China: Delivery Robot Feeds Stray Cat in Jiangxi

A delivery robot gently approached a stray cat and offered food in Jiangxi, China, on July 1, 2025. As the machine rolled closer with food and stopped at a cautious distance, the cat first looked confused and stayed still. After a brief pause, the animal inched forward, sniffed the offering, and then began to eat as the robot quietly waited nearby.

Illustration - Beaufortain - Beaufort Region - France

Illustration - Beaufortain - Beaufort Region - France

FRANCE, SAVOIE (73) BEAUFORTAIN, VILLAGE AND HAMLET OF ARECHES-BEAUFORT, CAT ON BALCONY OF FARM Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Beaufortain - Beaufort Region - France

Illustration - Beaufortain - Beaufort Region - France

FRANCE, SAVOIE (73) BEAUFORTAIN, VILLAGE AND HAMLET OF ARECHES-BEAUFORT, CAT ON BALCONY OF FARM Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Beaufortain - Beaufort Region - France

Illustration - Beaufortain - Beaufort Region - France

FRANCE, SAVOIE (73) BEAUFORTAIN, VILLAGE AND HAMLET OF ARECHES-BEAUFORT, CAT ON BALCONY OF FARM Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Beaufortain - Beaufort Region - France

Illustration - Beaufortain - Beaufort Region - France

FRANCE, SAVOIE (73) BEAUFORTAIN, VILLAGE AND HAMLET OF ARECHES-BEAUFORT, CAT ON BALCONY OF FARM Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Beaufortain - Beaufort Region - France

Illustration - Beaufortain - Beaufort Region - France

FRANCE, SAVOIE (73) BEAUFORTAIN, VILLAGE AND HAMLET OF ARECHES-BEAUFORT, CAT ON BALCONY OF FARM Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Beaufortain - Beaufort Region - France

Illustration - Beaufortain - Beaufort Region - France

FRANCE, SAVOIE (73) BEAUFORTAIN, VILLAGE AND HAMLET OF ARECHES-BEAUFORT, CAT ON BALCONY OF FARM Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Vietnam: Typhoon Kalmaegi Brings Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain to Central Region

Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in central Vietnam, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to regions already hit by recent floods. At least one person has died, several are missing, and homes and power lines were damaged. Flooding occurred in Dak Lak and thousands were evacuated as authorities remain on high alert for further floods and landslides.

Vietnam: Typhoon Kalmaegi Brings Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain to Central Region 2

Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in central Vietnam, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to regions already hit by recent floods. At least one person has died, several are missing, and homes and power lines were damaged. Flooding occurred in Dak Lak and thousands were evacuated as authorities remain on high alert for further floods and landslides.

Aftermath of Russian missile strike in Dnipropetrovsk region

Aftermath of Russian missile strike in Dnipropetrovsk region

TSARYCHANKA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 30, 2024 - A cat is in Tsarychanka village that came under a Russian missile attack, Dnipro district, Dnipropetrovsk region, east-central Ukraine.

Evacuation of multi-child family from frontline Uspenivka in Zaporizhzhia region

Evacuation of multi-child family from frontline Uspenivka in Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 17, 2024 - Ducks and kittens are seen on the fence in the war zone, Uspenivka village, Zaporizhzhia region, south-eastern Ukraine

CHINA-SHANXI-CHANGZHI-HOMESTAY OWNER-MILLET FIELDS (CN)

CHINA-SHANXI-CHANGZHI-HOMESTAY OWNER-MILLET FIELDS (CN)

(240730) -- CHANGZHI, July 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A boy interacts with a cat at Wei Meiling's homestay in Langshuyuan Village, Changzhi City of north China's Shanxi Province, July 25, 2024. Changzhi City, located in the southeast of Shanxi Province, has a long history of millet planting. Wei Meiling, 44 years old, who had been worked in the millet fields with her parents since her childhood, returned to her hometown in 2015 after years of working in the city. Here in Changzhi City, she set up a cooperative which now owns more than 2,000 mu (about 133.3 hectares) of millet fields, and has helped 800 plus villagers increase their incomes. She often does livestreaming in the millet fields to introduce and promote local millet products, attracting many customers by the stunning natural scenery. She opened a homestay in 2023, which was transformed from her old houses. The homestay is popular among tourists especially during vacations. Wei also plans to expand the millet planting area, while in

