(26 Jun 2025)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lome, Togo - 26 June 2025

1. Protesters on street, fire burning, police advance in distance

2. Police shooting tear gas at protesters

3. Protesters throwing projectiles at police

4. SOUNDBITE (Ewe) Kodjo, protester:

“All we want is for Faure Gnassingbé to step down. We’ll keep protesting even after the three days, until he finally leaves power.”

5. SOUNDBITE: (Ewe) Kwami, protester:

++SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY COVERED++

“He should step aside and let someone else lead. You can’t keep ruling us by force forever. Let someone else prove what they can do.”

6. Wide of protesters in street, fire burning

7. SOUNDBITE (French) Elom, protester:

++SOUNDBITE PARTIALLY COVERED++

“Faure, please, set Togo free. This country doesn’t belong to you, or to the Gnassingbé family. Just let go of the country. We, the citizens, will lead the country.”

8. Police and gendarmerie on the street

STORYLINE:

Clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in Togo's capital Lomé on Thursday, as President Faure Gnassingbé faced increasing pressure from critics over recent changes in the constitution that could effectively keep him in power indefinitely.

A heavy police presence could be seen throughout the capital, where many businesses remained closed.

Hundreds of protesters set up concrete block barricades in several neighborhoods of the city, with some burning tyres and throwing projectiles at security forces.

Protesters called for Gnassingbé to step down.

Civil society groups and social media influencers had called for protests on June 26, 27, and 28, after the government's clampdown on protests early this month.

A coalition of political groups known as “Hands Off My Constitution” said in a Facebook post on Wednesday it "strongly urges Faure Gnassingbé to immediately and unconditionally release all of the roughly one hundred political prisoners, and to take urgent measures to restore purchasing power to the population.

It called for an “unprecedented peaceful demonstration.”

Togo’s leader Faure Gnassingbé, who has ruled since 2005 after the death of his father, was in May sworn in as President of the Council of Ministers.

The powerful role has no official term limits and he is eligible to be re-elected by parliament indefinitely.

Opposition politicians have denounced the move as a “constitutional coup.”

Demonstrations are rare in Togo because they have been banned in the country since 2022 following a deadly attack at Lome’s main market.

But the latest change in government structure has been widely criticized in a region threatened by rampant coups and other threats to democracy.

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(26 Jun 2025)

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Paris, France - 26 June 2025

1. Various from inside stadium as Kenyan track champion Faith Kipyegon with team of pacers attempting to become first woman to run a mile in under four minutes

2. Kipyegon arriving and sitting down for press conference

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Faith Kipyegon, track running champion:

"I will say I gave it all. How I started and how I finished, it was like one pace because it was, you know, if you give everything, if you give it all, you will not feel like you needed to push more because if you give everything, it's everything. So for me, I gave it all. I think that next time I will still keep giving it all and see where I will make it but I hope, one day, one time, it will be there."

4. Mid of Kipyegon and briefing

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Faith Kipyegon, track running champion:

"It was not all about running a tactical race or going for the world record but it was a special race whereby you just to have to give everything. So I gave everything and I think the WaveLights (pacing technology on side of track) gave it everything! So yeah, the WaveLight gave everything and, I think it was the WaveLight time today and I think next time I will catch up with the light."

6. Wide of room, runners passing outside

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Faith Kipyegon, track running champion:

"Well this was my biggest thing like my biggest challenge, I was preparing for this year. This was just a great and bigger one, but going forward, yeah, this world championship in Tokyo and I'm really looking forward for it. I hope to expect good results in Tokyo. It's in the in the 1500 (meters) and the 5 (kilometers), well, I've not yet decide that if I will do both, but at the moment, it's just to, to defend my title, but this was, this was the main one this was just, you know, this was historical."

8. Various of Kipyegon inside stadium after record attempt

STORYLINE:

Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon on Thursday failed in her bid to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes.

Kipyegon, the Olympic 1,500-meter gold medalist from Kenya, ran in 4 minutes, 06.42 seconds at Stade Charléty in Paris.

Her time was better than her world record of 4:07.64 but won't be recognized by the international federation because the Nike-sponsored event dubbed ”Breaking4: Faith Kipyegon vs. the 4-Minute Mile” was unofficial.

