Arg-e Bam Citadel - Iran

Arg-e Bam Citadel - Iran

An arched window and scaffolding are seen during restoration work inside the Arg-e Bam citadel in Bam, Iran on December 14, 2025. Arg-e Bam, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest adobe structure in the world and dates back to at least the Achaemenid period. The historic fortress once served as a key stop along Silk Road trade routes and was a major center for regional commerce. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic palace at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Photo by (EV) Elisabetta Trevisan/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic palace at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Photo by (EV) Elisabetta Trevisan/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic palace at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Photo by (EV) Elisabetta Trevisan/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic palace at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Photo by (EV) Elisabetta Trevisan/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from the window of the Apostolic palace at the Vatican on December 14, 2025. Photo by (EV) Elisabetta Trevisan/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking Saint Peter's Square, Vatican on December 14, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking Saint Peter's Square, Vatican on December 14, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking Saint Peter's Square, Vatican on December 14, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking Saint Peter's Square, Vatican on December 14, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV Leads Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking Saint Peter's Square, Vatican on December 14, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

FOCUS | Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

FOCUS | Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 9, 2025 shows Shenzhou-21 astronaut Zhang Lu performing the inspection and photography of the Shenzhou-20 return capsule's viewport window outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The astronaut trio -- Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang -- worked for approximately eight hours and completed their tasks at 6:45 p.m. (Beijing Time), assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth. Wu Fei is the youngest Chinese astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission to date. Photo by Liu Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

FOCUS | Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

FOCUS | Shenzhou-21 astronauts complete first series of extravehicular activities

This screen image captured at Beijing Aerospace Control Center on Dec. 9, 2025 shows Shenzhou-21 astronaut Zhang Lu performing the inspection and photography of the Shenzhou-20 return capsule's viewport window outside China's orbiting space station. The Shenzhou-21 crew aboard China's orbiting space station completed their mission's first series of extravehicular activities on Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The astronaut trio -- Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang -- worked for approximately eight hours and completed their tasks at 6:45 p.m. (Beijing Time), assisted by the space station's robotic arm and a team on Earth. Wu Fei is the youngest Chinese astronaut to carry out an extravehicular mission to date. Photo by Liu Yi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pole Leo XIV During the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pole Leo XIV During the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV during the Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, on December 8, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pole Leo XIV During the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pole Leo XIV During the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV during the Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, on December 8, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pole Leo XIV During the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pole Leo XIV During the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV during the Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, on December 8, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pole Leo XIV During the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pole Leo XIV During the Angelus Prayer - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV during the Angelus prayer from the window of his office overlooking St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, on December 8, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

Serge Papin visit the Ateliers Duchemin - Paris

This photo is an illustration showing a worker/employee working on a stained glass window during the Minister's visit to the Duchemin Workshops ( Ateliers Duchemin ). Following his visit to Notre-Dame and the publication of the map of companies that participated in the cathedral's reconstruction. On December 5, 2025, in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

China: Man Saves Four People Seconds Before Crash Vehicle Erupts in Fire

A man in Jinzhong, Shanxi, rushed to save four people trapped in a crashed, smoke-filled vehicle on November 30, 2025. The doors were jammed and the passengers unconscious, so he smashed a window and pulled them out. Just three minutes later, the car burst into flames as the rescued victims received help on the roadside.

UK: Fire Breaks Out at Under-Construction Glasgow Luxury Flats

A major fire broke out Monday afternoon, December 1, at the Park Pavilions luxury apartment development, an eight-story building under construction in Glasgow’s Battlefield area. Smoke was seen billowing from the penthouse, and a window frame reportedly fell as the flames intensified. Seven to eight fire engines and a high-reach vehicle responded, and firefighters brought the blaze under control with no reported injuries.

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Palestinian Family Endures Repeated Displacement - West Bank

Men stand in prayer inside a mosque as seen through an open window in Ras Ein Al-Auja, West Bank, on November 28, 2025. The surrounding area has seen repeated displacements of Bedouin families, including the Mleihat family, who say they have been forced to move several times due to mounting pressure on rural Palestinian communities in the Jordan Valley. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Black Friday Boosts Holiday Spending - Madrid

Black Friday Boosts Holiday Spending - Madrid

A shop window advertises discounts for Black Friday, on November 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). 8 out of 10 Spaniards (81.9%), say they will take advantage of the offers offered by Black Friday to buy Christmas gifts, and their spending is higher: €140 more on average than those who do not. More than half (53.4%) plan to spend the same amount on gifts as last year, 28.1% say they intend to spend less and 18.5% say they will invest more. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Black Friday Boosts Holiday Spending - Madrid

Black Friday Boosts Holiday Spending - Madrid

A shop window advertises discounts for Black Friday, on November 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). 8 out of 10 Spaniards (81.9%), say they will take advantage of the offers offered by Black Friday to buy Christmas gifts, and their spending is higher: €140 more on average than those who do not. More than half (53.4%) plan to spend the same amount on gifts as last year, 28.1% say they intend to spend less and 18.5% say they will invest more. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Black Friday Boosts Holiday Spending - Madrid

Black Friday Boosts Holiday Spending - Madrid

A shop window advertises discounts for Black Friday, on November 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). 8 out of 10 Spaniards (81.9%), say they will take advantage of the offers offered by Black Friday to buy Christmas gifts, and their spending is higher: €140 more on average than those who do not. More than half (53.4%) plan to spend the same amount on gifts as last year, 28.1% say they intend to spend less and 18.5% say they will invest more. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Black Friday Boosts Holiday Spending - Madrid

Black Friday Boosts Holiday Spending - Madrid

A shop window advertises discounts for Black Friday, on November 26, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). 8 out of 10 Spaniards (81.9%), say they will take advantage of the offers offered by Black Friday to buy Christmas gifts, and their spending is higher: €140 more on average than those who do not. More than half (53.4%) plan to spend the same amount on gifts as last year, 28.1% say they intend to spend less and 18.5% say they will invest more. Photo by Jesús Hellín / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM