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China: Veteran Rescues Driver from Sinking Car in Jiangsu 2

On October 14, 2025, in Taizhou, Jiangsu, a retired soldier jumped into a river and smashed a car window with a brick to save a trapped driver, pulling them to safety as bystanders watched.

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Nigeria: Police Use Tear Gas on Protesters Demanding Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

Nigerian police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who gathered in the capital, Abuja, on Monday, October 20, demanding the release of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu. The #FreeNnamdiKanu protests oppose the continued detention of Kanu, who remains in custody since 2021 on terrorism charges.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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Peace advocacy by descendants of wartime leaders

Peace advocacy by descendants of wartime leaders

(from L) Tushar Gandhi, great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, third-generation Holocaust survivor Magali Brosh, Jennifer Teege, granddaughter of a Nazi concentration camp commander, and Hidetoshi Tojo, great-grandson of Japan's wartime Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo, hold a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2025, as the year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. They will visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki later in the month as part of the peace advocacy project "Hope 80."

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A-bomb exhibition begins in Osaka

A-bomb exhibition begins in Osaka

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (2nd from R) and Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (far R) attend a tape-cutting ceremony on the first day of an exhibition on the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the Osaka International Peace Center in the western Japan city on Aug. 22, 2025. Twenty-six items provided by the Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bomb museums are on display at the event, which is being held until Dec. 27 to mark the 80th anniversary of the tragedy.

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A-bomb exhibition begins in Osaka

A-bomb exhibition begins in Osaka

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (front, R) visits an exhibition on the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on its first day at the Osaka International Peace Center in the western Japan city on Aug. 22, 2025. Twenty-six items provided by the Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bomb museums are on display at the event, which is being held until Dec. 27 to mark the 80th anniversary of the tragedy.

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A-bomb exhibition begins in Osaka

A-bomb exhibition begins in Osaka

An exhibition on the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki begins at the Osaka International Peace Center in the western Japan city on Aug. 22, 2025. Twenty-six items provided by the Hiroshima and Nagasaki A-bomb museums are on display at the event, which is being held until Dec. 27 to mark the 80th anniversary of the tragedy.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

TINIAN, United States, Aug. 7 Kyodo - A ceremony is held on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with a model of the "Little Boy" bomb on Hiroshima on display. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, was the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities. (Kyodo)

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A-bomb exhibition at Battleship Missouri Memorial

A-bomb exhibition at Battleship Missouri Memorial

Sadae Kasaoka, 92, an atomic bomb survivor, talks about her experience in Hiroshima during an interview to the media on the first day of a special exhibition on the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Aug. 12, 2025. The exhibition, displaying items from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb museums, will run until Feb. 28, 2026.

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A-bomb exhibition at Battleship Missouri Memorial

A-bomb exhibition at Battleship Missouri Memorial

A visitor looks at items related to the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the first day of a special exhibition at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Aug. 12, 2025. The exhibition, displaying items from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb museums, will run until Feb. 28, 2026.

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A-bomb exhibition at Battleship Missouri Memorial

A-bomb exhibition at Battleship Missouri Memorial

Sadae Kasaoka, 92, an atomic bomb survivor, talks about her experience in Hiroshima on the first day of a special exhibition on the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Aug. 12, 2025. The exhibition, displaying items from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb museums, will run until Feb. 28, 2026.

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Memorial event in Potsdam on 80th A-bomb anniv.

Memorial event in Potsdam on 80th A-bomb anniv.

Lanterns float on a lake in Potsdam on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan's Nagasaki in World War II. U.S. President Harry Truman's order for the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was issued during his stay in the eastern German city in the closing days of the war in the summer of 1945.

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Memorial event in Potsdam on 80th A-bomb anniv.

Memorial event in Potsdam on 80th A-bomb anniv.

Lanterns float on a lake in Potsdam on Aug. 9, 2025, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan's Nagasaki in World War II. U.S. President Harry Truman's order for the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was issued during his stay in the eastern German city in the closing days of the war in the summer of 1945.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

Atomic bomb survivor Masako Wada, assistant secretary general of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo, speaks during the annual Nobel Peace Conference and Festival at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo held on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

Atomic bomb survivor Masako Wada (C), assistant secretary general of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo, prepares to release a dove during the annual Nobel Peace Conference and Festival in front of the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo held on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

Atomic bomb survivor Masako Wada (C), assistant secretary general of 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo, takes part in an anti-nuke rally in front of the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo on Aug. 6, 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

Marylia Kelley, senior advisor for the Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment, speaks during an anti-nuke rally in front of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, on Aug. 6, 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

Gyoshu Utsumi (C), Buddhist monk from Japan, chants a sutra during a memorial ceremony for the victims of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6, 2025, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, marking the 80th anniversary of the bombings. Oak Ridge was home to several Manhattan Project facilities linked to the development of the bombs.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

Tufts University Professor Emily Strasser hang a paper crane during a memorial ceremony in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on Aug. 6, 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Oak Ridge was home to several Manhattan Project facilities linked to the development of the bombs.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

A man prays during a memorial ceremony in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on Aug. 6, 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Oak Ridge was home to several Manhattan Project facilities linked to the development of the bombs. Oak Ridge was home to several Manhattan Project facilities linked to the development of the bombs.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

People ring the "peace bell" during a memorial event for the victims of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at a park in Berlin on Aug. 6, 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the bombings.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

A memorial event is held in Berlin on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

Teku Nishimura, high school student from Hiroshima, speaks during a memorial event in Berlin on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

A memorial service for the victims of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is held at Coventry Cathedral in central England on Aug. 6, 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the bombings.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

People take pictures of paper cranes during a memorial service for the victims of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at Coventry Cathedral in central England on Aug. 6, 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the bombings.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

