Zayanderud Riverbed Dries Up - Iran

Zayanderud Riverbed Dries Up - Iran

A man uses his phone as a soldier looks at the dried-up riverbed of Zayanderud through a brick arch while standing on Si-o-se-pol, the largest bridge over the dried-up river in Isfahan, Iran, on November 30, 2025. Zayanderud, like many other bodies of water in Iran, has faced droughts and water shortages in recent years. In addition to drought, mismanagement and overuse of water are major factors contributing to the decline of Zayanderud. Photo by Hozi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tokyo Deaflympics: Princess Kako

Tokyo Deaflympics: Princess Kako

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language to applaud during a karate competition at the Tokyo Deaflympics in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2025. (Pool photo)

Tokyo Deaflympics: Closing Ceremony

Tokyo Deaflympics: Closing Ceremony

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language to applaud during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Deaflympics at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Nov. 26, 2025. (Pool photo)

Snow Falls Over Canada

Snow Falls Over Canada

A resident uses a snow blower to clear a drive way in Cremona, Alta., Monday, November 24, 2025. Environment Canada says up to 15 centimetres of snow was expected to fall in the Calgary area throughout the day. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Snow Falls Over Canada

Snow Falls Over Canada

A resident uses a snow blower to clear a drive way in Cremona, Alta., Monday, November 24, 2025. Environment Canada says up to 15 centimetres of snow was expected to fall in the Calgary area throughout the day. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Iraqi Deminer Loses Legs Clearing Mines - Iraq

Hoshyar Ali uses a mine detector to find landmines on a hillside in Halabja, Iraq, on November 20, 2025. He has been clearing landmines for over four decades, a task he began after the Iran-Iraq war when thousands of mines were planted along the border. Despite losing both legs and several family members to explosions, he continues to volunteer in mine removal. Locals call him “man of the mines,” and he is building a museum in his village to display defused explosives for future generations. Photo by Showan Sulaiman/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tokyo Deaflympics: Japanese delegation

Tokyo Deaflympics: Japanese delegation

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language during a ceremony for Japan's delegation at the Tokyo Deaflympics in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, the eve of the event's opening ceremony.

Tokyo Deaflympics: Japanese delegation

Tokyo Deaflympics: Japanese delegation

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language during a ceremony for Japan's delegation at the Tokyo Deaflympics in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2025, the eve of the event's opening ceremony.

Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

Riders prepare to compete in a tent pegging contest in Sanaa, Yemen, November 12, 2025. A three-day tent pegging competition kicked off here on Wednesday. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Mohammad Mohammad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

A rider competes in a tent pegging contest in Sanaa, Yemen, November 12, 2025. A three-day tent pegging competition kicked off here on Wednesday. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Mohammad Mohammad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

A rider competes in a tent pegging contest in Sanaa, Yemen, November 12, 2025. A three-day tent pegging competition kicked off here on Wednesday. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Mohammad Mohammad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

A rider competes in a tent pegging contest in Sanaa, Yemen, November 12, 2025. A three-day tent pegging competition kicked off here on Wednesday. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Mohammad Mohammad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

A rider competes in a tent pegging contest in Sanaa, Yemen, November 12, 2025. A three-day tent pegging competition kicked off here on Wednesday. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Mohammad Mohammad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

A rider competes in a tent pegging contest in Sanaa, Yemen, November 12, 2025. A three-day tent pegging competition kicked off here on Wednesday. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Mohammad Mohammad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China: Man Uses Electric Racket Zaps Massive Mosquito Swarm in Shanghai

On May 30, 2025, in Shanghai, China, a video captured a man standing outdoors, swinging an electric mosquito racket through a thick cloud of mosquitoes. Each sweep of the swatter produced a burst of crackling sparks, lighting up the darkness as the insects were zapped midair.