Frontline village of Prymorske in Zaporizhzhia region

Frontline village of Prymorske in Zaporizhzhia region

PRYMORSKE, UKRAINE - MARCH 20, 2024 - A cat sits next to the fragments of a Russian shell in the frontline village of Prymorske, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

Frontline village of Prymorske in Zaporizhzhia

Frontline village of Prymorske in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MARCH 20, 2024 - A cat sits next to a fragment of a Russian missile in the frontline village of Prymorske, Zaporizhzhia, south-eastern Ukraine.

(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-XIDI-HONGCUN-VILLAGE VIEWS (CN)

(231116) -- YIXIAN, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A cat is seen at Xidi Village of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-BORDER PATROLMAN-LEGACY (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-BORDER PATROLMAN-LEGACY (CN)

(230913) -- TAXKORGAN, Sept. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The younger son of Bayika Kalidibek plays with a cat while his mother prepares to feed the cow at home in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2023. Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, located in China's far west Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, usually sees a surge in tourism in September. For many tourists from across the country, the house where the "role model of the times" Laqini Bayika lived is a place they must pay a visit. Bayika Kalidibek, Laqini's 71-year-old father, always tell them about the life of his son. Born in a small village in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Laqini grew up tough on the Pamir Plateau in a harsh environment. With an average elevation of over 4,000 meters, his hometown borders Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Patrolling the border has been a tradition for many locals. Laqini's father and grandfather were both border patrolmen, and he started to carry on the

MOROCCO-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

MOROCCO-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(230910) -- MARRAKESH, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A cat walks along damaged buildings near the epicenter at Amizmiz Village in Morocco, Sept. 10, 2023. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco Friday. The epicenter of the earthquake was near the town of Ighil in Al Haouz Province, some 70 km southwest of Marrakesh. The quake has claimed the lives of 2,012 people and injured 2,059, with 1,404 of them in serious condition, according to the latest update from the country's Interior Ministry on Saturday. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(230524) -- YIWU, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 23, 2023 shows the interior of a cat cafe in Lizu Village of Yiwu City, east China's Zhejiang Province. While developing tourism, the village is committed to cultivating entrepreneurs. More than 200 entrepreneurs have settled in the village and are driving the development of the rural economy. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(230524) -- YIWU, May 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A cat cafe owner feeds cats in Lizu Village of Yiwu City, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 23, 2023. While developing tourism, the village is committed to cultivating entrepreneurs. More than 200 entrepreneurs have settled in the village and are driving the development of the rural economy. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

Leprosy patient in Indonesia

Leprosy patient in Indonesia

SUMBERGLAGAH VILLAGE, Indonesia - This Nov. 23, 2013 photo shows Sutarip, 23, a leprosy patient, sitting on his bed at a leprosy hospital in the village of Sumberglagah in Indonesia's East Java Province. His disease caused him to be exiled from his family and community, live in a forest for two years, and eat rat, cat and snake to survive. He was evacuated on Jan. 11, 2014.

Cat-friendly overpass in Taiwan

Cat-friendly overpass in Taiwan

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan - Photo shows a denizen of Cat Village in Houtong, New Taipei City, Taiwan, on March 23, 2013. The city will unveil a cat-friendly pedestrian overpass over its train station on March 30.

Antibacterial sand on sale

Antibacterial sand on sale

GIFU, Japan - A worker at a cooperative lumber association in the village of Miya, Gifu Prefecture, watches antibacterial agents being glazed onto specially processed sand. The Carbo-tec Hida association said Jan. 7 it has started selling antibacterial sand produced in this method for use in kindergarten sand pits and golf courses as a hygienic measure against dog and cat dung.

Straw cat house

Straw cat house

Photo taken Nov. 6, 2020, shows a hand-woven straw cat house called Nekochigura, a folkcraft of the Niigata Prefecture village of Sekikawa, northwest of Tokyo.