Spain: Emergency Services Rush to Site of Deadly Train Crash Near Barcelona

A train driver was killed and dozens of others were injured after a commuter train derailed and struck a fallen retaining wall near Barcelona on Tuesday, January 20. Emergency services dispatched 20 ambulances to the site between Gelida and Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, where all passengers were successfully evacuated from the wreckage.

Illustration - Grenoble City

Illustration - Grenoble City

A banner is hung on the wall of the Berriat nursery school. It reads: “Solidarity school occupied, children without a roof.” Illustrative image of the city of Grenoble. France, Isere, January 14, 2026. Photo by Thibaut Durand /ABACAPRESS.COM

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Themed Festivel Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 16, 2026 - Tourists are watching the giant zodiac horse themed festivel lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 16, 2026

Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall - Kiev

Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall - Kiev

Handout Photo dated on January 16, 2026 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Czech President Petr Pavel honor the memory of fallen soldiers at the Wall of Remembrance near St. Michael’s Cathedral. Kyiv, Ukraine, January 16, 2026. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall - Kiev

Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall - Kiev

Handout Photo dated on January 16, 2026 shows General View during Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Czech President Petr Pavel honor the memory of fallen soldiers at the Wall of Remembrance near St. Michael’s Cathedral. Kyiv, Ukraine, January 16, 2026. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall - Kiev

Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall - Kiev

Handout Photo dated on January 16, 2026 shows General View during Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Czech President Petr Pavel honor the memory of fallen soldiers at the Wall of Remembrance near St. Michael’s Cathedral. Kyiv, Ukraine, January 16, 2026. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall - Kiev

Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall - Kiev

Handout Photo dated on January 16, 2026 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Czech President Petr Pavel honor the memory of fallen soldiers at the Wall of Remembrance near St. Michael’s Cathedral. Kyiv, Ukraine, January 16, 2026. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall - Kiev

Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall - Kiev

Handout Photo dated on January 16, 2026 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Czech President Petr Pavel honor the memory of fallen soldiers at the Wall of Remembrance near St. Michael’s Cathedral. Kyiv, Ukraine, January 16, 2026. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall - Kiev

Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall - Kiev

Handout Photo dated on January 16, 2026 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Czech President Petr Pavel honor the memory of fallen soldiers at the Wall of Remembrance near St. Michael’s Cathedral. Kyiv, Ukraine, January 16, 2026. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall - Kiev

Zelensky and Pavel Honor Memorial Wall - Kiev

Handout Photo dated on January 16, 2026 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Czech President Petr Pavel honor the memory of fallen soldiers at the Wall of Remembrance near St. Michael’s Cathedral. Kyiv, Ukraine, January 16, 2026. Photo by Presidency of Ukraine via ABACAPRESS.COM

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - The giant zodiac horse lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - The giant zodiac horse lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - The giant zodiac horse lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - The giant zodiac horse lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - The giant zodiac horse lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - The giant zodiac horse lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - The giant zodiac horse lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - The giant zodiac horse lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - The giant zodiac horse lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - The giant zodiac horse lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - The giant zodiac horse lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

Giant Zodiac Horse Lantern

NANJING, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - The giant zodiac horse lantern under the Ming City Wall in the East Zhonghua Gate Historical Culture Block in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Protest Against Mercosur Agreement - Spain

Demonstrators of the tractorada that surrounds the Wall of Lugo since last Monday, in front of the Delegation of the Xunta de Galicia in Lugo, January 14, 2026, in Lugo, Galicia (Spain). Galician farmers and ranchers continue to be on the warpath against the Mercosur-European Union trade agreement. They have been protesting since Monday, gathering up to 140 tractors in the city. Affiliates of Agromuralla and Gandeiros Galegos da Suprema maintain a checkpoint of demonstrators in front of the Xunta building and more than fifty tractors parked on the Ronda de la Muralla. Photo by Carlos Castro/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

China: Mother Cat Rescues Kitten From High Stone Wall

On May 17, 2025, in Zhejiang Province in eastern China, a video captured a tense rescue as a frightened kitten clung to vines on a high stone wall. Struggling to hold on, the kitten dangled precariously while its mother paced anxiously along the edge above. After searching in vain for a safe way down, the mother cat finally summoned her courage and jumped to the ground below. Moments later, the kitten lost its grip and slipped from the vines, landing safely beside her. Relieved, the mother gently picked up the kitten in her mouth and, using footholds and vines, carefully climbed back up the stone wall. The dramatic moment ended on a reassuring note as the pair reached safety together.