Trump Departs for Palm Beach, FL

Trump Departs for Palm Beach, FL

United States President Donald J Trump uses his phone as he departs the White House in Washington, DC, USA, en route to Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday, November 7, 2025. Credit: Aaron Schwartz / Pool via CNP

Princess Kako at int'l deaf arts festival

Princess Kako at int'l deaf arts festival

Japanese Princess Kako, niece of Emperor Naruhito, uses sign language during a visit to the Tokyo International Deaf Arts Festival in the Japanese capital on Nov. 6, 2025. (Pool photo)

China: Man Uses Long Spear to Catch Fish in Fast-Flowing River in Hebei

A man in Mancheng District, Hebei Province, China, was filmed successfully catching a large fish from a rushing river using a long spear on September 15, 2025.

Japan: Woman Uses Comb Sound to Captivate Dolphins at Osaka Aquarium

On October 9, 2025, in Osaka, Japan, the video captured a young Chinese woman gently brushing a fine-toothed comb near the dolphin pool. Drawn to the unusual sound, two dolphins swam over, curiously hovering near the glass and following the movement of the comb. The woman laughed as she continued making the sound, creating a charming interaction between human and marine life that delighted visitors watching nearby.

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Jeremy Hansen Discusses Artemis II Mission In Longueuil - Canada

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, looks on as Industry Minister Melanie Joly uses a simulator to guide the Canadarm during a tour of the Canadian Space Agency, where she highlighted Canada's role in the upcoming Artemis II mission, in Longueuil, Que., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Photo by Graham Hughes/THE CANADIAN PRESS/ABACAPRESS.COM

Princess Kako visits support center for hearing-impaired people in Shiga Pref.

Princess Kako visits support center for hearing-impaired people in Shiga Pref.

Japanese Princess Kako (R) uses sign language to communicate with a woman during a visit to an employment support center for people with hearing impairments in Maibara in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2025. A hearing assistance dog used by the woman is also pictured.

China: Owner Uses Straw to Help Lizard Shed Skin in Unique Way

A video filmed in Guangdong, China, on August 26, 2025, captured a lizard undergoing a unique shedding process assisted by its owner. The owner used a straw to gently blow air under the lizard's old skin, causing the white translucent layer to quickly inflate

Nationwide Strikes - Paris AJ

Nationwide Strikes - Paris AJ

A demonstrator holds a placard reading "Bernard Arnault Use de six (6) paradis fiscaux, voleur", "Bernard Arnault Uses six (6) tax havens, thief" during a demonstration in Paris, France on October 2, 2025, as part of a nation-wide day of strike called by France's eight biggest workers unions for "social justice" measures. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nationwide Strikes - Paris AJ

Nationwide Strikes - Paris AJ

A demonstrator holds a placard reading "Bernard Arnault Use de six (6) paradis fiscaux, voleur", "Bernard Arnault Uses six (6) tax havens, thief" during a demonstration in Paris, France on October 2, 2025, as part of a nation-wide day of strike called by France's eight biggest workers unions for "social justice" measures. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Movie EVIL UNBOUND

Movie EVIL UNBOUND

QINGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - A viewer uses their mobile phone to shoot a promotional poster for the movie "731" at a cinema in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on September 21, 2025

Movie EVIL UNBOUND

Movie EVIL UNBOUND

QINGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 - A viewer uses their mobile phone to shoot a promotional poster for the movie "731" at a cinema in Qingzhou City, Shandong Province, China on September 21, 2025

New Technology Field Enterprises in Hangzhou

New Technology Field Enterprises in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 - A product experience officer uses an intelligent bionic hand to play a piano in the BrainCo showroom in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 17, 2025.

New Technology Field Enterprises in Hangzhou

New Technology Field Enterprises in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 - A product experience officer uses an intelligent bionic hand to play a piano in the BrainCo showroom in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on September 17, 2025.

