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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (R) receives guard of honor during a visit to Ankara on Nov. 27, 2025, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walking beside him. The pope is making a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon, his first overseas trip outside Italy.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV conducts mass at an arena in Istanbul on Nov. 29, 2025, during a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon, his first overseas trip outside Italy.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (L) celebrates his first public Mass abroad at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025, as he makes his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (L) celebrates his first public Mass abroad at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025, as he makes his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first public Mass abroad at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025, as he makes his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first public Mass abroad at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025, as he makes his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first public Mass abroad at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025, as he makes his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (front, L) attends a ceremony marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea with leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church at the archaeological excavation site of the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos, in Iznik, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025, during his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (front, C) attends a ceremony marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea with leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church at the archaeological excavation site of the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos, in Iznik, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025, during his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (front, C) attends a ceremony marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea with leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church at the archaeological excavation site of the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos, in Iznik, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025, during his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV in Turkey

Pope Leo XIV (front, C) attends a ceremony marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea with leaders of the Eastern Orthodox Church at the archaeological excavation site of the ancient Basilica of Saint Neophytos, in Iznik, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025, during his first foreign trip, a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon.

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Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

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

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Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

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

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Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

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

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Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

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

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Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

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

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Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

Lebanon Readies for Papal Visit

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

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko places her palms together before getting on a train at Vientiane station on her way to Luang Prabang, an ancient Lao capital, on the fourth day of her six-day official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (C) places her palms together before getting on a train at Vientiane station on her way to Luang Prabang, an ancient Lao capital, on the fourth day of her six-day official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (4th from R) arrives at Vientiane station on her way to Luang Prabang, an ancient Lao capital, on the fourth day of her six-day official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko arrives at Vientiane station on her way to Luang Prabang, an ancient Lao capital, on the fourth day of her six-day official trip to Laos on Nov. 20, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Kishida returns home

Japan PM Kishida returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 6, 2024, following a six-day trip to France, Brazil and Paraguay.

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Japan PM Kishida returns home

Japan PM Kishida returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 6, 2024, following a six-day trip to France, Brazil and Paraguay.

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Japan PM Kishida returns home

Japan PM Kishida returns home

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 6, 2024, following a six-day trip to France, Brazil and Paraguay.

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Japan PM Kishida begins 6-day overseas trip

Japan PM Kishida begins 6-day overseas trip

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 1, 2024, before embarking on a six-day trip to France, Brazil and Paraguay.

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Japan PM Kishida begins 6-day overseas trip

Japan PM Kishida begins 6-day overseas trip

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 1, 2024, before embarking on a six-day trip to France, Brazil and Paraguay.

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Japan PM Kishida begins 6-day overseas trip

Japan PM Kishida begins 6-day overseas trip

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida waves from a government plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 1, 2024, prior to his departure for a six-day trip to France, Brazil and Paraguay.

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Japan's Foreign Minister Kamikawa

Japan's Foreign Minister Kamikawa

Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa speaks to reporters at Narita airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Oct. 8, 2023, on returning from the six-day trip to Brunei, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. She condemned the Hamas militants' surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip.

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Japan crown prince winds up official trip to Vietnam

Japan crown prince winds up official trip to Vietnam

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are seen off at an airport in Da Nang, central Vietnam, on Sept. 25, 2023, after winding up their six-day official visit to Vietnam to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Japan and Vietnam.

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Japan crown prince winds up official trip to Vietnam

Japan crown prince winds up official trip to Vietnam

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (C) and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are seen off at an airport in Da Nang, central Vietnam, on Sept. 25, 2023, after winding up their six-day official visit to Vietnam to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Japan and Vietnam.

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Japanese PM Abe talks with Jordanian King Abdullah

Japanese PM Abe talks with Jordanian King Abdullah

AMMAN, Jordan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and Jordanian King Abdullah II (R) hold talks in Jordan's capital Amman on Jan. 18, 2015. Abe is in Jordan on the second leg of a six-day trip to the Middle East.

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Japanese PM Abe talks with Jordanian King Abdullah

Japanese PM Abe talks with Jordanian King Abdullah

AMMAN, Jordan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Jordanian King Abdullah II shake hands in Jordan's capital Amman on Jan. 18, 2015, prior to their talks. Abe is in Jordan on the second leg of a six-day trip to the Middle East.

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Japanese PM Abe arrives in Jordan

Japanese PM Abe arrives in Jordan

AMMAN, Jordan - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie are greeted by an honor guard at Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan's capital Amman on Jan. 17, 2015, upon their arrival from Cairo as part of Abe's six-day Middle East trip.

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Japanese lawmaker makes unauthorized trip to N. Korea

Japanese lawmaker makes unauthorized trip to N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese Diet member Antonio Inoki (R) arrives at Pyongyang's international airport on Nov. 2, 2013. Inoki arrived in North Korea on a six-day visit without having received the required permission of the Japanese parliament, saying he wants to keep dialogue with Pyongyang open in order to resolve bilateral issues.

