Japan: Heavy Snowfall in Hokkaido, Flights Disrupted 3

On January 8, heavy snow across Hokkaido caused major travel chaos. At New Chitose Airport, 27 flights were canceled and many delayed due to de-icing operations. JR Hokkaido suspended 29 services, including 25 "Rapid Airport" trains, while multiple expressways were closed. These disruptions led to massive queues at the airport, with travelers lining up across two floors for the train station.

Spain: Dense Fog Triggers Travel Chaos and Flight Diversions in Madrid and Vigo

Persistent fog and overcast skies across Madrid and Vigo caused significant travel disruptions this Thursday, January 8. Dense morning fog at Peinador Airport forced a Madrid-bound flight to divert much further than its usual alternative in Santiago, ultimately extending the journey for frustrated passengers by more than three hours.

Japan: Heavy Snowfall in Hokkaido, Flights Disrupted 2

On January 8, heavy snow across Hokkaido caused major travel chaos. At New Chitose Airport, 27 flights were canceled and many delayed due to de-icing operations. JR Hokkaido suspended 29 services, including 25 "Rapid Airport" trains, while multiple expressways were closed. These disruptions led to massive queues at the airport, with travelers lining up across two floors for the train station.

Japan: Heavy Snowfall in Hokkaido, Flights Disrupted

On January 8, heavy snow across Hokkaido caused major travel chaos. At New Chitose Airport, 27 flights were canceled and many delayed due to de-icing operations. JR Hokkaido suspended 29 services, including 25 "Rapid Airport" trains, while multiple expressways were closed. These disruptions led to massive queues at the airport, with travelers lining up across two floors for the train station.

Iran: Protesters Gather at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar Over Failing Economy

Protesters gathered at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on Tuesday, January 6, as nationwide demonstrations over Iran’s failing economy entered their tenth day. Activists report that at least 36 people have been killed since the unrest began in December, with the country’s currency plummeting to a record low.

US: Falcon 9 Streaks Across Arizona Sky After Vandenberg Launch

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, January 2, deploying Italy’s dual-use Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation Flight Model 3 (CSG-FM3) satellite into low Earth orbit. The mission, delayed by pad issues, marked SpaceX’s first orbital launch in 16 days and included a successful booster landing.

US: Dense Fog Blankets Las Vegas Valley on New Year’s Day

Dense fog covered the Las Vegas Valley on New Year's Day, January 1. Nevada State Police and other authorities urged motorists to drive cautiously.

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Daily life of Palestinians amid a deep low-pressure system, as the humanitarian crisis continues, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025. Photo by Habboub Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Daily life of Palestinians amid a deep low-pressure system, as the humanitarian crisis continues, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025. Photo by Habboub Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Daily life of Palestinians amid a deep low-pressure system, as the humanitarian crisis continues, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025. Photo by Habboub Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Daily life of Palestinians amid a deep low-pressure system, as the humanitarian crisis continues, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025. Photo by Habboub Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Daily life of Palestinians amid a deep low-pressure system, as the humanitarian crisis continues, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025. Photo by Habboub Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Daily life of Palestinians amid a deep low-pressure system, as the humanitarian crisis continues, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025. Photo by Habboub Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Daily life of Palestinians amid a deep low-pressure system, as the humanitarian crisis continues, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025. Photo by Habboub Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Daily life of Palestinians amid a deep low-pressure system, as the humanitarian crisis continues, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025. Photo by Habboub Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Daily life of Palestinians amid a deep low-pressure system, as the humanitarian crisis continues, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025. Photo by Habboub Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Daily life of Palestinians amid a deep low-pressure system, as the humanitarian crisis continues, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025. Photo by Habboub Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Daily life of Palestinians amid a deep low-pressure system, as the humanitarian crisis continues, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025. Photo by Habboub Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Daily life of Palestinians amid a deep low-pressure system, as the humanitarian crisis continues, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025. Photo by Habboub Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Daily life of Palestinians amid a deep low-pressure system, as the humanitarian crisis continues, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025. Photo by Habboub Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Daily life of Palestinians amid a deep low-pressure system, as the humanitarian crisis continues, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025. Photo by Habboub Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Humanitarian Crisis Continues In Jabalia - Palestine

Daily life of Palestinians amid a deep low-pressure system, as the humanitarian crisis continues, in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, on December 28, 2025. Photo by Habboub Ramez/ABACAPRESS.COM

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students do the cleaning at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 25, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants, fulfill

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students head for the canteen after class at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 24, 2025 shows a view of the Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and c

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Zhang Guimei (C) watches students exercising during the break at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 24, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

A teacher grades exam papers at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 24, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants, ful

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students have meals at the canteen of Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servant

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students practice chorus at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants, fulfill

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

A teacher tutors a student during the evening self-study class at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teacher

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Two students have meals outdoors at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants,

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Zhang Guimei (3rd L) checks meal service at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil s

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Free Education Empowers Rural Girls In Huaping - China

