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

King Felipe, the Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, Queen Letizia and the rector of the University of Alcalá de Henares, José Vicente Saz Pérez, on their arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Castilian Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia on their arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

King Felipe and Queen Letizia on their arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

Queen Letizia greets the citizens upon her arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Spanish Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

King Felipe greets the citizens upon his arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Castilian Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King and Queen of Spain Present Cervantes Award - Spain

(L-R) The Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, King Felipe, Queen Letizia and the rector of the University of Alcalá de Henares, José Vicente Saz Pérez, on their arrival at the presentation of the "Miguel de Cervantes" Prize for Literature in the Castilian Language 2024, on April 23, 2025, in Alcalá de Henares. This recognition is awarded to the writer Álvaro Pombo, for "his extraordinary creative personality, his singular lyricism and his original narration. In addition to his outstanding level as a poet and essayist, he is one of the great novelists of our language who explores the human condition from the affective perspectives of deep and contradictory feelings". Alcala de Henares, Spain on April 23, 2025. Photo by Antonio Gutierrez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese language contest held in Madagascar

STORY: Chinese language contest held in Madagascar SHOOTING TIME: May 25, 2024 DATELINE: May 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:45 LOCATION: Antananarivo CATEGORY: EDUCATION/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Confucius Institute at the University of Antananarivo 2. various of the Chinese language contest 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): RAKOTOMANANA HAJANIRINA, Vice-president of the University of Antananarivo 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): VAVY ORNELLA LOCK, Winner of the competition STORYLINE: The final round of the 2024 "Chinese Bridge" language competition in Madagascar concluded in Antananarivo on Saturday with a total of 16 university students contesting for the championship. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): RAKOTOMANANA HAJANIRINA, Vice-president of the University of Antananarivo "Learning Chinese is becoming increasingly important in today's world. Therefore, mastering the Chinese language opens up new professional and academic perspectives and promotes intercultural dialogue." SOUNDBITE 2 (French): VAVY ORNELLA LOCK, Winner of the

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Vox Pop: How Serbians see relations with China

STORY: Vox Pop: How Serbians see relations with China SHOOTING TIME: May 6-8, 2024 DATELINE: May 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Belgrade CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets in Belgrade 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WU YAO, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WU YAO, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DEJAN IBISEVIC, Resident in Belgrade 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NINA TAPUSKOVIC, Resident in Belgrade 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MILAN KARAPANDZIC, Resident in Belgrade 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): MILICA NASTIC, Resident in Belgrade STORYLINE: While strolling through the bustling streets of Belgrade, Xinhua's Wu Yao talked with Serbians to get their perspectives on China-Serbia relations. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WU YAO, Xinhua correspondent "To me, the best way to understand a country is by getting to know its people. I've stayed in Serbia for only four days, but I've already made many new friends. Whether they are old or young, and whether they speak English or not, everyone

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Namibia holds cultural festival to embrace diversity

STORY: Namibia holds cultural festival to embrace diversity SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arts and cultural festival STORYLINE: A parade and display of dance, fashion, and traditional products marked the start of the annual /Ae //Gams Arts and Cultural Festival to promote cultural diversity in Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia. The two-day festival, a celebration of diversity and unity, is organized by the city of Windhoek. It brings together a rich tapestry of traditional groups, artists, and entrepreneurs, each contributing unique perspectives through traditional dances, fashion, local and international cuisine, and other products. The event was first hosted in 2001, with its last edition in 2015. The festival was revived in 2023 after the COVID-19 pandemic. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Windhoek. (XHTV)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHINA STORY-LECTURE

(240405) -- BUCHAREST, April 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Romanian artists Gheorghe Turda (1st L), Georgiana Pana (2nd L), Dan Helciug (2nd R) and Marina Almasan (1st R) attend a "7 Days in China" lecture at the China Cultural Center in Bucharest, Romania, April 4, 2024. The China Cultural Center in Bucharest hosted a "7 Days in China" lecture on Thursday as part of the "China Stories" series. Four Romanian artists shared their journeys to China, offering perspectives on contemporary China. TO GO WITH "Romanian artists share China travel experiences" (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHINA STORY-LECTURE

