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Japan: Red Tide Turns Sea Surface Crimson off Aichi Coast

A rare red tide was confirmed off the coast of Aichi Prefecture on Friday, May 22, caused by a bloom of bioluminescent plankton known as Noctiluca, or sea sparkle. While the red tide turned the sea surface crimson during the day, the same plankton lit up the shoreline in glowing blue at night.

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US: Rainbow and Fiery Sunset Light Up Skies Over Austin Area After Storm 2

A stunning combination of rainbow and fiery sunset lit up the skies over the Austin area, Texas, following a storm on the evening of May 21, 2026, drawing widespread attention from residents across the city.

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Japan: Noctiluca Lights Up Aichi Coastline in Glowing Blue After Red Tide

A rare red tide was confirmed off the coast of Aichi Prefecture on Friday, May 22, caused by a bloom of bioluminescent plankton known as Noctiluca, or sea sparkle. While the red tide turned the sea surface crimson during the day, the same plankton lit up the shoreline in glowing blue at night.

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Trinidad and Tobago: SpaceX Starship V3 Passing Over Caribbean Skies

SpaceX's newly upgraded Starship V3 megarocket successfully launched from Starbase, Texas on Friday, May 22, completing its debut test flight after a one-day delay caused by a stuck hydraulic pin on the launch pad. This video shows the rocket flying over Trinidad and Tobago.

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US: SpaceX Starship V3 Launches Successfully From Starbase, Texas

SpaceX's newly upgraded Starship V3 megarocket successfully launched from Starbase, Texas on Friday, May 22, completing its debut test flight after a one-day delay caused by a stuck hydraulic pin on the launch pad.

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US: Flash Floods Inundate New York City After Powerful Storm 7

A powerful storm triggered flash flooding across New York City on Wednesday, May 20, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an emergency declaration. Multiple neighborhoods were inundated, with footage from Brooklyn showing streets completely underwater.

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US: Storm Clouds Roll In Over Fort Myers Beach, Florida

Dark storm clouds gathered over the Fort Myers Beach on May 20.

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US: Lightning, Rainbow, and Sunset Combine in Rare Post-Storm Display Over Austin 2

A stunning combination of lightning, rainbow, and fiery sunset lit up the skies over the Austin area, Texas, following a storm on the evening of May 21, 2026, drawing widespread attention from residents across the region.

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Australia: Fireball Meteor Stuns Thousands Across Sydney, Canberra, and NSW

A green-blue fireball streaked across the skies over Sydney, Canberra, and regional NSW at around 6:30 p.m. on May 21, 2026, stunning thousands of witnesses from the coast to towns as far as Dubbo and Bathurst.

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BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026, following his talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026, following his talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026, following his talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026, following his talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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Japan-Albania talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama before their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Japan-Albania talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama before their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Japan-Albania talks

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with her Albanian counterpart Edi Rama before their talks at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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France: OGC Nice Fans Clash With Paris Ultras Night Before French Cup Final

On the evening of May 21, 2026, violent clashes erupted near the Canal Saint-Martin and Quai de Valmy in Paris's 10th arrondissement, as approximately 100 OGC Nice supporters confronted Paris ultras the night before the Coupe de France final between OGC Nice and RC Lens. Six people were injured and 65 arrested.

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Lao foreign minister in Tokyo

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (R) shakes hands with Lao Foreign Minister Thongsavan Phomvihane at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Lao foreign minister in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) shakes hands with his Lao counterpart, Thongsavan Phomvihane, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Emperor attends infectious disease association ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases at Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Emperor attends infectious disease association ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on May 22, 2026, to attend a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases. (Pool photo)

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Emperor attends infectious disease association ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases at Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Emperor attends infectious disease association ceremony

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases at Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on May 22, 2026.

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Tokyo stocks surge

A monitor at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average surging over 1,700 points to recover 63,000 during afternoon trading on May 22, 2026.

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Figure skating: Uno returns to competition with Honda

Japanese former figure skating world champion and Olympic medalist Shoma Uno speaks at a talk event with former world junior champion Marin Honda in Tokyo on May 22, 2026. The pair announced in an Instagram post earlier in the day that they will return to competition in ice dance from the new season.

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Figure skating: Uno returns to competition with Honda

Japanese former world figure skating junior champion Marin Honda speaks at a talk event with former world champion and Olympic medalist Shoma Uno in Tokyo on May 22, 2026. The pair announced in an Instagram post earlier in the day that they will return to competition in ice dance from the new season.

