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Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing

Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing

Premier of Saskatchewan Scott Moe, third from right, sits beside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, second from right, as they take part in a bilateral meeting with Premier of China Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing

Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing

Parliamentary Secretary of Agriculture Kody Blois, second from left, Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu, third from left, and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson, right, take part in a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney an Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent. (Kyodo)

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

BOJ raises key rate to 30-year-high of 0.75%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, following the second day of a two-day policy-setting meeting at which the BOJ raised its key interest rate to a 30-year high of around 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting.

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G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministers Meeting - Canada

G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministers Meeting - Canada

Canada's Minister of Industry Melanie Joly, second from left, and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon, second from right, give opening remarks during the G7 Industry, Digital and Technology Ministers‚' Meeting, in Montreal on Monday, December 8, 2025. Photo by /Christopher Katsarov/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Christian and Interreligious Leaders - Beirut

Pope Leo XIV Meets Christian and Interreligious Leaders - Beirut

Pope Leo XIV plants a symbolic olive tree for peace with other Lebanese religious leaders during a meeting with Christian and interreligious leaders at Martyr’s Square in Beirut , Lebanon on December 1, 2025 the second day of his Apostolic Journey to Lebanon. At this ecumenical and interreligious encounter Pope Leo XIV upholds the Catholic Church’s desire to foster dialogue. Pope Leo said the presence and faith of Lebanese expats throughout the world represents a vocation to build peace, confront intolerance, overcome violence, and show the path to justice for all. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Meets Christian and Interreligious Leaders - Beirut

Pope Leo XIV Meets Christian and Interreligious Leaders - Beirut

Pope Leo XIV plants a symbolic olive tree for peace with other Lebanese religious leaders during a meeting with Christian and interreligious leaders at Martyr’s Square in Beirut , Lebanon on December 1, 2025 the second day of his Apostolic Journey to Lebanon. At this ecumenical and interreligious encounter Pope Leo XIV upholds the Catholic Church’s desire to foster dialogue. Pope Leo said the presence and faith of Lebanese expats throughout the world represents a vocation to build peace, confront intolerance, overcome violence, and show the path to justice for all. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

PM Mark Carney At G20 Summit - South Africa

Prime Minister Mark Carney, second from right, shakes hands with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, right, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, second from left, shakes hands with Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand during a bilateral meeting with during the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G20 summit

G20 summit

Group of 20 leaders attend the second day of their two-day meeting in Johannesburg on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia Visit Montreal

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia Visit Montreal

Quebec Premier Francois Legault, left, speaks with Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, second right, and Queen Silvia, right, during a meeting at the offices of La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in Montreal, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Photo by Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia Visit Montreal

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia Visit Montreal

Quebec Premier Francois Legault, left, speaks with Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf, second right, and Queen Silvia, right, during a meeting at the offices of La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec in Montreal, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Photo by Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Special Joint Meeting of the States General - The Hague

Grote Kerk (Great Church) Special Joint Session of the Senate and House of Representatives in the Grote Kerk (Great Church) in The Hague. On November 20, it will be exactly eighty years since parliament first convened jointly after the Second World War. The Hague, Netherlands on November 20, 2025. Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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