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Japanese lawmaker makes unauthorized trip to N. Korea

Japanese lawmaker makes unauthorized trip to N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese Diet member Antonio Inoki (L) shakes hands with a North Korean official after arriving in Pyongyang on Nov. 2, 2013. Inoki arrived in North Korea on a six-day visit without having received the required permission of the Japanese parliament, saying he wants to keep dialogue with Pyongyang open in order to resolve bilateral issues.

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Japanese lawmaker makes unauthorized trip to N. Korea

Japanese lawmaker makes unauthorized trip to N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese Diet member Antonio Inoki (R) arrives at Pyongyang's international airport on Nov. 2, 2013. Inoki arrived in North Korea on a six-day visit without having received the required permission of the Japanese parliament, saying he wants to keep dialogue with Pyongyang open in order to resolve bilateral issues.

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Japanese lawmaker makes unauthorized trip to N. Korea

Japanese lawmaker makes unauthorized trip to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Japanese Diet member Antonio Inoki answers reporters' questions at Beijing's international airport before leaving for North Korea on Nov. 2, 2013. Inoki arrived in North Korea later that day on a six-day visit without having received the required permission of the Japanese parliament, saying he wants to keep dialogue with Pyongyang open in order to resolve bilateral issues.

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Japanese lawmaker makes unauthorized trip to N. Korea

Japanese lawmaker makes unauthorized trip to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Japanese Diet member Antonio Inoki is pictured at Beijing's international airport before leaving for North Korea on Nov. 2, 2013. Inoki arrived in North Korea later that day on a six-day visit without having received the required permission of the Japanese parliament, saying he wants to keep dialogue with Pyongyang open in order to resolve bilateral issues.

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Abe leaves for trip to Middle East

Abe leaves for trip to Middle East

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves before boarding an aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 24, 2013 and leaving on a six-day trip to three member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar -- as well as Djibouti.

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Abe leaves for trip to Middle East

Abe leaves for trip to Middle East

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 24, 2013 before leaving on a six-day trip to three member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar -- as well as Djibouti.

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U.S. Vice President Biden visits China

U.S. Vice President Biden visits China

BEIJING, China - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) is escorted by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 18, 2011. Biden arrived in the capital on the previous day on his first trip to Asia as vice president and is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao during the six-day visit. (Pool photo)

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U.S. Vice President Biden visits China

U.S. Vice President Biden visits China

BEIJING, China - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (3rd from L) attends a welcoming ceremony, escorted by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (2nd from L), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 18, 2011. Biden arrived in the capital the previous day on his first trip to Asia as vice president and is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao during his six-day visit. (Pool photo)

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Hatoyama returns home after diplomatic debut in U.S.

Hatoyama returns home after diplomatic debut in U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife Miyuki return home at Haneda airport on Sept. 26, 2009, from a six-day trip to the United States where the premier made his diplomatic debut after taking office earlier this month. Hatoyama attended a series of U.N. meetings in New York, a financial summit in Pittsburgh and held bilateral talks with other leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao.

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Hatoyama, wife leave for home after G-20 summit

Hatoyama, wife leave for home after G-20 summit

PITTSBURGH, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama waves before boarding a government plane with his wife Miyuki at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 25, 2009, returning home after a six-day trip to the United States that marked his diplomatic debut as prime minister. During the trip, Hatoyama attended a U.N. climate change summit in New York and the financial summit of the Group of 20 economies in Pittsburgh. (Pool photo)

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Hatoyama arrives in N.Y., making his diplomatic debut

Hatoyama arrives in N.Y., making his diplomatic debut

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and his wife Miyuki arrive in New York on Sept. 21, 2009, on a six-day trip to attend a series of U.N. meetings in New York and a financial summit in Pittsburgh as well as to meet with leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the events. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Koizumi leaves Japan on 4-nation trip

Koizumi leaves Japan on 4-nation trip

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi waves as he leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 28 on a six-day trip to India, Pakistan, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

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Pro-Pyongyang Koreans in Japan leave for homecoming in S. Korea

Pro-Pyongyang Koreans in Japan leave for homecoming in S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - A group of 50 Korean residents in Japan (L side) are seen off at Narita airport east of Tokyo on Sept. 22 before leaving on a homecoming trip to South Korea, the first delegation organized by the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan. The participants, who are in their 70s, 80s and 90s, will meet family and visit relatives' graves, during the six-day trip.

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Jiang arrives in Japan

Jiang arrives in Japan

Chinese President Jiang Zemin, accompanied by his wife Wang Yeping, arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Nov. 25 on a six-day state visit, the first official trip to Japan by a Chinese head of state.

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Queen Elizabeth in Japan in 1975+

Queen Elizabeth in Japan in 1975+

TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 9 Kyodo - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip wave at Tokyo's Haneda airport after winding up their six-day trip to Japan.

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Koizumi leaves Japan on 4-nation trip

Koizumi leaves Japan on 4-nation trip

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi waves as he leaves Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 28 on a six-day trip to India, Pakistan, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. (Kyodo)

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