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Debate by leaders of Japanese political parties

Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi speaks at a debate session with the leaders of six other political parties at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2026, a day before official campaigning for the Feb. 8 general election starts.

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Debate by leaders of Japanese political parties

Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi speaks at a debate session with the leaders of six other political parties at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2026, a day before official campaigning for the Feb. 8 general election starts.

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Debate by leaders of Japanese political parties

Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party head Sanae Takaichi speaks at a debate session with the leaders of six other political parties at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2026, a day before official campaigning for the Feb. 8 general election starts.

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List Leaders Debate - Netherlands

Rob Jetten (D66). The leading candidates of six parties face each other in a new election debate at rtl late night. Netherlands on October 19, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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List Leaders Debate - Netherlands

Jimmy Dijk. The leading candidates of six parties face each other in a new election debate at rtl late night. Netherlands on October 19, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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List Leaders Debate - Netherlands

Henri Bontenbal (CDA), Dilan Yeşilgöz (VVD) and Rob Jetten (D66) Jooost Eerdmans. The leading candidates of six parties face each other in a new election debate at rtl late night. Netherlands on October 19, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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List Leaders Debate - Netherlands

Rob Jetten (D66). The leading candidates of six parties face each other in a new election debate at rtl late night. Netherlands on October 19, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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List Leaders Debate - Netherlands

Jimmy Dijk. The leading candidates of six parties face each other in a new election debate at rtl late night. Netherlands on October 19, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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List Leaders Debate - Netherlands

Dilan Yeşilgöz (VVD). The leading candidates of six parties face each other in a new election debate at rtl late night. Netherlands on October 19, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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List Leaders Debate - Netherlands

Dilan Yeşilgöz (VVD). The leading candidates of six parties face each other in a new election debate at rtl late night. Netherlands on October 19, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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List Leaders Debate - Netherlands

Henri Bontenbal (CDA), Dilan Yeşilgöz (VVD) and Rob Jetten (D66). The leading candidates of six parties face each other in a new election debate at rtl late night. Netherlands on October 19, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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List Leaders Debate - Netherlands

Frans Timmermans (GroenLinks-PvdA), Dilan Yeşilgöz (VVD) and Rob Jetten (D66). The leading candidates of six parties face each other in a new election debate at rtl late night. Netherlands on October 19, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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List Leaders Debate - Netherlands

Henri Bontenbal (CDA). The leading candidates of six parties face each other in a new election debate at rtl late night. Netherlands on October 19, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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List Leaders Debate - Netherlands

Frans Timmermans (GroenLinks-PvdA), Henri Bontenbal (CDA), Dilan Yeşilgöz (VVD) and Rob Jetten (D66) Jooost eerdmans ja21 Sp jimmy dijk. The leading candidates of six parties face each other in a new election debate at rtl late night. Netherlands on October 19, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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List Leaders Debate - Netherlands

Frans Timmermans (GroenLinks-PvdA), Henri Bontenbal (CDA), Dilan Yeşilgöz (VVD) and Rob Jetten (D66) Jooost eerdmans ja21 Sp jimmy dijk. The leading candidates of six parties face each other in a new election debate at rtl late night. Netherlands on October 19, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate in the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, appears after the vote count during the monitoring of the Catalan autonomous elections election day, at Jean Carrère Space, on May 12, 2024, in Argelès (France). Nearly six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomous president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

PSC leader and party candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, gives a press conference during the follow up of the Catalan autonomic election day, at the PSC headquarters, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Almost six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomic president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate in the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, appears after the vote count during the monitoring of the Catalan autonomous elections election day, at Jean Carrère Space, on May 12, 2024, in Argelès (France). Nearly six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomous president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate in the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, appears after the vote count during the monitoring of the Catalan autonomous elections election day, at Jean Carrère Space, on May 12, 2024, in Argelès (France). Nearly six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomous president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate in the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, appears after the vote count during the monitoring of the Catalan autonomous elections election day, at Jean Carrère Space, on May 12, 2024, in Argelès (France). Nearly six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomous president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

