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Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Cars go past a giant billboard of Pope Leo XIV on the highway that leads to Beirut's international airport on November 20, 2025. The Pope will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in a six-day trip beginning late November, his first since becoming head of the Catholic Church. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

A giant billboard of Pope Leo XIV stands along the highway leading to Beirut’s international airport on November 20, 2025. The Pope will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in a six-day trip beginning late November, his first since becoming head of the Catholic Church. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Cars go past a giant billboard of Pope Leo XIV on the highway that leads to Beirut's international airport on November 20, 2025. The Pope will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in a six-day trip beginning late November, his first since becoming head of the Catholic Church. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Cars go past a giant billboard of Pope Leo XIV on the highway that leads to Beirut's international airport on November 20, 2025. The Pope will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in a six-day trip beginning late November, his first since becoming head of the Catholic Church. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Cars go past a giant billboard of Pope Leo XIV on the highway that leads to Beirut's international airport on November 20, 2025. The Pope will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in a six-day trip beginning late November, his first since becoming head of the Catholic Church. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Cars go past a giant billboard of Pope Leo XIV on the highway that leads to Beirut's international airport on November 20, 2025. The Pope will travel to Turkey and Lebanon in a six-day trip beginning late November, his first since becoming head of the Catholic Church. Photo by Fadel Itani/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US President Jimmy Carter’s State Funeral - DC

US President Jimmy Carter’s State Funeral - DC

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 07: A choir readies to perform in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol for a ceremony honoring the late former President Jimmy Carter in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Carter, the former Georgia peanut farmer who, as president, brokered a historic peace accord between Israel and Egypt despite a term marked by inflation, an oil crisis, and the Iran hostage crisis died on December 29 at the age of 100. Photo by Kent Nishimura / Pool via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Rockies vs. Dodgers

Baseball: Rockies vs. Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers readies to face a pitch in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 31, 2024.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Mets

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers readies to face a pitch in the sixth inning during the first baseball game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York on May 28, 2024.

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Khamenei Says Israel Must Halt Assault On Palestinians - Tehran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking during a meeting in the capital Tehran, Iran on October 17, 2023. Iran warned on October 16, of a possible "pre-emptive action" against Israel "in the coming hours", as Israel readies for a ground offensive on the Gaza Strip. Photo by SalamPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime peach season hits Fukushima

Prime peach season hits Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Workers sort peaches by size and sugar content on Aug. 7, 2014, in the city of Fukushima as the fruit produced in the northeastern Japanese prefecture readies for shipment during the peak season. Fukushima Prefecture is Japan's second-largest producer of peaches.

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Japan Nordic combined skier A. Watabe prepares to jump

Japan Nordic combined skier A. Watabe prepares to jump

SOCHI, Russia - Akito Watabe of Japan readies himself for a jump in the Nordic combined individual normal hill event at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia on Feb. 12, 2014. Watabe won the silver medal.

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ANA plane with message for Japan

ANA plane with message for Japan

NEW YORK, United States - A Boeing 777 of All Nippon Airways Co., bearing the message ''Forward together as one Japan,'' expressing hope for a quick recovery of the disaster-hit country, readies to take off from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport for Narita Airport, east of Tokyo, on May 2, 2011. ANA said it plans to use the aircraft on three routes -- Narita-New York, Narita-London and Narita-Frankfurt -- for the time being.

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S. Africa readies for World Cup

S. Africa readies for World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - People celebrate during an event held ahead of the World Cup soccer finals on June 4, 2010, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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S. Africa readies for World Cup

S. Africa readies for World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A boy wears face paint of the Japanese national flag Hinomaru at an event held ahead of the World Cup soccer finals on June 4, 2010 in Soweto, an old township in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Japanese skater Takagi readies for Olympics

Japanese skater Takagi readies for Olympics

CALGARY, Canada - Up-and-coming Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi practices in Calgary on Jan. 29, 2010, for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The 15-year-old said she is still suffering from jet lag but is getting used to the environment in Canada.

