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U.N. session on Iran crisis

U.N. session on Iran crisis

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz (C) speaks during an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 15, 2026, following the escalation of violence against protesters by authorities in Iran.

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Illustration - Claire Tabouret

Illustration - Claire Tabouret

FRANCE. PARIS (75) GRAND PALAIS. EXHIBITION ENTITLED ?D'UN SEUL SOUFFLE? (IN A SINGLE BREATH) BY CLAIRE TABOURET, FEATURING THE SIX STAINED GLASS WINDOW DESIGNS THAT WILL ADORN SIX CHAPELS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE NAVE OF NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL IN PARIS AT THE END OF 2026: FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE WINDOWS OF THE CHAPELS OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL, SAINTE GENEVIEVE, SAINT DENYS, AND SAINT PAUL CHEN. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Claire Tabouret

Illustration - Claire Tabouret

FRANCE. PARIS (75) GRAND PALAIS. EXHIBITION ENTITLED ?D'UN SEUL SOUFFLE? (IN A SINGLE BREATH) BY CLAIRE TABOURET, FEATURING SIX STAINED GLASS WINDOW DESIGNS THAT WILL ADORN SIX CHAPELS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE NAVE OF NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL IN PARIS BY THE END OF 2026. WINDOW OF THE SAINT PAUL CHEN CHAPEL. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ambassadors Conference - Paris

Ambassadors Conference - Paris

French diplomate and current ambassador at the Permanent mission of France to the United Nations in New York Jerome Bonnafont attends an Ambassadors Conference at the conference centre of the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, in Paris, on January 9, 2026. Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.N. spokesman Dujarric at press conference

U.N. spokesman Dujarric at press conference

Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks at a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 8, 2026.

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U.N. spokesman Dujarric at press conference

U.N. spokesman Dujarric at press conference

Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks at a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Illustration - Paris Under the Snow - Paris

Illustration - Paris Under the Snow - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) ILE DE LA CITE. THE FORECOURT OF NOTRE-DAME DE PARIS CATHEDRAL UNDER SNOW (BEFORE THE DRAMATIC FIRE OF APRIL 15, 2019) Photo by Jean-François Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.N. flag

U.N. flag

File photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2026, shows a United Nations flag.

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U.N. flag

U.N. flag

File photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2026, shows a United Nations flag.

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U.N. flag

U.N. flag

File photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2026, shows a United Nations flag.

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U.N. University in Tokyo

U.N. University in Tokyo

File photo taken on Jan. 8, 2026, shows the building housing the United Nations University headquarters in Tokyo.

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U.N. session on U.S. attack on Venezuela

U.N. session on U.S. attack on Venezuela

Venezuelan Ambassador to the United Nations Samuel Moncada (front, C) speaks during an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 5, 2026, following a U.S. military operation in Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro.

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U.N. session on U.S. attack on Venezuela

U.N. session on U.S. attack on Venezuela

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz (C) speaks during an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Jan. 5, 2026, following a U.S. military operation in Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro.

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Newly Elected Non-Permanent Members Of The UN Security Council - NYC

Newly Elected Non-Permanent Members Of The UN Security Council - NYC

Kazakh UN ambassador Kairat Umarov speaks at a flag installation ceremony for the five new elected members of the Security Council in his capacity as co-host, at the UN headquarters in New York, Jan. 2, 2026. Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia on Friday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. Photo by Mark Garten/UN Photo via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly Elected Non-Permanent Members Of The UN Security Council - NYC

Newly Elected Non-Permanent Members Of The UN Security Council - NYC

Kazakh UN ambassador Kairat Umarov speaks at a flag installation ceremony for the five new elected members of the Security Council in his capacity as co-host, at the UN headquarters in New York, Jan. 2, 2026. Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia on Friday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. Photo by Mark Garten/UN Photo via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly Elected Non-Permanent Members Of The UN Security Council - NYC

Newly Elected Non-Permanent Members Of The UN Security Council - NYC

Somali UN ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman speaks at a flag installation ceremony for the five new elected members of the Security Council in his capacity as president of the Security Council for the month of January and co-host, at the UN headquarters in New York, Jan. 2, 2026. Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia on Friday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. Photo by Mark Garten/UN Photo via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly Elected Non-Permanent Members Of The UN Security Council - NYC

Newly Elected Non-Permanent Members Of The UN Security Council - NYC

Photo taken on Jan. 2, 2026 shows a flag installation ceremony to mark the start of the responsibilities of the five countries as non-permanent members of the Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York. Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia and Liberia on Friday began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. Photo by Mark Garten/UN Photo via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

