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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Asahi Kuroda of Japan crosses the finish line to place third at the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 1, 2026.

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Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Athletics: Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon

Asahi Kuroda of Japan crosses the finish line to place third at the Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon at J-Lease Stadium in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 1, 2026.

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New cat stationmaster

KINOKAWA, Japan, Jan. 7 Kyodo - Calico cat Yontama is pictured after being appointed the third feline stationmaster alongside a feline apprentice recruit, Rokutama, at Wakayama Electric Railway's Kishi Station in Kinokawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 13, 2025. Yontama succeeded Nitama, the second stationmaster who died in November, continuing a nearly two-decade tradition that has boosted tourism and helped save the line from financial trouble. (Kyodo)

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New cat stationmaster

New cat stationmaster

Calico cat Yontama (R) is pictured after being appointed the third feline stationmaster alongside a feline apprentice recruit, Rokutama, at Wakayama Electric Railway's Kishi Station in Kinokawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 13, 2025. Yontama succeeded Nitama, the second stationmaster who died in November, continuing a nearly two-decade tradition that has boosted tourism and helped save the line from financial trouble.

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New cat stationmaster

New cat stationmaster

Wakayama Electric Railway Co. President Mitsunobu Kojima holds Yontama, a calico cat appointed as the third feline stationmaster at Kishi Station in Kinokawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2026. Yontama succeeded Nitama, the second stationmaster who died in November, continuing a nearly two-decade tradition that has boosted tourism and helped save the line from financial trouble.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay

Aoyama Gakuin University anchor runner Sota Orita crosses the finish line in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2026, securing the university's third consecutive year of victory in the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay.

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Massive Power Outage Creates Chaos In San Francisco - USA

Massive Power Outage Creates Chaos In San Francisco - USA

Residents affected by the power outage wait in line to get supplies in San Francisco, California, the United States, on December 21, 2025. A large-scale power outage struck San Francisco on Saturday, affecting about 130,000 households and businesses, or roughly one-third of all customers served by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) in the city. Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

Johannes Lamparter of Austria celebrates crossing the finish line during men's 10km cross-country skiing Gundersen of Nordic Combined at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic in Kuusamo, Finland on November 29, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

Johannes Lamparter of Austria celebrates crossing the finish line during men's 10km cross-country skiing Gundersen of Nordic Combined at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic in Kuusamo, Finland on November 29, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

Winner Johannes Hösflot Kläbo of Norway crosses the finish line during men's cross country classic skiing sprint final at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 29, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

Winner Johannes Hösflot Kläbo of Norway crosses the finish line during men's cross country classic skiing sprint final at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 29, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

Winner Johannes Hösflot Kläbo of Norway crosses the finish line during men's cross country classic skiing sprint final at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 29, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

Winner Kristine Stavås Skistad of Norway (L) and second placed Jonna Sungling of Sweden cross the finish line during women's cross country classic skiing sprint final at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 29, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic

L-R: Ansgar Evensen of Norway, Jules Chappaz of France and Ristomatti Hakola of Finland cross the finish line during men's cross country classic skiing sprint quarter finals heat at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic Opening event in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 29, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ruka Nordic weekend

Ruka Nordic weekend

Frida Karlsson of Sweden crosses the finish-line to win the women's cross-country skiing 10km classic style competition at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 28, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ruka Nordic weekend

Ruka Nordic weekend

Jessie Diggins of the United States crosses the finish-line to place fifth in the women's cross-country skiing 10km classic style competition at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 28, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Ruka Nordic weekend

Ruka Nordic weekend

Frida Karlsson of Sweden crosses the finish-line to win the women's cross-country skiing 10km classic style competition at the FIS World Cup Ruka Nordic in Kuusamo, Finland, on November 28, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Emma Thompson stars the film Dead of Winter

Emma Thompson stars the film Dead of Winter

Line producer Meri-Tuuli Varis (L), service producer Timo Vierimaa and actresses Gaia Wise and Emma Thompson pose in Helsinki, Finland, on November 27, 2025. Thompson and Wise star the action thriller Dead of Winter which was filmed in the Koli region in North Karelia, Finland. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Emma Thompson stars the film Dead of Winter