(240405) -- BUCHAREST, April 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Georgiana Pana, a pan flute player, performs during a "7 Days in China" lecture at the China Cultural Center in Bucharest, Romania, April 4, 2024. The China Cultural Center in Bucharest hosted a "7 Days in China" lecture on Thursday as part of the "China Stories" series. Four Romanian artists shared their journeys to China, offering perspectives on contemporary China. TO GO WITH "Romanian artists share China travel experiences" (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240331) -- BEIJING, March 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 30, 2024 shows a scene of the 2024 China Internet Media Forum in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The 2024 China Internet Media Forum opened on Saturday in Kunming, the capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province. The two-day event, themed "Embarking on a New Journey and Shouldering a New Mission," has gathered government officials, media representatives and internet company delegates to engage in in-depth discussions on topics such as new challenges and tasks in the development of online content, and new perspectives and directions for future development. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-2024 CHINA INTERNET MEDIA FORUM (CN)

(240330) -- KUNMING, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 30, 2024 shows a scene of the 2024 China Internet Media Forum in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The 2024 China Internet Media Forum opened on Saturday in Kunming, the capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province. The two-day event, themed "Embarking on a New Journey and Shouldering a New Mission," has gathered government officials, media representatives and internet company delegates to engage in in-depth discussions on topics such as new challenges and tasks in the development of online content, and new perspectives and directions for future development. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-2024 CHINA INTERNET MEDIA FORUM (CN)

(240330) -- KUNMING, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fu Hua, president of Xinhua News Agency, addresses the opening ceremony of the 2024 China Internet Media Forum in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 30, 2024. The 2024 China Internet Media Forum opened on Saturday in Kunming, the capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province. The two-day event, themed "Embarking on a New Journey and Shouldering a New Mission," has gathered government officials, media representatives and internet company delegates to engage in in-depth discussions on topics such as new challenges and tasks in the development of online content, and new perspectives and directions for future development. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-2024 CHINA INTERNET MEDIA FORUM (CN)

(240330) -- KUNMING, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Lei, an actor from the Beijing People's Art Theater, performs at the opening ceremony of the 2024 China Internet Media Forum in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 30, 2024. The 2024 China Internet Media Forum opened on Saturday in Kunming, the capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province. The two-day event, themed "Embarking on a New Journey and Shouldering a New Mission," has gathered government officials, media representatives and internet company delegates to engage in in-depth discussions on topics such as new challenges and tasks in the development of online content, and new perspectives and directions for future development. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-2024 CHINA INTERNET MEDIA FORUM (CN)

(240330) -- KUNMING, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 30, 2024 shows a scene of the 2024 China Internet Media Forum in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The 2024 China Internet Media Forum opened on Saturday in Kunming, the capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province. The two-day event, themed "Embarking on a New Journey and Shouldering a New Mission," has gathered government officials, media representatives and internet company delegates to engage in in-depth discussions on topics such as new challenges and tasks in the development of online content, and new perspectives and directions for future development. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-2024 CHINA INTERNET MEDIA FORUM (CN)

(240330) -- KUNMING, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A choir from an elementary school and local teachers perform at the opening ceremony of the 2024 China Internet Media Forum in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 30, 2024. The 2024 China Internet Media Forum opened on Saturday in Kunming, the capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province. The two-day event, themed "Embarking on a New Journey and Shouldering a New Mission," has gathered government officials, media representatives and internet company delegates to engage in in-depth discussions on topics such as new challenges and tasks in the development of online content, and new perspectives and directions for future development. (Xinhua/Wang Jingyi)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-2024 CHINA INTERNET MEDIA FORUM (CN)

(240330) -- KUNMING, March 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the 2024 China Internet Media Forum in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 30, 2024. The 2024 China Internet Media Forum opened on Saturday in Kunming, the capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province. The two-day event, themed "Embarking on a New Journey and Shouldering a New Mission," has gathered government officials, media representatives and internet company delegates to engage in in-depth discussions on topics such as new challenges and tasks in the development of online content, and new perspectives and directions for future development. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)

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Tunisia hosts 5th Mediterranean Water Forum

STORY: Tunisia hosts 5th Mediterranean Water Forum SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 6, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of 5th Mediterranean Water Forum STORYLINE: The fifth Mediterranean Water Forum kicked off in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Monday, reported the official TAP news agency. Under the theme "Together for a Shared Water Sobriety," the three-day forum aims to consolidate cooperation and the exchange of know-how and experience in the field of water management in the Mediterranean while addressing the region's current challenges, notably climate change. The forum also aims to provide a platform for Mediterranean countries and organizations to express themselves, focusing on local needs and identifying best practices and technologies to address regional water security challenges. It hopes to bring together perspectives and solutions for efficient and sustainable water management, providing innovative solutions to changing water

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Senate Hearings - Washington

United States Senator Sherrod Brown (Democrat of Ohio), Chair, US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, presides over a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing to examine reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program, focusing on local perspectives on challenges and solutions, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, January 25, 2024. Photo buy Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM