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China: Driver Narrowly Avoids Crash as Truck Container Tips Over

On June 19, 2023, in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, a Chinese driver narrowly avoided a serious crash when a box truck attempted to pass under a height restriction and its container suddenly tipped over onto a city road. Video shows the container tilting and collapsing sideways as a small passenger car traveling just behind reacted instantly, swerving and accelerating through a narrow gap moments before the truck body hit the ground. The container crashed down seconds later, blocking the road, while the car escaped unharmed. No injuries were reported.

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Figure Skating: Kagiyama

Japanese figure skater Yuma Kagiyama meets the press in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2025, after winning his second straight men's singles at the national championships two days earlier. The win earned Kagiyama a place at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February.

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Figure Skating: Sakamoto

Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto meets the press in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2025, a day after winning her fifth straight women's singles title at the national championships and earning a place at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February.

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China: Student Surprised by Five Peacocks Standing in “Perfect Line” at School

On December 8, 2025, in Kunming, Yunnan, the video captured the young man walking up a school stairwell when he suddenly came face-to-face with five peacocks standing in a straight line on the steps. The birds appeared calm and orderly, their identical spacing and posture making them look as if they had been copied and pasted into the hallway.

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Fed cuts key rate by 0.25 point

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference in Washington on Dec. 10, 2025, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The Fed decided to cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage point, its third straight rate reduction.

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees with their medallions during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

Actor Michael Crawford smiles as President Donald Trump presents a medal to 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree Kiss band member Peter Criss during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees with their medallions during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump presents a medal to 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree country music artist George Straight during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees with their medallions during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees with their medallions during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

Kiss band member Gene Simmons looks on after being presented a medal by President Donald Trump as a 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump presents a medal to 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree singer Gloria Gaynor during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

Actor Sylvester Stallone looks on after being presented a medal by President Donald Trump as a 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump presents a medal to 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree actor Michael Crawford during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump presents a medal to 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree Kiss band member Peter Criss during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

Kiss band member Peter Criss smiles as President Donald Trump presents a medal to Monique Frehley, daughter of 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree Kiss member Ace Frehley, during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump presents a medal to 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree Kiss band member Gene Simmons during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees with their medallions during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump presents a medal to 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree Kiss band member Paul Stanley during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump presents a medal to 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree actor Sylvester Stallone during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump presents a medal to 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree singer Gloria Gaynor during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump presents a medal to 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree country music artist George Straight during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump speaks before awarding the 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees with their medallions during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump presents a medal to 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree Kiss band member Gene Simmons during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump speaks before awarding the 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees with their medallions during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump presents a medal to Monique Frehley, daughter of 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree Kiss member Ace Frehley, during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump presents a medal to 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree Kiss band member Paul Stanley during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump presents a medal to 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree actor Michael Crawford during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump Awards 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees With Medallions

President Donald Trump presents a medal to 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree Kiss band member Peter Criss during a presentation ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Saturday, December 6, 2025. The honorees this year include country music artist George Straight, actor Sylvester Stallone, members of the rock band Kiss, actor Michael Crawford and singer Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Bonnie Cash/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Marines vs. Lions

Wu Nien-ting of the Seibu Lions hits a solo home run in the fourth inning of a Pacific League baseball game against the Lotte Marines at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 6, 2022. Marines pitcher Ayumu Ishikawa surrendered three straight home runs to Tomoya Mori, Hotaka Yamakawa and Wu during the inning.

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China: Angler Catches Nearly Transparent “Glass” Fish in Guangdong

A man in Guangdong, China, caught an almost completely transparent fish on November 10, 2025, astonishing onlookers. Video shows the small “glass-like” fish with clear flesh and no visible organs as sunlight passed straight through its body. The angler held it up for the camera as bystanders marveled at the unusual catch.

