Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

Italian Minister Economy & Finance, member of the League Giancarlo Giorgetti (L) talks with the French Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Roland Lescure (R) prior the start of an Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Justus Lipsius Building on January 19, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, the Eurogroup meeting will brief ministers on Bulgaria’s upcoming euro‑adoption, discuss the Commission’s draft euro‑area recommendation for 2026 and review recent G7 outcomes. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

German Vice Chancellor of Germany, Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil (L) and the French Minister of the Economy, Finance Roland Lescure (R) talk to media prior the start of an Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Europa Building on January 19, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, the Eurogroup meeting will brief ministers on Bulgaria’s upcoming euro‑adoption, discuss the Commission’s draft euro‑area recommendation for 2026 and review recent G7 outcomes. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

(L-R) Finnish Finance Minister, from right-wing populist political party True Finns, Riikka Katriina Purra talks with the French Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Roland Lescure, the Dutch Minister of Finance, Eelco Heinen and the Austrian Finance Minister Markus Marterbauer prior the start of an Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Justus Lipsius Building on January 19, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, the Eurogroup meeting will brief ministers on Bulgaria’s upcoming euro‑adoption, discuss the Commission’s draft euro‑area recommendation for 2026 and review recent G7 outcomes. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

Greek Minister for the National Economy and Finance, New President of the Eurogroup Kyriakos Pierrakakis calls his colleagues prior the start of an Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Justus Lipsius Building on January 19, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, the Eurogroup meeting will brief ministers on Bulgaria’s upcoming euro‑adoption, discuss the Commission’s draft euro‑area recommendation for 2026 and review recent G7 outcomes. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

German Vice Chancellor of Germany, Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil (L) and the French Minister of the Economy, Finance Roland Lescure (R) talk to media prior the start of an Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Europa Building on January 19, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, the Eurogroup meeting will brief ministers on Bulgaria’s upcoming euro‑adoption, discuss the Commission’s draft euro‑area recommendation for 2026 and review recent G7 outcomes. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

French Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty Roland Lescure arrives for an Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Justus Lipsius Building on January 19, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, the Eurogroup meeting will brief ministers on Bulgaria’s upcoming euro‑adoption, discuss the Commission’s draft euro‑area recommendation for 2026 and review recent G7 outcomes. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

German Vice Chancellor of Germany, Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil (L) and the French Minister of the Economy, Finance Roland Lescure (R) talk to media prior the start of an Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Europa Building on January 19, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, the Eurogroup meeting will brief ministers on Bulgaria’s upcoming euro‑adoption, discuss the Commission’s draft euro‑area recommendation for 2026 and review recent G7 outcomes. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

German Vice Chancellor of Germany, Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil (L) and the French Minister of the Economy, Finance Roland Lescure (R) talk to media prior the start of an Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Europa Building on January 19, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, the Eurogroup meeting will brief ministers on Bulgaria’s upcoming euro‑adoption, discuss the Commission’s draft euro‑area recommendation for 2026 and review recent G7 outcomes. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

German Vice Chancellor of Germany, Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil (L) and the French Minister of the Economy, Finance Roland Lescure (R) talk to media prior the start of an Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Europa Building on January 19, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, the Eurogroup meeting will brief ministers on Bulgaria’s upcoming euro‑adoption, discuss the Commission’s draft euro‑area recommendation for 2026 and review recent G7 outcomes. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

German Vice Chancellor of Germany, Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil (L) and the French Minister of the Economy, Finance Roland Lescure (R) talk to media prior the start of an Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Europa Building on January 19, 2026 in Brussels, Belgium. Today, the Eurogroup meeting will brief ministers on Bulgaria’s upcoming euro‑adoption, discuss the Commission’s draft euro‑area recommendation for 2026 and review recent G7 outcomes. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

NARA, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Video taken Dec. 18, 2025, shows the Nara District Court in Nara, western Japan, ahead of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022. Prosecutors are scheduled to deliver their closing arguments and present a sentencing recommendation for the defendant. (Kyodo)

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2025, shows a courtroom of the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city in July 2022. Prosecutors delivered their closing arguments and presented a recommendation of life imprisonment for the defendant the same day. (Pool photo)

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A vehicle presumed to be carrying a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022 arrives at the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of his trial on Dec. 18, 2025. Prosecutors delivered their closing arguments and presented a recommendation of life imprisonment for the defendant the same day.