Displaced Afghan women wearing burqas sit in the back of a vehicle after receiving winter humanitarian aid distributed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 1, 2009. The UN refugee agency distributed blankets, sweaters, charcoal and other cold-weather supplies to vulnerable families as winter temperatures dropped in the Afghan capital. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

A child stands among displaced Afghan women wearing burqas as they wait behind a rope barrier to receive winter humanitarian aid distributed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 1, 2009. The UN refugee agency distributed blankets, sweaters, charcoal and other cold-weather supplies to vulnerable families as winter temperatures dropped in the Afghan capital. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

A child stands among displaced Afghan women wearing burqas as they wait behind a rope barrier to receive winter humanitarian aid distributed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 1, 2009. The UN refugee agency distributed blankets, sweaters, charcoal and other cold-weather supplies to vulnerable families as winter temperatures dropped in the Afghan capital. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

A displaced Afghan woman stands among women wearing burqas waiting to receive winter humanitarian aid distributed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 1, 2009. The UN refugee agency distributed blankets, sweaters, charcoal and other cold-weather supplies to vulnerable families as winter temperatures dropped in the Afghan capital. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

A displaced Afghan woman wearing a burqa waits near a rope barrier to receive winter humanitarian aid distributed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 1, 2009. The UN refugee agency distributed blankets, sweaters, charcoal and other cold-weather supplies to vulnerable families as winter temperatures dropped in the Afghan capital. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

A displaced Afghan woman wearing a burqa waits near a rope barrier to receive winter humanitarian aid distributed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 1, 2009. The UN refugee agency distributed blankets, sweaters, charcoal and other cold-weather supplies to vulnerable families as winter temperatures dropped in the Afghan capital. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

A child stands among displaced Afghan women wearing burqas as they wait behind a rope barrier to receive winter humanitarian aid distributed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 1, 2009. The UN refugee agency distributed blankets, sweaters, charcoal and other cold-weather supplies to vulnerable families as winter temperatures dropped in the Afghan capital. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

Daily Life of Women in Afghanistan

Displaced Afghan women and children wait behind a rope barrier to receive winter humanitarian aid distributed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kabul, Afghanistan on December 1, 2009. The UN refugee agency distributed blankets, sweaters, charcoal and other cold-weather supplies to vulnerable families as winter temperatures dropped in the Afghan capital. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Interview with Latvian ambassador to U.N.

Interview with Latvian ambassador to U.N.

Latvian Ambassador to the United Nations Sanita Pavluta-Deslandes gives an interview in New York on Dec. 29, 2025.

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Interview with Latvian ambassador to U.N.

Interview with Latvian ambassador to U.N.

Latvian Ambassador to the United Nations Sanita Pavluta-Deslandes gives an interview in New York on Dec. 29, 2025.

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UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Somalia

UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Somalia

UN Security Council holds an emergency meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec. 29, 2025. China firmly opposes Israel's recognition of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, as a sovereign state, said Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, on Monday. Photo by Zhang Fengguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Somalia

UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Somalia

Sun Lei (C), China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at an emergency meeting of the Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec. 29, 2025. China firmly opposes Israel's recognition of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, as a sovereign state, said Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, on Monday. Photo by Zhang Fengguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Somalia

UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Somalia

Sun Lei (C, front), China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at a UN Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec. 29, 2025. The Chinese envoy on Monday stressed that the Golan Heights are internationally recognized as occupied Syrian territory. The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in the Golan Heights for six months, until June 30, 2026. Photo by Zhang Fengguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Somalia

UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on Somalia

Sun Lei (C, front), China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, speaks at an emergency meeting of the Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec. 29, 2025. China firmly opposes Israel's recognition of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, as a sovereign state, said Sun Lei, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, on Monday. Photo by Zhang Fengguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.N. session on Israeli recognition of Somaliland

U.N. session on Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Somali Ambassador to the United Nations Abukar Dahir Osmaan (C) speaks during an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 29, 2025, following Israel's formal recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia.

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

The Mummy of The Pharaoh Seti I, at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

Statueinside the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

Statueinside the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

Garden of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

Inside the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

Statueinside the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

Statueinside the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

The Red Pyramid in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

Statueinside the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

Memphis in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

Memphis in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

Saqqara in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

Saqqara in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

Saqqara in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

Memphis in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

Inside the bent Pyramid at Dahshur necropolis in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

The Red Pyramid Pyramid at Dahshur necropolis in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Egypt

Illustration - Egypt

Saqqara in Giza, Egypt on December 22, 2025. Photo by LounisPhotography/ABACAPRESS.COM

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