The 31-year-old Kipyegon looked exhausted as she reached the finish and fell on her back as she was surrounded by photographers.

Her attempt took place on a balmy summer’s evening with a temperature of 25°C and limited wind, in front of an audience of a few thousand people.

She used a team of 13 elite pace setters made of 11 men and two women who were positioned in front and behind her to reduce drag.

But Kipyegon appeared to struggle midway through the race and failed in her attempt to shave at least 7.65 seconds off her world record.

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(26 Jun 2025)

RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lome, Togo - 26 June 2025

1. Protesters on street, fire burning, police advance in distance

2. Various and police and gendarmerie on the street, fire burning

3. SOUNDBITE: (Ewe) Kodjo, protester:

“All we want is for Faure Gnassingbé to step down. We’ll keep protesting even after the three days, until he finally leaves power.”

4. Protesters in street, fire burning

5. Police vehicle drives through debris on street

6. SOUNDBITE: (Ewe) Kwami, protester:

“He should step aside and let someone else lead. You can’t keep ruling us by force forever. Let someone else prove what they can do.”

7. Various of police clearing rocks off road, moving towards protesters

8. SOUNDBITE (French) Elom, protester:

“Faure, please, set Togo free. This country doesn’t belong to you, or to the Gnassingbé family. Just let go of the country. We, the citizens, will lead the country.”

9. Police shoot tear gas at protesters

10. Protesters throw projectiles at police, gendarmerie vehicle hit by rocks

STORYLINE:

Clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in Togo's capital Lomé on Thursday, as President Faure Gnassingbé faced increasing pressure from critics over recent changes in the constitution that could effectively keep him in power indefinitely.

A heavy police presence could be seen throughout the capital, where many businesses remained closed.

Hundreds of protesters set up concrete block barricades in several neighborhoods of the city, with some burning tyres and throwing projectiles at security forces.

Protesters called for Gnassingbé to step down.

Civil society groups and social media influencers had called for protests on June 26, 27, and 28, after the government's clampdown on protests early this month.

A coalition of political groups known as “Hands Off My Constitution” said in a Facebook post on Wednesday it "strongly urges Faure Gnassingbé to immediately and unconditionally release all of the roughly one hundred political prisoners, and to take urgent measures to restore purchasing power to the population.

It called for an “unprecedented peaceful demonstration.”

Togo’s leader Faure Gnassingbé, who has ruled since 2005 after the death of his father, was in May sworn in as President of the Council of Ministers.

The powerful role has no official term limits and he is eligible to be re-elected by parliament indefinitely.

Opposition politicians have denounced the move as a “constitutional coup.”

Demonstrations are rare in Togo because they have been banned in the country since 2022 following a deadly attack at Lome’s main market.

But the latest change in government structure has been widely criticized in a region threatened by rampant coups and other threats to democracy.

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Chernihiv region, Ukraine - 26 June 2025

1. Wide of ambulances with Ukrainian POWs arriving at hospital 

2. Wide of families of POWs and missing servicemen congratulating exchanged POWs

3. Mid of medics transporting POW from the ambulance to the wheelchair 

4. Wide of the serviceman transporting POW in a wheelchair 

5. Various of medics transporting POW in a wheelchair 

6. Various of families of POWs and missing servicemen standing with their photos and flags

7. Wide of buses with exchanged Ukrainian POWs arriving at the hospital 

8. Wide of woman looking at buses waiting for her husband 

9. Various of POWs coming out from the bus 

10. Closeup of a woman crying 

11. Wide of POWs walking to the hospital 

12. Wide of families of POWs and missing servicemen standing with their photos and flags

13. Mid of 53-year-old Svitlana Nosal meeting her husband Viktor after 38 months in Russian captivity 

14. Closeup of couple hugging 

15. Mid of families of POWs and missing servicemen standing with their photos and flags

16. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Svitlana Nosal, wife of former Ukrainian POW: 

"It is a real happiness to hug a loved one...to meet and hug. It is happiness. I don't know how to convey my emotions; it is a great happiness."