Emma Thompson stars the film Dead of Winter

Line producer Meri-Tuuli Varis (L), service producer Timo Vierimaa and actresses Gaia Wise and Emma Thompson pose in Helsinki, Finland, on November 27, 2025. Thompson and Wise star the action thriller Dead of Winter which was filmed in the Koli region in North Karelia, Finland. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Inter-Union Mobilization in Toulouse - France

Inter-Union Mobilization in Toulouse - France

A line of CRS. Third day of protests and strikes in a month. Nationwide strike and protest organized by the inter-union coalition (UNSA, CFDT, CGT, FO, CGC, CFTC, Solidaires, FSU) against budgetary austerity policies and in favor of social and fiscal justice. France, Toulouse, October 2, 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Children Face Education Disruption - Khan Yunis

Gaza Children Face Education Disruption - Khan Yunis

Children line up in the schoolyard outside a tent classroom in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip on September 8, 2025. Gaza is entering a third year with little to no formal schooling: the 2024–25 school year began with all classes in Gaza shut, and by mid-2025 around 97% of educational facilities had been damaged or destroyed by Israeli air strikes. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Children Face Education Disruption - Khan Yunis

Gaza Children Face Education Disruption - Khan Yunis

Children line up in the schoolyard outside a tent classroom in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip on September 8, 2025. Gaza is entering a third year with little to no formal schooling: the 2024–25 school year began with all classes in Gaza shut, and by mid-2025 around 97% of educational facilities had been damaged or destroyed by Israeli air strikes. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gaza Children Face Education Disruption - Khan Yunis

Gaza Children Face Education Disruption - Khan Yunis

Children line up in the schoolyard outside a tent classroom in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip on September 8, 2025. Gaza is entering a third year with little to no formal schooling: the 2024–25 school year began with all classes in Gaza shut, and by mid-2025 around 97% of educational facilities had been damaged or destroyed by Israeli air strikes. Photo by Abdelrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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VOLLEY - Amichevole - Courmayeur Cup 2025 - Third-place final - Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano vs Numia Vero Volley Milano

VOLLEY - Amichevole - Courmayeur Cup 2025 - Third-place final - Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano vs Numia Vero Volley Milano

Line up (Numia Vero Volley Milano) during Courmayeur Cup 2025 - Third-place final - Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano vs Numia Vero Volley Milano, Volleyball Test Match in Courmayeur (AO), Italy, September 27 2025

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VOLLEY - Amichevole - Courmayeur Cup 2025 - Third-place final - Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano vs Numia Vero Volley Milano

VOLLEY - Amichevole - Courmayeur Cup 2025 - Third-place final - Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano vs Numia Vero Volley Milano

Line up (Prosecco Doc A.Carraro Imoco Volley Conegliano) during Courmayeur Cup 2025 - Third-place final - Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano vs Numia Vero Volley Milano, Volleyball Test Match in Courmayeur (AO), Italy, September 27 2025

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VOLLEY - Amichevole - Courmayeur Cup 2025 - Third-place final - Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano vs Numia Vero Volley Milano

VOLLEY - Amichevole - Courmayeur Cup 2025 - Third-place final - Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano vs Numia Vero Volley Milano

Line up (Prosecco Doc A.Carraro Imoco Volley Conegliano) during Courmayeur Cup 2025 - Third-place final - Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano vs Numia Vero Volley Milano, Volleyball Test Match in Courmayeur (AO), Italy, September 27 2025

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VOLLEY - Amichevole - Courmayeur Cup 2025 - Third-place final - Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano vs Numia Vero Volley Milano

VOLLEY - Amichevole - Courmayeur Cup 2025 - Third-place final - Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano vs Numia Vero Volley Milano

Line up (Numia Vero Volley Milano) during Courmayeur Cup 2025 - Third-place final - Prosecco Doc Imoco Conegliano vs Numia Vero Volley Milano, Volleyball Test Match in Courmayeur (AO), Italy, September 27 2025

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Xinjiang Clean Energy Development - China

