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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.

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US: Time-Lapse Shows Heavy Snow Blanketing Ohio State University’s South Oval

Time-lapse footage shows snow accumulating over a 24-hour period on Sunday, January 25, at the South Oval on the Ohio State University campus. A major winter storm swept across the U.S., bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain. The storm has caused seven deaths and massive power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of people.

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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.

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Monica Crowley, chief of protocol at the US State Department, greets Sadyr Japarov, president of the Kyrgyz Republic, outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Monica Crowley, chief of protocol at the US State Department, greets Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Uzbekistan’s president, outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Monica Crowley, chief of protocol at the US State Department, greets Serdar Berdimuhamedow, Turkmenistan's president, outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Monica Crowley, chief of protocol at the US State Department, greets Sadyr Japarov, president of the Kyrgyz Republic, outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Donald Trump Hosts Summit Dinner With Central Asian Leaders - DC

Monica Crowley, chief of protocol at the US State Department, greets Emomali Rahmon, Tajikistan’s president, outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. President Donald Trump is hosting a summit with five central Asian countries as the US steps up competition for influence in the vast energy- and mineral-rich region where China and Russia have long held sway. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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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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2017 Kennedy Center Honors Formal Artist's Dinner Arrivals

Robert Barnett and Rita Braver arrive for the formal Artist's Dinner honoring the recipients of the 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors hosted by United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the US Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, December 2, 2017. The 2017 honorees are: American dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade; Cuban American singer-songwriter and actress Gloria Estefan; American hip hop artist and entertainment icon LL COOL J; American television writer and producer Norman Lear; and American musician and record producer Lionel Richie. Photo by Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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