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China International Import Expo - Shanghai

Two humanoid robots perform a session of fighting at civilian robotics company Unitree's booth during the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, November 6, 2025. Straight punches, hook punches, left and right side kicks...the fighting session, staged by two G1 humanoid robots wearing helmets and boxing gloves at the booth of Unitree here on Thursday, attracted lots of visitors and won rounds of applause. Photo by Xinhua/Cai Xiangxin/ABACAPRESS.CO

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China International Import Expo - Shanghai

Two humanoid robots perform a session of fighting at civilian robotics company Unitree's booth during the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, November 6, 2025. Straight punches, hook punches, left and right side kicks...the fighting session, staged by two G1 humanoid robots wearing helmets and boxing gloves at the booth of Unitree here on Thursday, attracted lots of visitors and won rounds of applause. Photo by Xinhua/Cai Xiangxin/ABACAPRESS.CO

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China International Import Expo - Shanghai

Two humanoid robots perform a session of fighting at civilian robotics company Unitree's booth during the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, November 6, 2025. Straight punches, hook punches, left and right side kicks...the fighting session, staged by two G1 humanoid robots wearing helmets and boxing gloves at the booth of Unitree here on Thursday, attracted lots of visitors and won rounds of applause. Photo by Xinhua/Cai Xiangxin/ABACAPRESS.CO

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China International Import Expo - Shanghai

Two humanoid robots perform a session of fighting at civilian robotics company Unitree's booth during the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, November 6, 2025. Straight punches, hook punches, left and right side kicks...the fighting session, staged by two G1 humanoid robots wearing helmets and boxing gloves at the booth of Unitree here on Thursday, attracted lots of visitors and won rounds of applause. Photo by Xinhua/Cai Xiangxin/ABACAPRESS.CO

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China International Import Expo - Shanghai

Two humanoid robots perform a session of fighting at civilian robotics company Unitree's booth during the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, November 6, 2025. Straight punches, hook punches, left and right side kicks...the fighting session, staged by two G1 humanoid robots wearing helmets and boxing gloves at the booth of Unitree here on Thursday, attracted lots of visitors and won rounds of applause. Photo by Xinhua/Cai Xiangxin/ABACAPRESS.CO

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China International Import Expo - Shanghai

Two humanoid robots perform a session of fighting at civilian robotics company Unitree's booth during the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, November 6, 2025. Straight punches, hook punches, left and right side kicks...the fighting session, staged by two G1 humanoid robots wearing helmets and boxing gloves at the booth of Unitree here on Thursday, attracted lots of visitors and won rounds of applause. Photo by Xinhua/Cai Xiangxin/ABACAPRESS.CO

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China International Import Expo - Shanghai

A journalist playfully fights with a humanoid robot at civilian robotics company Unitree's booth during the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in east China's Shanghai, November 6, 2025. Straight punches, hook punches, left and right side kicks...the fighting session, staged by two G1 humanoid robots wearing helmets and boxing gloves at the booth of Unitree here on Thursday, attracted lots of visitors and won rounds of applause. Photo by Xinhua/Cai Xiangxin/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Nikkei index hits record closing high

A financial data screen in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average hitting a record closing high for the second straight day on Oct. 30, 2025.

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Nikkei index hits record closing high

A financial data screen in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average hitting a record closing high for the second straight day on Oct. 30, 2025.

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Nikkei index hits record closing high

A financial data monitor at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average hitting a record closing high for the second straight day on Oct. 30, 2025.

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The Music of My Life: An All-Star Tribute to Anne Murray

Straight No Chaser onstage at The Music of My Life: An All-Star Tribute to Anne Murray concert held at The Opry House on October 27, 2025 in Nashville, TN Photo by Tammie Arroyo / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Music of My Life: An All-Star Tribute to Anne Murray

Straight No Chaser onstage at The Music of My Life: An All-Star Tribute to Anne Murray concert held at The Opry House on October 27, 2025 in Nashville, TN Photo by Tammie Arroyo / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Top 14 - Union Bordeaux-Begles v Aviron Bayonnais

The Union Bordeaux-Begles players gather to galvanise themselves before their match against Aviron Bayonnais. Cameron Woki, UBB flanker, looks straight ahead during the 8th round of the Top 14 at the Stade Matmut-Atlantique in Bordeaux Metropole on 25 October 2025, in Gironde, France. Photo by Stephane Duprat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Daiki Hashimoto of Japan competes on the horizontal bar en route to winning his third straight title in the men's individual all-around final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Jakarta on Oct. 22, 2025.

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Daiki Hashimoto of Japan acknowledges the crowd after winning his third straight men's individual all-around title at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Jakarta on Oct. 22, 2025.

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Daiki Hashimoto of Japan competes on the vault en route to winning his third straight title in the men's individual all-around final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Jakarta on Oct. 22, 2025.

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Daiki Hashimoto of Japan competes in the floor exercise en route to winning his third straight title in the men's individual all-around final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Jakarta on Oct. 22, 2025.

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Daiki Hashimoto of Japan competes on the horizontal bar en route to winning his third straight title in the men's individual all-around final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Jakarta on Oct. 22, 2025.