Students have a class at Huaping Senior High School for Girls in Huaping County, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Dec. 23, 2025. Each morning at Huaping High School for Girls in Yunnan Province, the schoolyard rings with a bold pledge, "I was born to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the valleys at my feet." Behind that voice stands Zhang Guimei, the school's founder and principal. In her sixties and struggling with illness, she still devotes more than 18 hours a day to her students. Megaphone in hand, she has become a living symbol of how education can open doors that poverty once closed. Founded in 2008, Huaping High School for Girls is the country's first senior high school to offer free education for girls. The school in mountainous Yunnan Province has created a miracle, with more than 2,000 graduates -- most of whom come from low-income rural families -- admitted to colleges and universities. Many of them later became teachers, doctors and civil servants, fulfilling

China's Cold Pole Hits Minus 45 Degrees Celsius - China

China's Cold Pole Hits Minus 45 Degrees Celsius - China

Tourists visit Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on December 26, 2025. The low temperature in Genhe, known as "China's cold pole," hits minus 45 degrees Celsius on Friday morning. Photo by Xinhua/Bei He/ABACAPRESS.CO

China's Cold Pole Hits Minus 45 Degrees Celsius - China

China's Cold Pole Hits Minus 45 Degrees Celsius - China

Tourists visit Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on December 26, 2025. The low temperature in Genhe, known as "China's cold pole," hits minus 45 degrees Celsius on Friday morning. Photo by Xinhua/Bei He/ABACAPRESS.CO

China's Cold Pole Hits Minus 45 Degrees Celsius - China

China's Cold Pole Hits Minus 45 Degrees Celsius - China

A video blogger does livestream in Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on December 26, 2025. The low temperature in Genhe, known as "China's cold pole," hits minus 45 degrees Celsius on Friday morning. Photo by Xinhua/Bei He/ABACAPRESS.CO

China's Cold Pole Hits Minus 45 Degrees Celsius - China

China's Cold Pole Hits Minus 45 Degrees Celsius - China

Citizens select products at a morning market in Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on December 26, 2025. The low temperature in Genhe, known as "China's cold pole," hits minus 45 degrees Celsius on Friday morning. Photo by Xinhua/Bei He/ABACAPRESS.CO

China's Cold Pole Hits Minus 45 Degrees Celsius - China

China's Cold Pole Hits Minus 45 Degrees Celsius - China

A video blogger does livestream in Genhe City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on December 26, 2025. The low temperature in Genhe, known as "China's cold pole," hits minus 45 degrees Celsius on Friday morning. Photo by Xinhua/Bei He/ABACAPRESS.CO

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

SHENYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2025 - A runner with white frost on his eyebrows and eyelashes runs in a park at temperatures as low as -26 ¡æ in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China on the morning of December 26, 2025.

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

SHENYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2025 - A runner with white frost on his eyebrows and eyelashes runs in a park at temperatures as low as -26 ¡æ in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China on the morning of December 26, 2025.

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

SHENYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2025 - A runner with white frost on his eyebrows and eyelashes runs in a park at temperatures as low as -26 ¡æ in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China on the morning of December 26, 2025.

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

SHENYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2025 - A runner with white frost on his eyebrows and eyelashes runs in a park at temperatures as low as -26 ¡æ in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China on the morning of December 26, 2025.

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

SHENYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2025 - A runner with white frost on his eyebrows and eyelashes runs in a park at temperatures as low as -26 ¡æ in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China on the morning of December 26, 2025.

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

SHENYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2025 - A runner with white frost on his eyebrows and eyelashes runs in a park at temperatures as low as -26 ¡æ in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China on the morning of December 26, 2025.

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

SHENYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2025 - A runner with white frost on his eyebrows and eyelashes runs in a park at temperatures as low as -26 ¡æ in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China on the morning of December 26, 2025.

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

SHENYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2025 - A runner with white frost on his eyebrows and eyelashes runs in a park at temperatures as low as -26 ¡æ in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China on the morning of December 26, 2025.

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

SHENYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2025 - A runner with white frost on his eyebrows and eyelashes runs in a park at temperatures as low as -26 ¡æ in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China on the morning of December 26, 2025.

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

Extreme Cold Running in Shenyang

SHENYANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 26, 2025 - A runner with white frost on his eyebrows and eyelashes runs in a park at temperatures as low as -26 ¡æ in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China on the morning of December 26, 2025.

US: West Connecticut Sees Heavy Snowfall

Western Connecticut saw heavy snowfall on Tuesday, December 23, with more than 3 inches of snow recorded in New Fairfield, according to the National Weather Service. This video shows big snowflakes falling on the road in West Canaan..

Pakistan: Karachi Blanketed by Fog and Smog, Flights Diverted, Motorcyclist Killed

On Sunday morning, December 21, dense fog and “very unhealthy” air pollution (AQI 215–282) blanketed Karachi, disrupting flights with six international services diverted to Muscat and Islamabad, while poor visibility and road conditions caused a fatal motorcycle accident and led to temporary highway closures in other parts of Pakistan.