MOTORI - Formula 1 - Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2025 - Drivers Press Conference

MOTORI - Formula 1 - Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2025 - Drivers Press Conference

The team Scuderia Ferrari HP uses the Ferrari SF-25 in a practice session pit stop during F1 Grand Prix of Italy 2025 - Media Day at Autodromo Nazionale Monza

MOTORI - Formula 1 - Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2025 - Drivers Press Conference

MOTORI - Formula 1 - Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2025 - Drivers Press Conference

The team Scuderia Ferrari HP uses the Ferrari SF-25 in a practice session pit stop during F1 Grand Prix of Italy 2025 - Media Day at Autodromo Nazionale Monza

MOTORI - Formula 1 - Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2025 - Drivers Press Conference

MOTORI - Formula 1 - Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2025 - Drivers Press Conference

The team Scuderia Ferrari HP uses the Ferrari SF-25 in a practice session pit stop during F1 Grand Prix of Italy 2025 - Media Day at Autodromo Nazionale Monza

MOTORI - Formula 1 - Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2025 - Drivers Press Conference

MOTORI - Formula 1 - Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2025 - Drivers Press Conference

The team Scuderia Ferrari HP uses the Ferrari SF-25 in a practice session pit stop during F1 Grand Prix of Italy 2025 - Media Day at Autodromo Nazionale Monza

MOTORI - Formula 1 - Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2025 - Drivers Press Conference

MOTORI - Formula 1 - Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2025 - Drivers Press Conference

The team Scuderia Ferrari HP uses the Ferrari SF-25 in a practice session pit stop during F1 Grand Prix of Italy 2025 - Media Day at Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language during a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language during a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language during a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language during a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japan princess attends sign language speech contest

Japanese Princess Kako uses sign language during a sign language speech contest for high school students in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2025. (Pool photo)

Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

A villager uses finished Kangana jars as molds to shape bowls for new ones in the northern outskirts of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 25, 2025. The Kangana, an ancient clay jar to preserve grapes, has been widely used in the rural outskirts north of Kabul. This century-old Afghan container enables grapes harvested in the heat of summer to stay fresh until the following spring. A Kangana is an ellipsoid formed by placing two bowl-shaped compoents face to face, with no apparent front or back side. Once sealed with mud around its brim, the jar becomes nearly airtight, functioning as a natural "vacuum storage container." In some Afghan villages, the Kangana was once used to store peppers and apples as well. Today, with these vegetables and fruits available year-round, grapes remain as the main object in its starage. Photo by Li Ang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

World First Super-scale Zero-carbon Building in Qingdao

World First Super-scale Zero-carbon Building in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - AUGUST 25, 2025 - The world's first "super-advanced zero-carbon building" tiered battery energy storage system stores the excess electricity generated by photovoltaic glass curtain walls and uses it during peak power supply and consumption periods in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on August 25, 2025. This building has achieved 100% self-sufficiency in green electricity through technologies such as integrated photovoltaic curtain walls, secondary battery energy storage, and the coordinated charging and discharging of new energy vehicles, reducing carbon emissions by approximately 2,500 tons annually.

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

A worker uses a tool to scrape salt from a drying pond in Garmian, southwest of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. In the plains of Garmian, hundreds of residents continue an ancient salt-harvesting trade once known as "white gold." Production has sharply declined, with ponds now yielding less than a third of their former output, leaving villagers struggling against harsh natural conditions and poor infrastructure. Local harvester Peshkewt Saadoun explains that they collect two types of salt—coarse and fine—and notes that annual production has fallen from 800–900 tons in the past to about 250 tons today. Photo by Gailan Haji/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

A worker uses a tool to scrape salt from a drying pond in Garmian, southwest of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. In the plains of Garmian, hundreds of residents continue an ancient salt-harvesting trade once known as "white gold." Production has sharply declined, with ponds now yielding less than a third of their former output, leaving villagers struggling against harsh natural conditions and poor infrastructure. Local harvester Peshkewt Saadoun explains that they collect two types of salt—coarse and fine—and notes that annual production has fallen from 800–900 tons in the past to about 250 tons today. Photo by Gailan Haji/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