The former president of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Junts candidate in the Catalan elections, Carles Puigdemont, appears after the vote count during the monitoring of the Catalan autonomous elections election day, at Jean Carrère Space, on May 12, 2024, in Argelès (France). Nearly six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomous president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Gloria Sanchez/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

PSC leader and party candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa (c), during the monitoring of the election day of the Catalan autonomous elections, at the PSC headquarters, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Nearly six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomous president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

PSC leader and party candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, during the monitoring of the election day of the Catalan autonomous elections, at the PSC headquarters, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Almost six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomic president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

PSC leader and party candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa (c), during the monitoring of the election day of the Catalan autonomous elections, at the PSC headquarters, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Nearly six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomous president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Socialists Win Catalan Regional Elections

PSC leader and party candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, gives a press conference during the follow up of the Catalan autonomic election day, at the PSC headquarters, on May 12, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Almost six million Catalans have been called to the polls today, May 12, to elect their new autonomic president for the next four years. There are 135 seats at stake, in what will be the XIV legislature of Catalonia, so the candidates of the different parties must reach an absolute majority of 68 seats to win the Presidency. Photo by Lorena Sopena/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Election Monitoring - Indonesia

Several political parties person are seen signing the six points of the General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) agreement while opening the monitoring alert and declaration of the peaceful campaign for the 2024 general election at the Maimun Palace in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on November 29, 2023. In the declaration of the Chairman of Bawaslu, M Aswin Diapari Lubis emphasized six points of supervision in carrying out the campaign in the 2024 general election, according to the law, not engaging in money politics, not carrying out intimidation, hate speech and spreading hoaxes, not insulting a person, religion, tribe, race, group, and supporting Bawaslu carries out prevention, supervision and action against violations. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Election Monitoring - Indonesia

Several political parties person are seen signing the six points of the General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) agreement while opening the monitoring alert and declaration of the peaceful campaign for the 2024 general election at the Maimun Palace in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on November 29, 2023. In the declaration of the Chairman of Bawaslu, M Aswin Diapari Lubis emphasized six points of supervision in carrying out the campaign in the 2024 general election, according to the law, not engaging in money politics, not carrying out intimidation, hate speech and spreading hoaxes, not insulting a person, religion, tribe, race, group, and supporting Bawaslu carries out prevention, supervision and action against violations. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Election Monitoring - Indonesia

Several political parties person are seen signing the six points of the General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) agreement while opening the monitoring alert and declaration of the peaceful campaign for the 2024 general election at the Maimun Palace in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on November 29, 2023. In the declaration of the Chairman of Bawaslu, M Aswin Diapari Lubis emphasized six points of supervision in carrying out the campaign in the 2024 general election, according to the law, not engaging in money politics, not carrying out intimidation, hate speech and spreading hoaxes, not insulting a person, religion, tribe, race, group, and supporting Bawaslu carries out prevention, supervision and action against violations. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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General Election Monitoring - Indonesia

A member of the General Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) is seen holding the banner of one of several political parties while opening the monitoring alert and declaration of the peaceful campaign for the 2024 general election at the Maimun Palace in Medan, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia on November 29, 2023. In the declaration of the Chairman of Bawaslu, M Aswin Diapari Lubis emphasized six points of supervision in carrying out the campaign in the 2024 general election, according to the law, not engaging in money politics, not carrying out intimidation, hate speech and spreading hoaxes, not insulting a person, religion, tribe, race, group, and supporting Bawaslu carries out prevention, supervision and action against violations. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Attends The Rei Jaume I Awards - Valencia

King Felipe VI leaves the Rei Jaume I Awards ceremony, at the Lonja de los Mercaderes in Valencia, on November 28, 2023, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). The Rei Jaume I Awards are granted to individuals who stand out in their field of work and who have carried out most of their professional activity in Spain. Candidates must be nominated by third parties and must demonstrate their qualities. Each of the six awards is endowed with 100,000 euros and a gold medal, and are recognized as the most prestigious awards for the activity carried out in Spain and one of the best paid in the country. Photo by Jorge Gil / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Attends The Rei Jaume I Awards - Valencia