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China: Pig Squeezes Through Herd to Answer Owner’s Call at Farm in Hebei

On April 26, 2026, at a pig farm in Tangshan, Hebei, China, a pig responded to its owner's gesture by pushing through a crowded herd and walking to the front to nuzzle the person's hand — behaving more like a pet than a farm animal.

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US: Drivers Navigate Smoke-Filled Roads as Bain Fire Burns in Riverside County, California

This video was filmed from a car driving through a road filled with smoke from the Bain Fire burning in Riverside County, California. The wildfire broke out in the Santa Ana River bottom in Jurupa Valley on Tuesday, May 19, prompting evacuations and warnings for residents.

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US: Lightning, Rainbow, and Sunset Combine in Rare Post-Storm Display Over Austin

A stunning combination of lightning, rainbow, and fiery sunset lit up the skies over the Austin area, Texas, following a storm on the evening of May 21, 2026, drawing widespread attention from residents across the region.

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APEC trade meeting in Suzhou

Photo taken on May 22, 2026, shows the logo of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum at the venue of its trade meeting in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, China.

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US: Rainbow and Fiery Sunset Light Up Skies Over Austin Area After Storm

A stunning combination of rainbow and fiery sunset lit up the skies over the Austin area, Texas, following a storm on the evening of May 21, 2026, drawing widespread attention from residents across the city.

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Cannes film festival

(From L, facing camera) French actress Virginie Efira, Japanese film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Japanese actress Tao Okamoto react to a standing ovation following the screening of the director's latest film "Soudain" (All of a Sudden) at the Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 15, 2026.

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Cannes film festival

Japanese film director Ryusuke Hamaguchi (C, facing camera) and actress Tao Okamoto, who starred in the director's latest film "Soudain" (All of a Sudden), embrace amid a standing ovation following the screening of the film at the Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 15, 2026.

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Premium melons from Hokkaido

Premium melons produced in Yubari in Hokkaido are displayed for the season's first auction at a wholesale market in Sapporo, the capital of northern Japan prefecture, on May 22, 2026.

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Premium melons from Hokkaido

A pair of Yubari melons produced in Yubari in Hokkaido fetches a record price of 5.8 million yen ($36,470) at the season's first auction in Sapporo, the capital of northern Japan prefecture, on May 22, 2026.

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US: Crowd Helps Boy Finish National Anthem at Oklahoma Softball Game

An 11-year-old boy broke down in tears while singing the national anthem at a University of Oklahoma softball game on Sunday, May 17. The crowd stepped in to help him finish the song. After the performance, members of the OU softball team embraced him and head coach Patty Gasso offered words of encouragement. Oklahoma went on to beat Michigan 8-1 to advance to the super regional.

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Hungarian PM Magyar at press conference

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar (L) speaks at a joint press conference with his Austrian counterpart Christian Stocker after their meeting in Vienna on May 21, 2026.

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Spain: Valencia Teachers’ Indefinite Strike Continues as Talks Collapse

Valencian teachers entered their ninth day of an indefinite strike on Thursday, May 21, with negotiations collapsing after just twelve minutes, as teachers gathered outside the regional parliament in Valencia, Alicante, and Castellón demanding the education minister's resignation.

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China: Gosling Struggles but Conquers Steps in Guangdong

On May 14, 2026, in Guangdong, located in southern China, a video captured a mother goose leading a group of fluffy yellow goslings up the steps. The goslings followed their mother and jumped onto the steps one by one. The last gosling tried several times but could not make it up at first. It finally moved closer to the wall and used the side for support before jumping onto the step. After reaching its mother, it happily ran into the grass to play.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets with astronauts

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) poses with astronauts Takuya Onishi (L) and Kimiya Yui at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2026.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets with astronauts

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) meets with astronauts Takuya Onishi (L) and Kimiya Yui at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 21, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani responds to cheers from fans before a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego on May 20, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani responds to cheers from fans before a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego on May 20, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani gestures in the dugout during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on May 20, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (17) fields a grounder hit by San Diego Padres slugger Fernando Tatis Jr. (L) in the first inning of a baseball game at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on May 20, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani smiles as he returns to the dugout after pitching the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on May 20, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani smiles as he returns to the dugout after pitching the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on May 20, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

San Diego Padres reliever Yuki Matsui pitches in a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on May 20, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

San Diego Padres reliever Yuki Matsui pitches against Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani in the seventh inning of a baseball game at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on May 20, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Padres

San Diego Padres reliever Yuki Matsui pitches in a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on May 20, 2026.