A worker uses a tool to scrape salt from a drying pond in Garmian, southwest of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. In the plains of Garmian, hundreds of residents continue an ancient salt-harvesting trade once known as "white gold." Production has sharply declined, with ponds now yielding less than a third of their former output, leaving villagers struggling against harsh natural conditions and poor infrastructure. Local harvester Peshkewt Saadoun explains that they collect two types of salt—coarse and fine—and notes that annual production has fallen from 800–900 tons in the past to about 250 tons today. Photo by Gailan Haji/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

A worker uses a tool to scrape salt from a drying pond in Garmian, southwest of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. In the plains of Garmian, hundreds of residents continue an ancient salt-harvesting trade once known as "white gold." Production has sharply declined, with ponds now yielding less than a third of their former output, leaving villagers struggling against harsh natural conditions and poor infrastructure. Local harvester Peshkewt Saadoun explains that they collect two types of salt—coarse and fine—and notes that annual production has fallen from 800–900 tons in the past to about 250 tons today. Photo by Gailan Haji/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

A worker uses a tool to scrape salt from a drying pond in Garmian, southwest of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. In the plains of Garmian, hundreds of residents continue an ancient salt-harvesting trade once known as "white gold." Production has sharply declined, with ponds now yielding less than a third of their former output, leaving villagers struggling against harsh natural conditions and poor infrastructure. Local harvester Peshkewt Saadoun explains that they collect two types of salt—coarse and fine—and notes that annual production has fallen from 800–900 tons in the past to about 250 tons today. Photo by Gailan Haji/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

A worker uses a tool to scrape salt from a drying pond in Garmian, southwest of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. In the plains of Garmian, hundreds of residents continue an ancient salt-harvesting trade once known as "white gold." Production has sharply declined, with ponds now yielding less than a third of their former output, leaving villagers struggling against harsh natural conditions and poor infrastructure. Local harvester Peshkewt Saadoun explains that they collect two types of salt—coarse and fine—and notes that annual production has fallen from 800–900 tons in the past to about 250 tons today. Photo by Gailan Haji/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

A worker uses a tool to scrape salt from a drying pond in Garmian, southwest of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. In the plains of Garmian, hundreds of residents continue an ancient salt-harvesting trade once known as "white gold." Production has sharply declined, with ponds now yielding less than a third of their former output, leaving villagers struggling against harsh natural conditions and poor infrastructure. Local harvester Peshkewt Saadoun explains that they collect two types of salt—coarse and fine—and notes that annual production has fallen from 800–900 tons in the past to about 250 tons today. Photo by Gailan Haji/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

A worker uses a wooden tool to scrape salt from a drying pond in Garmian, southwest of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. In the plains of Garmian, hundreds of residents continue an ancient salt-harvesting trade once known as "white gold." Production has sharply declined, with ponds now yielding less than a third of their former output, leaving villagers struggling against harsh natural conditions and poor infrastructure. Local harvester Peshkewt Saadoun explains that they collect two types of salt—coarse and fine—and notes that annual production has fallen from 800–900 tons in the past to about 250 tons today. Photo by Gailan Haji/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

Salt Harvest Declines Sharply - Iraq

A worker uses a wooden tool to scrape salt from a drying pond in Garmian, southwest of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on August 15, 2025. In the plains of Garmian, hundreds of residents continue an ancient salt-harvesting trade once known as "white gold." Production has sharply declined, with ponds now yielding less than a third of their former output, leaving villagers struggling against harsh natural conditions and poor infrastructure. Local harvester Peshkewt Saadoun explains that they collect two types of salt—coarse and fine—and notes that annual production has fallen from 800–900 tons in the past to about 250 tons today. Photo by Gailan Haji/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

DC: President Trump walks on roof of the West Wing of the White House

DC: President Trump walks on roof of the West Wing of the White House

A Secret Service sharpshooter uses binoculars to look at a nearby rooftop before U.S. President Donald Trump takes a walk along the roof of the West Wing at the White House on August 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM)