US: Massive Warehouse Fire Destroys Medline Distribution Center in Northern California

A massive fire broke out at a Medline distribution warehouse in Tracy, Northern California, on Thursday, June 11, destroying the one-million-square-foot facility and sending a large column of black smoke into the sky. The blaze started around 1 p.m. and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.

China: Wedding Feast Carries On as Heavy Rain Floods Venue in Shaanxi

This unforgettable scene was captured in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, on May 18, 2026. It looks like a party on a river, but it’s actually an outdoor wedding feast. A sudden heavy downpour flooded the square with dozens of centimeters of water. Relatives and friends sit around dozens of round tables, watching the ceremony and waiting for the meal. Thankfully, the organizers set up cozy canopies and fences, keeping guests dry. Rain can’t stop love and blessings—everyone shows up in the storm to celebrate the newlyweds.

Japan's top admiral to visit S. Korea

Japan's top admiral to visit S. Korea

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Adm. Akira Saito holds a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 14, 2026, saying he will visit Seoul on April 15-16 to hold talks with his counterparts from South Korea and the United States.

New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

Donald Trump on Rural Health Roundtable - Washington

Donald Trump on Rural Health Roundtable - Washington

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles arrives at The Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health Roundtable with President Donald Trump in the East Room at the White House in Washington on January 16, 2026. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Pierre Schill, Chief of Staff of the Army attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Nicolas Vaujour, Chief of Staff of the Marine attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Nicolas Vaujour, Chief of Staff of the Marine attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Fabien Mandon, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin, Minister of Armed Forces, Fabien Mandon, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff, and Pierre Schill, Chief of Staff of the Army, attend the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Fabien Mandon, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Jerome Belanger, Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin, Minister of Armed Forces, and Fabien Mandon, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin, Minister of Armed Forces, and Fabien Mandon, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Pierre Schill, Chief of Staff of the Army attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Fabien Mandon, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Fabien Mandon, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Nicolas Vaujour, Chief of Staff of the Marine attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Fabien Mandon, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Jerome Belanger, Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Fabien Mandon, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Fabien Mandon, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Catherine Vautrin At National Service Recruitment Campaign Launch - Paris

Jerome Belanger, Chief of Staff of the Air and Space Force attending the launch of the recruitment campaign for the National Service at the Ministry of Armed Forces in Paris, France, on January 12, 2026. Photo by Jean-Bernard Vernier/JBV NEWS/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Trump Meets With Oil and Gas Executives in Washington, DC

President Trump Meets With Oil and Gas Executives in Washington, DC

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles look on as Energy Secretary Christopher Wright speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump and oil and gas executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, January 9, 2026. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

US President Donald Trump mets with oil executives in the East Room

US President Donald Trump mets with oil executives in the East Room

US President Donald Trump (L) with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C), US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright (2-R) and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles (R) during a meeting with oil and gas executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 09 January 2026. The meeting included executives from Exxon, Shell, Chevron and Conoco. Trump is hoping to persuade oil executives to return to Venezuela. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO/ POOL

US President Donald Trump mets with oil executives in the East Room

US President Donald Trump mets with oil executives in the East Room

Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and US Homeland Security Advisor, during a meeting between US President Donald Trump and oil and gas executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 09 January 2026. The meeting included executives from Exxon, Shell, Chevron and Conoco. Trump is hoping to persuade oil executives to return to Venezuela. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO/ POOL

Meeting of the Coalition of the Willing - Paris

Meeting of the Coalition of the Willing - Paris

Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic Vincent Giraud arriving for the Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris, at the Elysee Palace on January 6, 2026. The summit of the group of Ukraine supporters dubbed the "Coalition of the Willing" is the latest of several meetings planned for the new year as diplomatic efforts to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War II have gained pace in recent weeks. Photo by Eric Tschaen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farewell Ceremony For Libya's Top Military Chief Killed In Plane Crash -Turkey

Farewell Ceremony For Libya's Top Military Chief Killed In Plane Crash -Turkey

A military farewell ceremony is held for the remains of Libya's late army chief of staff Mohammed al-Haddad and his companions, who were killed in a plane crash in Turkiye earlier this week, in Ankara, Turkiye, Dec. 27, 2025. The ceremony was attended by top Turkish officials including Defense Minister Yasar Guler and Chief of General Staff Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, who later traveled to Libya for the repatriation ceremony, Turkish semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farewell Ceremony For Libya's Top Military Chief Killed In Plane Crash -Turkey

Farewell Ceremony For Libya's Top Military Chief Killed In Plane Crash -Turkey

A military farewell ceremony is held for the remains of Libya's late army chief of staff Mohammed al-Haddad and his companions, who were killed in a plane crash in Turkiye earlier this week, in Ankara, Turkiye, Dec. 27, 2025. The ceremony was attended by top Turkish officials including Defense Minister Yasar Guler and Chief of General Staff Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, who later traveled to Libya for the repatriation ceremony, Turkish semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(Spotnews)T?RKIYE-ANKARA-PLANE CRASH-SEARCH OPERATIONS

(Spotnews)T?RKIYE-ANKARA-PLANE CRASH-SEARCH OPERATIONS

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya briefs the media at the plane crash site near Kesikkavak village in Ankara's Haymana district, T??rkiye, on Dec. 24, 2025. Libya's army chief of staff, Mohammed al-Haddad, and four other military officials were killed when their business jet crashed south of Ankara on Tuesday evening, Libyan and Turkish authorities said. Turkish gendarmerie units located the wreckage of the Falcon 50 jet near Kesikkavak village in Ankara's Haymana district, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(Spotnews)T?RKIYE-ANKARA-PLANE CRASH-SEARCH OPERATIONS

(Spotnews)T?RKIYE-ANKARA-PLANE CRASH-SEARCH OPERATIONS

The investigations are intensified at the plane crash site near Kesikkavak village in Ankara's Haymana district, T??rkiye, on Dec. 24, 2025. Libya's army chief of staff, Mohammed al-Haddad, and four other military officials were killed when their business jet crashed south of Ankara on Tuesday evening, Libyan and Turkish authorities said. Turkish gendarmerie units located the wreckage of the Falcon 50 jet near Kesikkavak village in Ankara's Haymana district, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(Spotnews)T?RKIYE-ANKARA-PLANE CRASH-SEARCH OPERATIONS

(Spotnews)T?RKIYE-ANKARA-PLANE CRASH-SEARCH OPERATIONS

The investigations are intensified at the plane crash site near Kesikkavak village in Ankara's Haymana district, T??rkiye, on Dec. 24, 2025. Libya's army chief of staff, Mohammed al-Haddad, and four other military officials were killed when their business jet crashed south of Ankara on Tuesday evening, Libyan and Turkish authorities said. Turkish gendarmerie units located the wreckage of the Falcon 50 jet near Kesikkavak village in Ankara's Haymana district, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(Spotnews)T?RKIYE-ANKARA-PLANE CRASH-SEARCH OPERATIONS

