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Apr 29, 2026

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Medal Ceremony by French President for French Athletes - Paris France’s President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron during a medal ceremony in honour of French athletes who competed in the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris, on April 29, 2026. Photo by Alexis Jumeau ABACAPRESS.COM Paris Ile-de-France France Copyright: xJumeauxAlexis ABACAx
April 29, 2026, Turin, Piedmont, Italy: Italian Foreign Minister ANTONIO TAJANI attends the event Obiettivo Export: Imprese e territori del Nord Italia, in Turin on April 29. The conference is the first in a series aimed at promoting dialogue between companies and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Turin Italy - ZUMAs377 20260429_znp_s377_016 Copyright: xPietroxStariccox
ITALY - POPE LEO XIV DURING THE WEEKLY GENERAL AUDIENCE AT ST PETER S SQAUTE IN THE VATICAN - 2026 4 29 Italy, Rome, Vatican, 2026 4 29 .Pope Leo XIV a during the weekly general audience at St Peter s Square in The Vatican EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx
Waste piles in Gaza continue to threaten Palestinians’ health GAZA CITY, GAZA, PALESTINE - APRIL 29: A view of ongoing waste accumulation in the Gaza Strip, where Israeli attacks have severely damaged infrastructure and brought municipal services to a halt, leading to large garbage piles that threaten residents’ health and increasing the risk of infectious diseases, including skin conditions in Gaza Citu, Gaza, Palestine on April 29, 2026. Abdalhkem Abu Riash Anadolu Gaza Palestine. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAbdalhkemxAbuxRiashx
Federal Minister Nina Warken at a press conference with Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz CDU , at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin on 29 4 2026 Berlin Berlin Germany Chancellery
Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) (rechts im Bild) und Gesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) (links im Bild) verlassen eine Pressekonferenz, auf der sie am 29.04.2026 im Bundeskanzleramt die Hauptstadtpresse ueber die im Bundeskabinett beschlossenen Aenderungen und Kuerzungen im Gesundheitssystem informiert haben. Das Bundeskabinett hat die Krankenkassenreform auf den Weg gebracht. Merz nennt die Einigung historisch und hofft auf einen schnellen Beschluss im Bundestag. Die Reform soll die angespannte Finanzlage bei der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung stabilisieren. Durch eine Reihe von Massnahmen sollen die Einnahmen der Krankenkassen erhoeht und die Ausgaben gesenkt werden. Ziel ist es, eine Erhoehung der Beitraege zu vermeiden. Bund Copyright: epd-bild ChristianxDitsch D26D0429BundesregGesundheitssystem115232
Berlin, Germany, 29 04 2026 Federal Press Conference Presentation of key budget figures 2027 and financial plan 2028 2030 Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil SPD Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_117087
Silke GORISSEN, Gorißen, CDU, Minister for Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a strawberry, Silke GORISSEN, Gorißen, CDU, Minister for Agriculture and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, and agricultural representatives open the strawberry season, Opening of the strawberry
Commemoration after the helicopter accident at Turoyna in 2016 oygarden 20260429 In cooperation with Equinor, oygarden municipality arranged a commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the helicopter accident at Turoyna in 2016 The commemoration was held at the memorial stone erected near the accident site Photo Paul S Amundsen NTB oygarden Norge p7 Copyright: xPaulxS.xAmundsenx xNTBx
Rattling warbler sitting on a branch of a copper beech with ivy, garden, Wilnsdorf, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 29 4 2026 Copyright: xDirkxManderbachx
ABB BPK BUDGET Lisa Ditlmann, Germany DirectorDevelopment Organization ONE Michael Herbst, Board Member VENRO e V Marlehn Thieme, President Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e V Charlotte Becker, Chairwoman Oxfam Germany e V Topic Demands of development policy and humanitarian
Official opening of Buckower Felder FOR EDITORIAL PURPOSES ONLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY p Official opening of Buckower Felder, with Kai Wegner Governing Mayor of Berlin Martin Hikel District Mayor of Neukölln Stephan Machulik State Copyright: MaurizioxGambarini doc85mjo5nb4s21hmmd2h5e ,EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: MaurizioxGambarini
Forderungen der entwicklungspolitischen und humanitären Zivilgesellschaft für die finanzielle Ausstattung der internationalen Zusammenarbeit im Bundeshaushalt 2027. Deutschland, Berlin am 29. April 2026: Vier große Nichtregierungsorganisationen Oxfam Deutschland e.V., Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V., die Entwicklungsorganisation ONE und VENRO e.V. haben auf einer Pressekonferenz gemeinsam den Erhalt der Finanzierung für entwicklungspolitische und humanitäre Projekte der Zivilgesellschaft gefordert. Im Bild von Links nach Rechts: Lisa Ditlmann, Deutschland-Direktorin Entwicklungsorganisation ONE Michael Herbst (CMB, Christoffel-Blindenmission) Vorstandsmitglied VENRO e.V. Marlehn Thieme, Präsidentin Deutsche Welthungerhilf
Largest Ukrainian flag painted on a rooftop near Pesov, Slovakia PRESOV, SLOVAKIA - APRIL 29: An aerial view of a 1000 square meter roof that was recently painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag by Ukrainian painters and Michal Matasovsky, owner of the hangar, near Presov, Slovakia on April 29, 2026. Robert Nemeti Anadolu Presov Slovakia. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxRobertxNemetix
GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN 20260429 Hakan Samuelsson, CEO of Volvo Cars, after the presentation of the interim results GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN x9200x Copyright: xAdamxIhse TTx VOLVO CARS P5fdTTAnB2Y
29 04 2026 Pleadings of the public prosecutor at the trial against Daniela Klette The alleged RAF terrorist is accused of attempted murder and involvement in armed robberies, which is being tried in a converted riding hall before the Verden Aller Regional Court in Lower Saxony , Verden Lower Saxony Germany
Anti-war demonstration outside US Embassy in Seoul Civic group activists holding placards take part in a Human Chain for Peace demonstration in front of the US Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on April 29, 2026. The activists condemned the joint US-Israeli military operations in Iran and called for an immediate ceasefire as regional tensions continue to rise. Seoul South Korea Copyright: xMatrixxImagesx xLeexSang-hoonx
(260429) -- BEIJING, April 29, 2026 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with President of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, in Beijing, capital of China, April 29, 2026. ) CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY-80TH SESSION-PRESIDENT-MEETING (CN) YuexYuewei
Google for Korea 2026 event in Seoul Yoon Koo, country managing director of Google Korea, speaks during the Google for Korea 2026 event in Seoul, South Korea, on April 29, 2026. Seoul South Korea Copyright: xMatrixxImagesx xJungxUi-Chelx
MISSING GIRL ALICE SPRINGS, Alice Springs locals join police and emergency services searching the thick scrub sorrounding Old Timers Camp on day four of the search for missing 5 year old Sharon Granites in Alice Springs, Wednesday, April 29, 2026 ( NO ARCHIVING ALICE SPRINGS NT Australia Copyright: xRHETTxHAMMERTONx 20260429154560543234