A woman throws a flower into the sea during a ceremony on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, was the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

A ceremony is held on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with a model of the "Little Boy" bomb on Hiroshima on display. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, was the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

Tinian Mayor Edwin Aldan (L) offers a wreath during a ceremony on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, was the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

Tinian Mayor Edwin Aldan (L) offers a wreath during a ceremony on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, was the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

Japanese Consul to Saipan Akiko Tejima delivers a speech during a ceremony on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, served as the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

80th A-bomb anniversary

Tinian Mayor Edwin Aldan delivers a speech during a ceremony on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, served as the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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A-bomb exhibition in Brazil

A-bomb exhibition in Brazil

Atomic bomb survivor Toshie Shoji talks about her experiences in Hiroshima at Brazil's National Congress in Brasilia on Aug. 5, 2025, as it hosts a special exhibition on the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the tragedies on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9.

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A-bomb exhibition in Brazil

A-bomb exhibition in Brazil

Atomic bomb survivor Toshie Shoji talks about her experiences in Hiroshima at Brazil's National Congress in Brasilia on Aug. 5, 2025, as it hosts a special exhibition on the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the tragedies on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9.

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A-bomb exhibition in Brazil

A-bomb exhibition in Brazil

Atomic bomb survivor Toshie Shoji prays while talking about her experiences in Hiroshima at Brazil's National Congress in Brasilia on Aug. 5, 2025, as it hosts a special exhibition on the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the tragedies on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9.

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US: Gold Fire Spurs Evacuation Order Near Big Bear, California

The Gold Fire, a brush fire in the San Bernardino County area of Holcomb Valley near Big Bear, erupted Monday morning, August 4. No structures have been threatened, but evacuation order was in effect for the Holcomb Campground as firefighters continued to battle the blaze.

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80th anniv. of Truman's A-bomb attack order

80th anniv. of Truman's A-bomb attack order

People attend a memorial ceremony in Potsdam on July 25, 2025, for the victims of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, marking the 80th anniversary of President Harry Truman's order for the nuclear attacks on Japan issued during his stay in the eastern German city.

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80th anniv. of Truman's A-bomb attack order

80th anniv. of Truman's A-bomb attack order

People attend a memorial ceremony in Potsdam on July 25, 2025, for the victims of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, marking the 80th anniversary of President Harry Truman's order for the nuclear attacks on Japan issued during his stay in the eastern German city.

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US: Severe Weather Brings Heavy Rain, Causing Flash Flooding in Iowa 2

Severe weather swept through Iowa on Friday, July 11, bringing the threat of tornadoes and flash flooding to the area. At Iowa Speedway in Newton, the IndyCar practice session was suspended due to a tornado warning. This video shows flooded roads in Davenport.

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US: Strong Winds, Heavy Rain Lash Philadelphia Region 2

Severe thunderstorms moved across Pennsylvania on Monday, June 30, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to affected areas, including the Philadelphia region, and prompting flash flood warnings.

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Anti-nuke event in Iceland

Anti-nuke event in Iceland

Norwegian Nobel Institute Director Kristian Berg Harpviken (L) speaks during an event hosted by Peace Boat in Reykjavik, Iceland, on June 21, 2025. Survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs took part in the event, held during Peace Boat's port call in the Icelandic capital.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 7

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts. This video shows a man trying to save his mowers from the flooding.

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US: Greer Fire in Eastern Arizona Prompts Evacuations, Road Closures

A wildfire raged in Greer, Eastern Arizona, on Tuesday, May 13, burning over 3,600 acres. The fire prompted evacuations and road closures and reportedly destroyed multiple structures.

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80th anniversary of founding of United Nations

80th anniversary of founding of United Nations

U.N. High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu (3rd from L) attends a ceremony in which a tree grown from one that survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima is planted at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 6, 2025, to the mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and the 1945 tragedy that also hit Nagasaki.

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80th anniversary of founding of United Nations

80th anniversary of founding of United Nations

U.N. High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu (L) speaks during a ceremony in which a tree grown from one that survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima is planted at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 6, 2025, to the mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations and the 1945 tragedy that also hit Nagasaki.

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A-bomb exhibition at U.N. headquarters

A-bomb exhibition at U.N. headquarters

Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki explains on May 1, 2025, about a photo shown at an exhibition at the United Nations headquarters in New York that aims to convey the reality of the damage caused by the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The exhibition, sponsored by Mayors for Peace, an international organization of cities committed to peace, runs through May 9.

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A-bomb exhibition at U.N. headquarters

A-bomb exhibition at U.N. headquarters

Photo taken on May 1, 2025, shows an exhibition at the United Nations headquarters in New York that aims to convey the reality of the damage caused by the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The exhibition, sponsored by Mayors for Peace, an international organization of cities committed to peace, runs through May 9.

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NPT preparatory committee in New York

NPT preparatory committee in New York

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (front, 3rd from R) and his Nagasaki counterpart Shiro Suzuki (2nd from R) attend the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 30, 2025.

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Indonesia: Overflowing Ciliwung River Causes Widespread Flooding In Jakarta

The Ciliwung River overflowed due to heavy rainfall, triggering flash floods in South and East Jakarta on Monday, March 3. Residents in Kampung Melayu Village, East Jakarta, were evacuated as floodwaters rose.

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US: Pileup Closes Interstate 70 In Southern Illinois

A multiple-car pileup occurred on Interstate 70 near Greenup, Illinois, on Sunday, January 5, forcing the closure of the highway in both directions.

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US: 2 Dead, 19 Injured In Small Plane Crash Near Fullerton Airport

Two people were killed, and 19 others were injured following a small plane crash near Fullerton Airport in Orange County on Thursday, January 2.

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