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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

An opening ceremony is held at the Ground Self-Defense Force's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Protesters rally outside the Ground Self-Defense Force's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025, against the deployment of an Osprey transport aircraft fleet there.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Ground Self-Defense Force personnel stand in front of a V-22 transport aircraft after its arrival at the the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 9, 2025, shows a Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft upon its arrival at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft arrives at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft arrives at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft arrives at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft arrives at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft arrives at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft arrives at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Robotics Industry - China

Robotics Industry - China

( A humanoid robot makes gestures at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2025. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

Robotics Industry - China

( This photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows a programming-free smart welding system at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

Robotics Industry - China

( A collaborative robot automatically grasps and sorts components at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2025. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

Robotics Industry - China

( This photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows a spray-painting robot at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

Robotics Industry - China

( This photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows a high-precision desktop robot at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

Robotics Industry - China

( This photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows a voice-interactive smart palletizing workstation at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

Robotics Industry - China

( A humanoid robot shakes hands with a staff member at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2025. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

Robotics Industry - China

( This photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows a welding robot at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.C

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Robotics Industry - China

Robotics Industry - China

( A humanoid robot trains with the assistance of motion capture equipment at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2025. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

Robotics Industry - China

( A staff member assembles a robot at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2025. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

Robotics Industry - China

( This photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows a spray-painting robot at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

Robotics Industry - China

( A staff member debugs a humanoid robot at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2025. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Congress Passes Trump's One Big Beautiful Tax Bill - Washington

Congress Passes Trump's One Big Beautiful Tax Bill - Washington

Crowd reacts while an electronic display board displays the result of the vote count during a vote in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, on July 3, 2025. The US House of Representatives passed Donald Trump's tax and spending bill this Thursday, allowing lawmakers to meet the president's self-imposed July 4 deadline after negotiating all night long. The House or Representatives met to vote on H.R. 1, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Ac. The House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increase spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cut taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debit limit by $5 trillion. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Congress Passes Trump's One Big Beautiful Tax Bill - Washington

Congress Passes Trump's One Big Beautiful Tax Bill - Washington

Crowd reacts while an electronic display board displays the current vote count during a vote in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, on July 3, 2025. The US House of Representatives is on track to pass Donald Trump's tax and spending bill Thursday, allowing lawmakers to meet the president's self-imposed July 4 deadline after negotiating all night long. The House or Representatives met to vote on H.R. 1, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act in the House of Representatives. The House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans. The bill makes permanent President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, increase spending on defense and immigration enforcement and temporarily cut taxes on tips, while at the same time cutting funding for Medicaid, food assistance for the poor, clean energy and raises the nation’s debit limit by $5 trillion. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C, back) gives instructions to senior Self-Defense Forces officials during an annual meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30, 2025.

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Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gives instructions to senior Self-Defense Forces officials during an annual meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30, 2025.

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Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gives instructions to senior Self-Defense Forces officials during an annual meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30, 2025.

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Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba receives a guard of honor at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, prior to him giving instructions to senior Self-Defense Forces officials.

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Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba receives a guard of honor at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, prior to him giving instructions to senior Self-Defense Forces officials.

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Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Meeting between Japan PM and SDF senior officials

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba receives a guard of honor at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30, 2025, prior to him giving instructions to senior Self-Defense Forces officials.

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High-Tech Seeds And Tech-Driven Farming - China

High-Tech Seeds And Tech-Driven Farming - China

China bets on high-tech seeds and tech-driven farming. An aerial drone photo taken on May 7, 2025 shows a self-propelled irrigation machine operating in a wheat field in Nanhan Village of Wenxian County, Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan Province. Photo by Xu Hongxing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pop Mart LABUBU Self-service Photo Machine

Pop Mart LABUBU Self-service Photo Machine

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 24, 2025 - The Pop Mart LABUBU self-service photo machine in the shopping mall in Shanghai, China on June 24, 2025.

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Pop Mart LABUBU Self-service Photo Machine

Pop Mart LABUBU Self-service Photo Machine

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 24, 2025 - The Pop Mart LABUBU self-service photo machine in the shopping mall in Shanghai, China on June 24, 2025.