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Sony readies for battle with Samsung with 3-D TVs

Sony readies for battle with Samsung with 3-D TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer speaks to a group of reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2009. Stringer said the company hopes to regain its competitive edge in the global television market now driven by South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. with the launch of three-dimensional TVs and expansion of its online services.

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Ishikawa readies for Masters

Ishikawa readies for Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa poses in front of the clubhouse of the Augusta National Golf Club on April 5.

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Maruyama, 3 other Japanese make British Open cut

Maruyama, 3 other Japanese make British Open cut

TROON, Scotland - Shigeki Maruyama of Japan readies himself for the second round of the British Open golf championship at the Royal Troon Club on July 16. Maruyama made the cut for the first time in two years and advanced to the final two rounds along with three other Japanese players.

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(2)Japanese players in British Open

(2)Japanese players in British Open

SANDWICH, England - Katsuyoshi Tomari of Japan readies himself for putting during the the third round of the British Open at Royal St George's on July 19.

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Athenians run as city readies for 2004 Olympics

Athenians run as city readies for 2004 Olympics

ATHENS, Greece - More than 5,000 people take part in the annual 5-kilometer ''Athens Run'' on April 6 as the city gears up for the Olympic Games in 2004. Men and women of all ages, including those with disabilities, participated in the event to commemorate the inaugural modern Olympics held in Athens on April 6, 1896.

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Murofushi wins IAAF Grand Prix hammer throw with nat'l record

Murofushi wins IAAF Grand Prix hammer throw with nat'l record

OSAKA, Japan - Koji Murofushi readies to unleash a national record throw of 80.23 meters May 13 to win the hammer throw event at the IAAF Grand Prix track and field meet in Osaka. Murofushi, the 1998 Asian Games gold medalist, broke the old mark of 79.17 meters he set at the national sports festival last October.

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Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

French President Emmanuel Macron readies to lay a wreath in front of 'Kwibuka 27' or âÂÂremember-unite-renewâ which marks the 27th anniversary of the start of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where some 250,000 victims of the massacres are buried, in Kigali on May 27, 2021. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

French President Emmanuel Macron readies to lay a wreath in front of 'Kwibuka 27' or âÂÂremember-unite-renewâ which marks the 27th anniversary of the start of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where some 250,000 victims of the massacres are buried, in Kigali on May 27, 2021. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

French President Emmanuel Macron readies to lay a wreath in front of 'Kwibuka 27' or âÂÂÂÂremember-unite-renewâ which marks the 27th anniversary of the start of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where some 250,000 victims of the massacres are buried, in Kigali on May 27, 2021. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

French President Emmanuel Macron readies to lay a wreath in front of 'Kwibuka 27' or âÂÂremember-unite-renewâ which marks the 27th anniversary of the start of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where some 250,000 victims of the massacres are buried, in Kigali on May 27, 2021. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

French President Emmanuel Macron readies to lay a wreath in front of 'Kwibuka 27' or âÂÂremember-unite-renewâ which marks the 27th anniversary of the start of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where some 250,000 victims of the massacres are buried, in Kigali on May 27, 2021. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

French President Emmanuel Macron readies to lay a wreath in front of 'Kwibuka 27' or âÂÂremember-unite-renewâ which marks the 27th anniversary of the start of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where some 250,000 victims of the massacres are buried, in Kigali on May 27, 2021. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

French President Emmanuel Macron readies to lay a wreath in front of 'Kwibuka 27' or âÂÂremember-unite-renewâ which marks the 27th anniversary of the start of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where some 250,000 victims of the massacres are buried, in Kigali on May 27, 2021. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

Macron Visits Genocide Memorial - Kigali

French President Emmanuel Macron readies to lay a wreath in front of 'Kwibuka 27' or âÂÂremember-unite-renewâ which marks the 27th anniversary of the start of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where some 250,000 victims of the massacres are buried, in Kigali on May 27, 2021. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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