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

A vehicle presumed to be carrying a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022 arrives at the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of his trial on Dec. 18, 2025. Prosecutors delivered their closing arguments and presented a recommendation of life imprisonment for the defendant the same day.

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken on Dec. 18, 2025, shows a courtroom of the Nara District Court in Nara ahead of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city in 2022. Prosecutors are scheduled to deliver their closing arguments and present a sentencing recommendation for the defendant the same day. (Pool photo)

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

Photo taken Dec. 18, 2025, shows the Nara District Court in Nara, western Japan, ahead of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022. Prosecutors are scheduled to deliver their closing arguments and present a sentencing recommendation for the defendant.

Air Quality Alert in Paris This Weekend - Paris

Air Quality Alert in Paris This Weekend - Paris

AirParif announces that for the weekend of August 15, ozone formation from pollutants emitted in the region will occur, with a risk of exceeding the information and recommendation threshold. Air quality will be poor in Île-de-France, and the prefecture has therefore limited speeds on the entire Île-de-France road network. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on August 14, 2025. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Quality Alert in Paris This Weekend - Paris

Air Quality Alert in Paris This Weekend - Paris

AirParif announces that for the weekend of August 15, ozone formation from pollutants emitted in the region will occur, with a risk of exceeding the information and recommendation threshold. Air quality will be poor in Île-de-France, and the prefecture has therefore limited speeds on the entire Île-de-France road network. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on August 14, 2025. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Quality Alert in Paris This Weekend - Paris

Air Quality Alert in Paris This Weekend - Paris

AirParif announces that for the weekend of August 15, ozone formation from pollutants emitted in the region will occur, with a risk of exceeding the information and recommendation threshold. Air quality will be poor in Île-de-France, and the prefecture has therefore limited speeds on the entire Île-de-France road network. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on August 14, 2025. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Quality Alert in Paris This Weekend - Paris

Air Quality Alert in Paris This Weekend - Paris

AirParif announces that for the weekend of August 15, ozone formation from pollutants emitted in the region will occur, with a risk of exceeding the information and recommendation threshold. Air quality will be poor in Île-de-France, and the prefecture has therefore limited speeds on the entire Île-de-France road network. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on August 14, 2025. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Quality Alert in Paris This Weekend - Paris

Air Quality Alert in Paris This Weekend - Paris

AirParif announces that for the weekend of August 15, ozone formation from pollutants emitted in the region will occur, with a risk of exceeding the information and recommendation threshold. Air quality will be poor in Île-de-France, and the prefecture has therefore limited speeds on the entire Île-de-France road network. Paris, Ile-de-France, France on August 14, 2025. Photo by Jean Pierre Nguyen Van Hai Barbier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Full Moon

Full Moon

HANDAN, CHINA - JUNE 11, 2025 - The lowest full moon of the year above the Self-recommendation Pavilion, a famous historical and cultural building in Handan City, Hebei Province, China on June 11, 2025.

Full Moon

Full Moon

HANDAN, CHINA - JUNE 11, 2025 - The lowest full moon of the year above the Self-recommendation Pavilion, a famous historical and cultural building in Handan City, Hebei Province, China on June 11, 2025.

Full Moon

Full Moon

HANDAN, CHINA - JUNE 11, 2025 - The lowest full moon of the year above the Self-recommendation Pavilion, a famous historical and cultural building in Handan City, Hebei Province, China on June 11, 2025.

Full Moon

Full Moon

HANDAN, CHINA - JUNE 11, 2025 - The lowest full moon of the year above the Self-recommendation Pavilion, a famous historical and cultural building in Handan City, Hebei Province, China on June 11, 2025.

Full Moon

Full Moon

HANDAN, CHINA - JUNE 11, 2025 - The lowest full moon of the year above the Self-recommendation Pavilion, a famous historical and cultural building in Handan City, Hebei Province, China on June 11, 2025.

Full Moon

Full Moon

HANDAN, CHINA - JUNE 11, 2025 - The lowest full moon of the year above the Self-recommendation Pavilion, a famous historical and cultural building in Handan City, Hebei Province, China on June 11, 2025.

Netherlands: Pro-Palestine Protesters Occupy Radboud University Building, Three Arrested

The pro-Palestinian protest march began at 12:30 on May 7 at Nijmegen campus, with demonstrators demanding that the university board adopt the recommendation to end collaborations with Israeli universities. After the police arrived, most of the protesters left the building. It is reported that three people were arrested.

