UK: Swatch Shuts UK Stores as Royal Pop Launch Triggers Fights and Police Response

Long lines formed outside Swatch stores across the world ahead of launch of the Royal Pop, a collaboration between Swatch and Audemars Piguet on Saturday, May 16. Swatch closed stores across the UK after massive queues formed outside branches over the launch, with fights and disturbances breaking out and police called to the scene, prompting the company to cite safety concerns for customers and staff.

US: Severe Thunderstorms Bring Large Hail to California’s Central Valley

Multiple severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for parts of California's Central Valley on Friday, April 10. Severe thunderstorms were spotted across the region, and quarter- to ping pong-sized hail was reported.

US: Audience Boo As Clintons Arrive At Capital One Arena For Presidential Parade

Booing was heard in the audience as former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took their seats at Capital One Arena, where an indoor presidential parade was held after Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th U.S. President on Monday, January 20.

UK: Protesters Gather Outside Glasgow Hampden Park Ahead Of Women’s Euro 2025 Qualifier Versus Israel

Protesters gathered outside Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow on Friday, May 31, ahead of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifier match between Scotland and Israel to protest against Israel's military operation in Gaza.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 8

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 2

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 3

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 4

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 5

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 6

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 7

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

UK: Pro-Palestine Protest In Glasgow Ahead Of World Athletics Indoor Championships

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Glasgow on Tuesday, February 27, ahead of the World Athletics Indoor Championships, which will start on March 1, protesting against the participation of Israeli athletes.

Japan promotes food from Fukushima in U.S.

Japan promotes food from Fukushima in U.S.

U.S. Congressman Mike Gallagher (R), who chairs the Select Committee on China, attends an event organized by the Japanese Embassy in the United States to promote food and sake from Fukushima at the Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 18, 2023, amid China imposing a total ban on seafood imports from Japan in response to the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

Japan promotes food from Fukushima in U.S.

Japan promotes food from Fukushima in U.S.

U.S. Congressman Mike Gallagher (front R), who chairs the Select Committee on China, attends an event organized by the Japanese Embassy in the United States to promote food and sake from Fukushima at the Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 18, 2023, amid China imposing a total ban on seafood imports from Japan in response to the discharge of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

House Hearings - Washington

House Hearings - Washington

Roger Robinson, Chairman, Prague Security Studies Institute, former Chairman of Congressional U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, appears before a House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party hearing "Leveling the Playing Field: How to Counter the CCP's Economic Aggression" in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

House Hearings - Washington

House Hearings - Washington

Roger Robinson, Chairman, Prague Security Studies Institute, former Chairman of Congressional U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, appears before a House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party hearing "Leveling the Playing Field: How to Counter the CCP's Economic Aggression" in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

House Hearings - Washington

House Hearings - Washington

Roger Robinson, Chairman, Prague Security Studies Institute, former Chairman of Congressional U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, appears before a House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party hearing "Leveling the Playing Field: How to Counter the CCP's Economic Aggression" in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

House Hearings - Washington

House Hearings - Washington

Roger Robinson, Chairman, Prague Security Studies Institute, former Chairman of Congressional U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, appears before a House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party hearing "Leveling the Playing Field: How to Counter the CCP's Economic Aggression" in the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

American columnist urges U.S., China to defuse tensions

STORY: American columnist urges U.S., China to defuse tensions DATELINE: April 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "An American author has said that it is imperative that the world's two biggest economies, the United States and China, find a modus vivendi if the peace of the planet is to be preserved. H.D.S. Greenway, a columnist for Foreign Affairs and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, published an article on Responsible Statecraft, saying that relations between the two countries are spiraling dangerously downward. In his article titled 'It's not too late to stop a new cold war,' Greenway mentioned that U.S. House of Representatives had established a Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and China. He noted that the growing antagonism between the two nations presents the greatest danger to the world today