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ITALY - POPE LEO XIV DURING THE WEEKLY GENERAL AUDIENCE AT ST PETER S SQAUTE IN THE VATICAN - 2026 4 29 Italy, Rome, Vatican, 2026 4 29 .Pope Leo XIV a during the weekly general audience at St Peter s Square in The Vatican EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx

Federal Minister Nina Warken at a press conference with Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz CDU , at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin on 29 4 2026 Berlin Berlin Germany Chancellery

Berlin, Germany, 29 04 2026 Federal Press Conference Presentation of key budget figures 2027 and financial plan 2028 2030 Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil SPD Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_117087

Rattling warbler sitting on a branch of a copper beech with ivy, garden, Wilnsdorf, Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 29 4 2026 Copyright: xDirkxManderbachx

ABB BPK BUDGET Lisa Ditlmann, Germany DirectorDevelopment Organization ONE Michael Herbst, Board Member VENRO e V Marlehn Thieme, President Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e V Charlotte Becker, Chairwoman Oxfam Germany e V Topic Demands of development policy and humanitarian

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN 20260429 Hakan Samuelsson, CEO of Volvo Cars, after the presentation of the interim results GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN x9200x Copyright: xAdamxIhse TTx VOLVO CARS P5fdTTAnB2Y

Google for Korea 2026 event in Seoul Yoon Koo, country managing director of Google Korea, speaks during the Google for Korea 2026 event in Seoul, South Korea, on April 29, 2026. Seoul South Korea Copyright: xMatrixxImagesx xJungxUi-Chelx