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Pop Mart LABUBU Self-service Photo Machine

Pop Mart LABUBU Self-service Photo Machine

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 24, 2025 - The Pop Mart LABUBU self-service photo machine in the shopping mall in Shanghai, China on June 24, 2025.

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Pop Mart LABUBU Self-service Photo Machine

Pop Mart LABUBU Self-service Photo Machine

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 24, 2025 - The Pop Mart LABUBU self-service photo machine in the shopping mall in Shanghai, China on June 24, 2025.

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Pop Mart LABUBU Self-service Photo Machine

Pop Mart LABUBU Self-service Photo Machine

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 24, 2025 - The Pop Mart LABUBU self-service photo machine in the shopping mall in Shanghai, China on June 24, 2025.

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Pop Mart LABUBU Self-service Photo Machine

Pop Mart LABUBU Self-service Photo Machine

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 24, 2025 - The Pop Mart LABUBU self-service photo machine in the shopping mall in Shanghai, China on June 24, 2025.

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Pop Mart LABUBU Self-service Photo Machine

Pop Mart LABUBU Self-service Photo Machine

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 24, 2025 - The Pop Mart LABUBU self-service photo machine in the shopping mall in Shanghai, China on June 24, 2025.

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US: Suspect in Custody After Officer Injured in Santa Monica Place Shooting

Police arrested a man who shot an officer at the Santa Monica Place, shopping mall in Santa Monica, on Wednesday, June 25. The suspect opened fire during a brief pursuit, as the officer attempted to detain him in connection with a Sunday shooting that injured two juveniles in a Waymo self-driving taxi. This video shows police searching for the shooter.

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FEST25 rollout

FEST25 rollout

21.6.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian student formula team, Formula Student Team, has unveiled its latest achievement: the self-driving electric formula car FEST25, which has been completed after a long and intensive period of development and construction. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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FEST25 rollout

FEST25 rollout

21.6.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian student formula team, Formula Student Team, has unveiled its latest achievement: the self-driving electric formula car FEST25, which has been completed after a long and intensive period of development and construction. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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FEST25 rollout

FEST25 rollout

21.6.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian student formula team, Formula Student Team, has unveiled its latest achievement: the self-driving electric formula car FEST25, which has been completed after a long and intensive period of development and construction. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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FEST25 rollout

FEST25 rollout

21.6.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian student formula team, Formula Student Team, has unveiled its latest achievement: the self-driving electric formula car FEST25, which has been completed after a long and intensive period of development and construction. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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FEST25 rollout

FEST25 rollout

21.6.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian student formula team, Formula Student Team, has unveiled its latest achievement: the self-driving electric formula car FEST25, which has been completed after a long and intensive period of development and construction. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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FEST25 rollout

FEST25 rollout

21.6.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian student formula team, Formula Student Team, has unveiled its latest achievement: the self-driving electric formula car FEST25, which has been completed after a long and intensive period of development and construction. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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FEST25 rollout

FEST25 rollout

21.6.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian student formula team, Formula Student Team, has unveiled its latest achievement: the self-driving electric formula car FEST25, which has been completed after a long and intensive period of development and construction. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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FEST25 rollout

FEST25 rollout

21.6.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian student formula team, Formula Student Team, has unveiled its latest achievement: the self-driving electric formula car FEST25, which has been completed after a long and intensive period of development and construction. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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FEST25 rollout

FEST25 rollout

21.6.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian student formula team, Formula Student Team, has unveiled its latest achievement: the self-driving electric formula car FEST25, which has been completed after a long and intensive period of development and construction. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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FEST25 rollout

FEST25 rollout

21.6.2025, Tallinn. The Estonian student formula team, Formula Student Team, has unveiled its latest achievement: the self-driving electric formula car FEST25, which has been completed after a long and intensive period of development and construction. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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MSDF destroyer port call in Manila

MANILA, Philippines, June 23 Kyodo - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter-carrying destroyer Ise visits a port in Manila on June 21, 2025. (Kyodo)

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