17. Various of a girl sitting with a poster reading (in Ukrainian): "Welcome home"

18. Various of 11-year-old Hordii Zavatskyi standing with his father Mykola's portrait, who was Russian in captivity for 18 month 

19. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Tetiana Zavatska, wife of Ukrainian serviceman Mykola Zavatskyi: 

"My husband, Mykola Serhiyovych Zavatskyi, is a tank gunner. He disappeared almost 18 months ago in the village of Bohdanivka, Bakhmut district of Donetsk region. We do not lose faith, we wait for him with impatience. Arriving at each exchange, we wait, believe, love, pray not only for him, but for all our missing soldiers and those who defend our Motherland."

20. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian), Hordii Zavatskyi, 11, son of Ukrainian serviceman Mykola Zavatskyi: 

"I'm here because I want my dad back, so I can see him, hug him..."

21. Various of Tetiana Zavatska showing the albums with missing Ukrainian servicemen from her hometown UPSOUND (Ukrainian): 

"We stand not only for ourselves, but for those who have disappeared from our country. These are albums from the city of Pryluky. This is my husband, and these are those who have disappeared in different parts of our Ukraine."

22. Various of Tetiana Zavatska showing the albums with missing Ukrainian servicemen from her hometown UPSOUND (Ukrainian): 

"Also another album. More than 30 photos. This is from another district. Also our defenders who disappeared in different directions."

23. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian), Tetiana Zavatska, wife of Ukrainian serviceman Mykola Zavatskyi: 

"We understand that everyone who looks at this album may recognize someone and this will be a little bit of hope. Therefore, we wait, we believe, we lov... [truncated]

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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Port-au-Prince, Haiti - 26 June 2025

1. Various of Haitian and United Nations officials celebrating the first anniversary of the arrival of the first Kenyan police contingent in Haiti

2. SOUNDBITE (English) María Isabel Salvador, Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH):

“The critical role the MSS resolution plays in providing operational support to the Haitian National Police by building its capacity through the planning and conduct of joint security operations as its works to counter gangs and improve security conditions in Haiti.”

3. Officials praying

4. UPSOUND (English) Godfrey Otunge, Force Commander of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti:

“Please, join me for a moment of silence as we honor our heroes. I request to stand up please.”

5. officials standing for a moment of silence

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Godfrey Otunge, Force Commander of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti:

"We are aware of the importance of the journey to a lasting peace is not always easy. It is complex and challenging. However, with continued support, commitments, and collaboration, I firmly believe that we can build a Haiti where conflict is replaced by tranquillity and the Haitian people can thrive.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS

ARCHIVE: Port-au-Prince, Haiti - 18 January 2025

7. Kenyan police officers singing while getting off the plane

8. Kenyan police holding their national flag

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ARCHIVE: Port-au-Prince, Haiti - 05 December 2024

9. Kenyan police officers walking inside building

10. Exterior Kenyan base with guards and sandbags

11. Various Kenyan police officers in armored car on the road

STORYLINE:

High-ranking Haitian and United Nations officials gathered in Port-au-Prince on Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the arrival of the first contingent of Kenyan police in Haiti.

The 800 police officers from the East African country are now working alongside Haiti’s National Police as part of a U.N.-backed multinational force, which is bolstered by soldiers and police deployed by countries including Jamaica, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

Special Representative for Haiti and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). María Isabel Salvador praised the commitment of Kenya to Haiti and “the critical role" they provide to the Haitian National Police.

Godfrey Otunge, Force Commander of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti, started his speech by asking for a moment of silence in memory of Haitian and Kenyan police killed in confrontations with the gangs and expressed his belief that the MSS – Multinational Security Mission will succeed in achieving peace in Haiti.

The mission is struggling with a lack of funding, and gangs that already control 85% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, keep seizing more territory.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington – 26 June 2025

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Richard Blumenthal, (D) Connecticut:

“Most of what we heard today, the American people deserve and need to hear, and there's no reason why it should be kept from them.”

++WHITE FLASH++

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Tom Cotton, (R) Arkansas:

“Without any classified information whatsoever, I think it's safe to say that we have struck a major blow alongside our friends in Israel against Iran's nuclear program that is going to make America safer, our friends and the region safer, and protect the world from the risk of an Iranian nuclear weapon for years.”