GAOKAO Voluntary Filling Service

GAOKAO Voluntary Filling Service

SUQIAN, CHINA - JUNE 19, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Suqian, Jiangsu, China, June 19, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Voluntary Filling Service

GAOKAO Voluntary Filling Service

SUQIAN, CHINA - JUNE 19, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Suqian, Jiangsu, China, June 19, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Voluntary Filling Service

GAOKAO Voluntary Filling Service

SUQIAN, CHINA - JUNE 19, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Suqian, Jiangsu, China, June 19, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Voluntary Filling Service

GAOKAO Voluntary Filling Service

SUQIAN, CHINA - JUNE 19, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Suqian, Jiangsu, China, June 19, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Voluntary Filling Service

GAOKAO Voluntary Filling Service

SUQIAN, CHINA - JUNE 19, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Suqian, Jiangsu, China, June 19, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Volunteer System

GAOKAO Volunteer System

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Beijing, China, June 17, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Volunteer System

GAOKAO Volunteer System

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Beijing, China, June 17, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Volunteer System

GAOKAO Volunteer System

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Beijing, China, June 17, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Volunteer System

GAOKAO Volunteer System

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Beijing, China, June 17, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Volunteer System

GAOKAO Volunteer System

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Beijing, China, June 17, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Volunteer System

GAOKAO Volunteer System

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Beijing, China, June 17, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Volunteer System

GAOKAO Volunteer System

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Beijing, China, June 17, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Volunteer System

GAOKAO Volunteer System

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Beijing, China, June 17, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Volunteer System

GAOKAO Volunteer System

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Beijing, China, June 17, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Volunteer System

GAOKAO Volunteer System

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Beijing, China, June 17, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Volunteer System

GAOKAO Volunteer System

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Beijing, China, June 17, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

GAOKAO Volunteer System

GAOKAO Volunteer System

BEIJING, CHINA - JUNE 17, 2024 - A volunteer information service system launched for the first time by the college Entrance Examination platform of the Ministry of Education in Beijing, China, June 17, 2024. It is understood that the system is based on enrollment, employment, survey, assessment and other big data, combined with in-depth professional and career interpretation, free of charge to provide candidates with voluntary recommendation, professional introduction, psychological assessment, employment direction and prospect inquiry services.

Lebanese parliament discusses Syrian refugee crisis

STORY: Lebanese parliament discusses Syrian refugee crisis SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024 DATELINE: May 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): NAJIB MIKATI, Lebanese Prime Minister 2. Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri presiding parliament session 3. Lebanese parliament meeting STORYLINE: The Lebanese parliament convened Wednesday and approved a binding recommendation to the caretaker government aimed at "returning the illegal Syrian migrants and residents in Lebanon to their country within a year at the latest." The parliament recommended that the caretaker government forms a ministerial committee to "communicate and directly and strenuously follow up with the international and regional sides and the various bodies, especially with the Syrian government, and to devise a detailed timeframe for repatriating the displaced (Syrians), except for special cases protected by the Lebanese laws and specified by the committee." During the session, Lebane

No-confidence motion against Japan education minister Moriyama

No-confidence motion against Japan education minister Moriyama

Japanese education minister Masahito Moriyama (L) leaves a chamber in the Diet in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2024, after the Democratic Party of Japan submitted a no-confidence motion against him following a report that he received a recommendation letter from an affiliated group of the controversial Unification Church ahead of a general election in October 2021.

Japan education minister in parliament

Japan education minister in parliament

Japan's education minister Masahito Moriyama speaks at a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2024, following a newspaper report that he received a recommendation letter from an affiliated group of the controversial Unification Church ahead of a general election in October 2021.

Japan education minister in parliament

Japan education minister in parliament

Japan's education minister Masahito Moriyama (far L) speaks at a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2024, following a newspaper report that he received a recommendation letter from an affiliated group of the controversial Unification Church ahead of a general election in October 2021.

National Book Trade Fair in Jinan, China

National Book Trade Fair in Jinan, China

JINAN, CHINA - JULY 30, 2023 - Two young readers learn about Oracle bone scripts through a new book recommendation panel at the 31st National Book Trade Fair in Jinan, Shandong province, China, July 30, 2023.