Xinjiang Clean Energy Development - China

Staff members work on the production line of photovoltaic panels at the workshop of a new energy company in Ruoqiang County, Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Sept. 22, 2025. Xinjiang, a region rich in solar and wind energy resources, has vigorously developed the new energy industry in recent years, accelerating the construction of large-scale wind and photovoltaic power base projects. A 750-kilovolt (kV) "power expressway loop," the country's largest of its kind, has taken shape throughout Xinjiang, providing strong support for efficient energy allocation. Today, about one third of the electricity transmitted in Xinjiang comes from clean energy sources such as wind and solar power. It transmits over 270 billion kilowatt-hours of green electricity to other regions. Besides, an increasing number of companies are developing clean energy in Xinjiang, driving the region's green development. The categories of new energy equipment manufacturing ind

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IAAF World Athletics Championships 2025

IAAF World Athletics Championships 2025

Femke Bol of the Netherlands crosses the finish-line to win the women's 400m hurdles final ahead of second-placed Jasmine Jones (2L) of the United States at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, on September 19, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani reacts after being hit by a sharp line drive single off the bat of the Arizona Diamondbacks' Alek Thomas in the third inning of a baseball game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on Sept. 23, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (C) of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia (L) and Shericka Jackson of Jamaica finished third and fourth, respectively.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (C) of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia (L) and Shericka Jackson of Jamaica finished third and fourth, respectively.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (R) of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025. At left is Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia finishing third.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (C) crosses the finish line to win the women's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia (L) and Shericka Jackson of Jamaica finished third and fourth, respectively.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (C) crosses the finish line to win the women's 100-meter event at the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025. Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia (L) and Shericka Jackson of Jamaica finished third and fourth, respectively.

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HÄCKEN-ATLÉTICO MADRID

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE HÄCKEN-ATLÉTICO MADRID

The teams line up for thursday's football match, third qualifying round match 1 in the best of 2, between BK Häcken and Atlético de Madrid at Bravida arena in Gothenburg, Sweden on september 11, 2025.Photo: Adam Ihse / TT / Code 9200

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Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field Underway in Huzhou

Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field Underway in Huzhou

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 24, 2025 - The final layer of asphalt paving for the long straight line and dynamic square project of the third phase of the intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field is underway in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China on June 24, 2025.

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Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field Underway in Huzhou

Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field Underway in Huzhou

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 24, 2025 - The final layer of asphalt paving for the long straight line and dynamic square project of the third phase of the intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field is underway in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China on June 24, 2025.

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Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field Underway in Huzhou

Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field Underway in Huzhou

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 24, 2025 - The final layer of asphalt paving for the long straight line and dynamic square project of the third phase of the intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field is underway in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China on June 24, 2025.

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Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field Underway in Huzhou

Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field Underway in Huzhou

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 24, 2025 - The final layer of asphalt paving for the long straight line and dynamic square project of the third phase of the intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field is underway in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China on June 24, 2025.

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Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field Underway in Huzhou

Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field Underway in Huzhou

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 24, 2025 - The final layer of asphalt paving for the long straight line and dynamic square project of the third phase of the intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field is underway in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China on June 24, 2025.

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Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field Underway in Huzhou

Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field Underway in Huzhou

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 24, 2025 - The final layer of asphalt paving for the long straight line and dynamic square project of the third phase of the intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field is underway in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China on June 24, 2025.

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Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field Underway in Huzhou

Intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field Underway in Huzhou

HUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 24, 2025 - The final layer of asphalt paving for the long straight line and dynamic square project of the third phase of the intelligent Connected Vehicle Test Field is underway in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China on June 24, 2025.

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Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (15TH DISTRICT). THE SKYTRAIN (SUBWAY LINE 6) ABOVE THE GRENELLE BOULEVARD. IN THE BACKGROUND: THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE EIFFEL TOWER Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lahti Ski Games

Lahti Ski Games

Winner Johannes Lamparter of Austria cheers as he crosses the finisih line in men's Nordic Combined cross country skiing individual gundersen at the FIS Nordic World Cup Lahti Ski Games in Lahti, Finland, on March 22, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Lahti Ski Games

Lahti Ski Games

Johannes Hösflot Kläbo of Norway arrives to finish line during men's cross country skiing freestyle team sprint final at the FIS Nordic World Cup Lahti Ski Games in Lahti, Finland, on March 22, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / PEPE KORTENIEMI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Pepe Korteniemi/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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