++WHITE FLASH++

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Chris Murphy, (D) Connecticut:

“Listen, to me it still appears that we have only set back the Iranian nuclear program by a handful of months. There's no doubt there was damage done to the program, but the allegations that we have obliterated their program just don't seem to stand up to reason.”

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Lindsey Graham, (R) South Carolina:

“Operation Midnight Hammer was brilliant, it was bold, it was necessary and it was effective. They blew these places up in a major league way. Major league setback. Years, not months.”

++WHITE FLASH++

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Richard Blumenthal, (D) Connecticut:

“My personal view, based on what I heard, is Iran continues to be a threat. A nuclear-armed Iran is a threat to the entire world, an unacceptable threat, and right now we have no final battle damage assessment.”

++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++

STORYLINE:

Top Trump administration officials came to Capitol Hill to brief lawmakers about President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites.

 

CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Kaine are expected to give the classified briefing to senators on Thursday.

 

Coming out of the briefing, Sen. Lindsey Graham, (R) South Carolina, praised the success of operation Midnight Hammer.

 

 “Operation Midnight Hammer was brilliant, it was bold, it was necessary and it was effective. They blew these places up in a major league way. Major league setback. Years, not months,” Graham said.

 

But some Democrats came out with a different assessment.

 

Sen. Chris Murphy, (D) Connecticut, said the set back to Iran’s nuclear program appeared to be months.

 

“Listen, to me it still appears that we have only set back the Iranian nuclear program by a handful of months. There's no doubt there was damage done to the program, but the allegations that we have obliterated their program just don't seem to stand up to reason,” Murphy said.

 

Meantime, the Senate is expected to vote this week on a resolution that would require congressional approval if Trump were to order another strike on Iran.

 

 

 

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RESTRICTION SUMMARY:

 

++BEGINS AND ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington – 26 June 2025

1. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Richard Blumenthal, (D) Connecticut:

“Most of what we heard today, the American people deserve and need to hear, and there's no reason why it should be kept from them. My personal view, based on what I heard, is Iran continues to be a threat. A nuclear-armed Iran is a threat to the entire world, an unacceptable threat, and right now we have no final battle damage assessment.”

++BLACK FRAMES++

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Tom Cotton, (R) Arkansas:

“Without any classified information whatsoever, I think it's safe to say that we have struck a major blow alongside our friends in Israel against Iran's nuclear program that is going to make America safer, our friends and the region safer, and protect the world from the risk of an Iranian nuclear weapon for years.”

++BLACK FRAMES++

3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Chris Murphy, (D) Connecticut:

“Listen, to me it still appears that we have only set back the Iranian nuclear program by a handful of months. There's no doubt there was damage done to the program, but the allegations that we have obliterated their program just don't seem to stand up to reason.”

++BLACK FRAMES++

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Lindsey Graham, (R) South Carolina:

“Operation Midnight Hammer was brilliant, it was bold, it was necessary and it was effective. They blew these places up in a major league way. Major league setback. Years, not months.”

++BLACK FRAMES++

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. John Hoeven, (R) North Dakota:

“My impression coming out is similar to my impression going in, and you can look at the CIA report which Director Ratcliffe talked about. And it's their report, and they stand behind it. It's been released publicly that they're saying a year, two years in terms of the damage inflicted and the time it would take to recover. The other point that was made, and I think this is a very important point, we just demonstrated that we can take out their sites between what Israel did in the United States, you know, our strike, we can take out the setup that they have now.

Really recreate the exact same thing?”

++BLACK FRAMES++

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Chuck Schumer, (D) New York:

“President Trump said that the nuclear stockpile was completely and totally obliterated. I did not receive an adequate answer to that question. What was clear is that there was no coherent strategy, no endgame, no plan, no detailed plan on how Iran does not attain a nuclear weapon. Anyone in that meeting. Anyone. If they're being honest with themselves, their constituents, their colleagues, would know that we need to enforce the War Powers Act and force them to articulate an answer to some specific questions and a coherent strategy right away.”

++BLACK FRAMES++

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Ron Johnson, (R) Wisconsin:

“I’d like to say that it is so nice, it's so comforting to have a competent national ... [truncated]

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