A Royal Guard at the exit of the Rei Jaume I Awards ceremony, at the Lonja de los Mercaderes in Valencia, on November 28, 2023, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). The Rei Jaume I Awards are granted to individuals who stand out in their field of work and who have carried out most of their professional activity in Spain. Candidates must be nominated by third parties and must demonstrate their qualities. Each of the six awards is endowed with 100,000 euros and a gold medal, and are recognized as the most prestigious awards for the activity carried out in Spain and one of the best paid in the country. Photo by Jorge Gil / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Attends The Rei Jaume I Awards - Valencia

Attendees at King Felipe VI's departure from the Rei Jaume I Awards ceremony at the Lonja de los Mercaderes in Valencia, on November 28, 2023, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). The Rei Jaume I Awards are granted to individuals who stand out in their field of work and who have carried out most of their professional activity in Spain. Candidates must be nominated by third parties and must demonstrate their qualities. Each of the six awards is endowed with 100,000 euros and a gold medal, and are recognized as the most prestigious awards for the activity carried out in Spain and one of the best paid in the country. Photo by Jorge Gil / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Attends The Rei Jaume I Awards - Valencia

King Felipe VI greets the audience as he leaves the Rei Jaume I Awards ceremony at the Lonja de los Mercaderes in Valencia on November 28, 2023, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). The Rei Jaume I Awards are granted to individuals who stand out in their field of work and who have carried out most of their professional activity in Spain. Candidates must be nominated by third parties and must demonstrate their qualities. Each of the six awards is endowed with 100,000 euros and a gold medal, and are recognized as the most prestigious awards for the activity carried out in Spain and one of the best paid in the country. Photo by Jorge Gil / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Attends The Rei Jaume I Awards - Valencia

King Felipe VI leaves the Rei Jaume I Awards ceremony, at the Lonja de los Mercaderes in Valencia, on November 28, 2023, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). The Rei Jaume I Awards are granted to individuals who stand out in their field of work and who have carried out most of their professional activity in Spain. Candidates must be nominated by third parties and must demonstrate their qualities. Each of the six awards is endowed with 100,000 euros and a gold medal, and are recognized as the most prestigious awards for the activity carried out in Spain and one of the best paid in the country. Photo by Jorge Gil / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Attends The Rei Jaume I Awards - Valencia

King Felipe VI leaves the Rei Jaume I Awards ceremony, at the Lonja de los Mercaderes in Valencia, on November 28, 2023, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). The Rei Jaume I Awards are granted to individuals who stand out in their field of work and who have carried out most of their professional activity in Spain. Candidates must be nominated by third parties and must demonstrate their qualities. Each of the six awards is endowed with 100,000 euros and a gold medal, and are recognized as the most prestigious awards for the activity carried out in Spain and one of the best paid in the country. Photo by Jorge Gil / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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King Felipe Attends The Rei Jaume I Awards - Valencia

King Felipe VI greets the audience as he leaves the Rei Jaume I Awards ceremony at the Lonja de los Mercaderes in Valencia on November 28, 2023, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). The Rei Jaume I Awards are granted to individuals who stand out in their field of work and who have carried out most of their professional activity in Spain. Candidates must be nominated by third parties and must demonstrate their qualities. Each of the six awards is endowed with 100,000 euros and a gold medal, and are recognized as the most prestigious awards for the activity carried out in Spain and one of the best paid in the country. Photo by Jorge Gil / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-ELECTION-CHRISTOPHER LUXON

(231015) -- AUCKLAND, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's National Party's leader Christopher Luxon addresses his supporters in Auckland, New Zealand, Oct. 14, 2023. New Zealand's National Party wins the general election, with the Labor Party to step down after six years in office, according to preliminary results of the election on Sunday (local time). A coalition of right-wing parties led by the National Party won more than half of parliamentary seats and secured the right to form a government, and National Party's leader Christopher Luxon will be the prime minister of the new government. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-ELECTION-CHRISTOPHER LUXON