(Spotnews)T?RKIYE-ANKARA-PLANE CRASH-SEARCH OPERATIONS

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya briefs the media at the plane crash site near Kesikkavak village in Ankara's Haymana district, T??rkiye, on Dec. 24, 2025. Libya's army chief of staff, Mohammed al-Haddad, and four other military officials were killed when their business jet crashed south of Ankara on Tuesday evening, Libyan and Turkish authorities said. Turkish gendarmerie units located the wreckage of the Falcon 50 jet near Kesikkavak village in Ankara's Haymana district, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Matthias Grolier, Chief of Staff to the President and Director of the Louvre Museum, as the Louvre Museum reinforces security at the window through which the museum burglars entered by installing a protective grille, in Paris, France on December 23, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Matthias Grolier, Chief of Staff to the President and Director of the Louvre Museum, as the Louvre Museum reinforces security at the window through which the museum burglars entered by installing a protective grille, in Paris, France on December 23, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Matthias Grolier, Chief of Staff to the President and Director of the Louvre Museum, as the Louvre Museum reinforces security at the window through which the museum burglars entered by installing a protective grille, in Paris, France on December 23, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Matthias Grolier, Chief of Staff to the President and Director of the Louvre Museum, as the Louvre Museum reinforces security at the window through which the museum burglars entered by installing a protective grille, in Paris, France on December 23, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Matthias Grolier, Chief of Staff to the President and Director of the Louvre Museum, as the Louvre Museum reinforces security at the window through which the museum burglars entered by installing a protective grille, in Paris, France on December 23, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Matthias Grolier, Chief of Staff to the President and Director of the Louvre Museum, as the Louvre Museum reinforces security at the window through which the museum burglars entered by installing a protective grille, in Paris, France on December 23, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Matthias Grolier, Chief of Staff to the President and Director of the Louvre Museum, as the Louvre Museum reinforces security at the window through which the museum burglars entered by installing a protective grille, in Paris, France on December 23, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Louvre Museum Installs Bars Over Robbed Gallery Window - Paris

Matthias Grolier, Chief of Staff to the President and Director of the Louvre Museum, as the Louvre Museum reinforces security at the window through which the museum burglars entered by installing a protective grille, in Paris, France on December 23, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

White House Coverage

White House Coverage

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles watches as US President Donald Trump stops to speak to the media as he departs on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 19 December 2025. President Trump is due to travel to Florida where he is due to spend Christmas and New Year. EPA/WILL OLIVER/POOL

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles looks at her smartphone as United States President Donald J Trump signs an executive order to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

Trump Marijuana Executive Order Signing

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles looks at her smartphone as United States President Donald J Trump signs an executive order to “reschedule marijuana from a schedule one to a schedule three controlled substance with legitimate medical uses” in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House - DC

President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House - DC

Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, from left, Walt Nauta, White House director of oval office operations, and Natalie Harp, aide to US President Donald Trump, walk on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. US President Donald Trump paid tribute to two US soldiers and an interpreter killed in an ambush in Syria as their remains were returned Wednesday to Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base. Photo by Graeme Sloan/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Aides Walk On White House South Lawn - DC

Trump Aides Walk On White House South Lawn - DC

Walt Nauta, White House director of oval office operations, from left, Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, Natalie Harp, aide to US President Donald Trump, walk on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. The US is preparing a fresh round of sanctions on Russia's energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject a peace agreement with Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. Photo by Graeme Sloan/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Aides Walk On White House South Lawn - DC

Trump Aides Walk On White House South Lawn - DC

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, left, and Natalie Harp, aide to US President Donald Trump, walk on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. The US is preparing a fresh round of sanctions on Russia's energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject a peace agreement with Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. Photo by Graeme Sloan/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

WH - Trump To Announce $12B Farm Aid Package At Roundtable

WH - Trump To Announce $12B Farm Aid Package At Roundtable

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles during the roundtable in the Cabinet Room where President Donald Trump reportedly expected to announce $12B aid plan for farmers, at the White House in Washington DC, USA, on December 8, 2025. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Serge Papin Visits Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral - Paris

Serge Papin Visits Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral - Paris

Karine Delamarche, Chief of Staff of the Paris Police Prefect during a presentation of a new map of all the craftsmen and companies that participated in the reconstruction of the cathedral, indicating those committed to a know-how tourism approach and who will be able to receive the visit of the French on the occasion of their next holidays one year after the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris. Notre Dame De Paris on December 04, 2025 Photo Ait Adjedjou Karim /ABACAPRESS.COM

Trump Holds a Cabinet Meeting - Washington, DC

Trump Holds a Cabinet Meeting - Washington, DC

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles listens as United States President Donald J Trump holds a meeting with his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. Credit: Yuri Gripas / Pool via CNP