(231015) -- AUCKLAND, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's National Party's leader Christopher Luxon addresses his supporters in Auckland, New Zealand, Oct. 14, 2023. New Zealand's National Party wins the general election, with the Labor Party to step down after six years in office, according to preliminary results of the election on Sunday (local time). A coalition of right-wing parties led by the National Party won more than half of parliamentary seats and secured the right to form a government, and National Party's leader Christopher Luxon will be the prime minister of the new government. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-ELECTION-CHRISTOPHER LUXON

(231015) -- AUCKLAND, Oct. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's National Party's leader Christopher Luxon (C) greets his supporters in Auckland, New Zealand, Oct. 14, 2023. New Zealand's National Party wins the general election, with the Labor Party to step down after six years in office, according to preliminary results of the election on Sunday (local time). A coalition of right-wing parties led by the National Party won more than half of parliamentary seats and secured the right to form a government, and National Party's leader Christopher Luxon will be the prime minister of the new government. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)

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Thai new PM, cabinet sworn in before king

STORY: Thai new PM, cabinet sworn in before king DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his cabinet ministers swearing in before King Maha Vajiralongkorn STORYLINE: Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his cabinet ministers on Tuesday were sworn in before King Maha Vajiralongkorn, following the royal endorsement of the new portfolios last week. Srettha and 33 cabinet members under the Pheu Thai Party-led government recited the oath of allegiance before an audience with the king at the Dusit Palace in Bangkok. Six deputy prime ministers from four major parties in the coalition, including Pheu Thai, Bhumjaithai, Palang Pracharath, and the United Thai Nation, attended the ceremony, along with other cabinet ministers and their deputies. Speaking at the government house after the swearing-in ceremony, Srettha said, "This government is a people's government. Every cabinet member is here today as a repre

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Pakistan verifies 241.49 mln population as top body approves 7th census

STORY: Pakistan verifies 241.49 mln population as top body approves 7th census DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pakistan STORYLINE: Pakistan on Saturday verified that its population has reached 241.49 million after the country's top body the Council of Common Interests (CCI) unanimously approved the 7th census conducted earlier this year, said the Prime Minster's office. The media wing of the Prime Minister's Office said in a statement that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif chaired the CCI's 50th session, which was attended by chief ministers and representatives of all political parties, and all participants deliberated and fully agreed with the results of the census. On the occasion, the prime minister said the country's population increased by over 35 million during the last six years, which is a cause for concern and a challenge because it is more than Pakistan's economic growth. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics told the meeting that t

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Voting underway in presidential runoff in Türkiye

STORY: Voting underway in presidential runoff in Türkiye DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting in Ankara 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter "Turkish voters started to cast their ballots on Sunday as of 8 a.m. (0500 GMT) local time for the second round of the presidential election. In Istanbul, the country's largest city with around 11 million eligible voters, many people already showed up at the polling stations before the start. Over 31,000 ballot boxes have been set up across all 39 districts. The second round is expected to be a knife-edge contest between the incumbent president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the joint opposition candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Turkish people will either decide to continue with Erdogan for another five-year term or vote for change and elect Kilicdaroglu. A six-party opposition bloc and several other minor parties back Kilic

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Istanbul becomes hotbed of political canvassing ahead of upcoming elections in Türkiye

STORY: Istanbul becomes hotbed of political canvassing ahead of upcoming elections in Türkiye DATELINE: May 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Turkish political parties canvassing in Istanbul 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): KEMAL DURANOGLU, Member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) 3. various of the Turkish political parties canvassing in Istanbul 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): BAHAR ALBAN, Member of the Republican People's Party 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): BAHAR ALBAN, Member of the Republican People's Party STORYLINE: As the upcoming Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14 is around the corner, an army of canvassing volunteers is out in Istanbul's streets, trying their best to woo a vote from 11.3 million eligible voters living in the Türkiye's largest city. With more than one in six eligible voters, Istanbul, also a cultural and financial center, is considered the most important battleground city in the elections. Mean

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Hungarian parliament approves Finland's accession to NATO

STORY: Hungarian parliament approves Finland's accession to NATO DATELINE: March 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of the Hungarian parliament building 2. various of the official recording of Hungarian parliament voting STORYLINE: The Hungarian parliament on Monday approved legislation allowing Finland to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 182 members of parliament voted in favor and six against, while 11 lawmakers were absent. Besides the far-right party Mi Hazank (Our Homeland), all parties voted in favor of Finland's accession. Elod Novak, vice president of Mi Hazank, said last Friday that his party would veto Finland's accession because "expanding the military alliance on Russia's border would be a provocation, while the neutral zone is an international interest." The Hungarian parliament originally tabled to vote on the ratification of the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO in the last trimester of 2022, but had since decided

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Syrian Kurds protest killing of four Syrian Kurds in front of UN office in Iraq's Erbil

STORY: Syrian Kurds protest killing of four Syrian Kurds in front of UN office in Iraq's Erbil DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest in front of the United Nations office 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ABDULBAQI KULU, Syrian Kurdish politician STORYLINE: Six Syrian Kurdish parties and civil organizations organized Thursday a vigil in front of the United Nations office in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, to protest the killing of four Syrian Kurds in Afrin, northern Syria. Dozens of Syrian Kurdish refugees took part in an hours-long vigil in front of the UN office. The protesters carried slogans condemning the policies of the Turkish-backed Syrian opposition in Afrin and called for the international community to intervene and protect Afrin and its other residents from the factions. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ABDULBAQI KULU, Syrian Kurdish politician "We demand protection under the supervision of an international body, and the return of the displace

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CPC's experience is inspiring: Zimbabwe's ruling party youth leaders

STORY: CPC's experience is inspiring: Zimbabwe's ruling party youth leaders DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:45 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership School 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TENDAI CHIRAU, Deputy secretary for security of the ZANU-PF politburo of Zimbabwe 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): HOPEWELL MUPANGANYAMA, Chairman, Youth Desk, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TATENDA MATEVERA, Member of Parliament, ZANU-PF STORYLINE: Youth leaders from Zimbabwe's ruling party have said the valuable lessons they acquired in a leadership workshop organized by the Communist Party of China are inspiring. The workshop was held at the Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership School in Tanzania last May. The leadership school was co-founded by six parties in southern Africa: Tanzania's Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, the African National Congress of South Africa, the Mozambique Liberation Front Party, the People's Movement for th

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Georgia opposition alliance

TBILISI, Georgia - Georgian Dream, an alliance of six opposition parties, rallies in Tbilisi on Sept. 29, 2012.

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Japanese lawmakers view disputed Senkaku Islands

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Japanese lawmakers observe Uotsuri Island in the Senkaku island chain in the East China Sea on June 10, 2012. A private group and local fishermen took around 120 people on 14 fishing vessels to the area, including six lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties, Tokyo metropolitan assembly members, employees of Ishigaki city in Okinawa and reporters.

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Ex-U.S. President Carter in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (L) and South Korean Unification Minister Hyun In Taek shake hands in Seoul on April 28, 2011, after Carter's trip to North Korea aiming to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has said he is prepared for a summit with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak and is also willing to negotiate with parties of the six-party nuclear talks on any subject at any time and without any preconditions, according to Carter, citing Kim's message. Carter and three former European leaders did not meet with Kim during the three-day trip.

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Ex-U.S. President Carter leaves Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (L) and North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho shake hands in Pyongyang on April 28, 2011, as Carter leaves North Korea after his visit aiming to reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Carter told a press conference in Seoul the same day that the North's leader Kim Jong Il expressed his willingness to talk to parties of the six-party nuclear talks about any subject at any time without any preconditions in a message Carter received.