World Cup 2026 – US: Dutch Fans March Through Kansas City Ahead of Match Against Tunisia

Netherlands fans marched through the streets of Kansas City ahead of their team's final World Cup group-stage match against Tunisia on Thursday, June 25.

RECAP: Super Typhoon Ragasa Hits Hong Kong With Hurricane-Force Winds

Super Typhoon Ragasa brough hurricane-force winds as it passed south of the city on Wednesday, September 24, prompting school closures and travel disruptions. Streets were largely deserted, waves taller than lampposts battered the promenades, hundreds of flights at Hong Kong International Airport were canceled The Hong Kong Observatory issued its highest typhoon warning, T10.

Israeli Settlers in Hebron Old City - West Bank

Israeli Settlers in Hebron Old City - West Bank

Israeli soldiers patrol a deserted market street in the Old City of Hebron, West Bank on August 9, 2025. Settlers, under the protection of the Israeli occupation army, stormed the Old City in an attempt to control it and displace Palestinians from it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israeli Settlers in Hebron Old City - West Bank

Israeli Settlers in Hebron Old City - West Bank

Israeli soldiers patrol a deserted market street in the Old City of Hebron, West Bank on August 9, 2025. Settlers, under the protection of the Israeli occupation army, stormed the Old City in an attempt to control it and displace Palestinians from it. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Iran: City of Tehran Becomes Deserted as Israeli Attack Continues

After days of Israeli strikes, Iranian streets, particularly in the capital city, Tehran, have become deserted. The Israeli military issued a partial evacuation order early Monday, June 16, for 330,000 residents in central Tehran. By early Tuesday, June 17, the city's downtown began to empty, with many shops and the historic Grand Bazaar closed.

China PV Industry

China PV Industry

A worker installs photovoltaic power generation equipment on a once deserted hillside in Yuexi county, Anqing city, Anhui province, China on April 16, 2025.

China PV Industry

China PV Industry

A worker installs photovoltaic power generation equipment on a once deserted hillside in Yuexi county, Anqing city, Anhui province, China on April 16, 2025.

China PV Industry

China PV Industry

A worker installs photovoltaic power generation equipment on a once deserted hillside in Yuexi county, Anqing city, Anhui province, China on April 16, 2025.

China PV Industry

China PV Industry

A worker installs photovoltaic power generation equipment on a once deserted hillside in Yuexi county, Anqing city, Anhui province, China on April 16, 2025.

China PV Industry

China PV Industry

A worker installs photovoltaic power generation equipment on a once deserted hillside in Yuexi county, Anqing city, Anhui province, China on April 16, 2025.

China PV Industry

China PV Industry

A worker installs photovoltaic power generation equipment on a once deserted hillside in Yuexi county, Anqing city, Anhui province, China on April 16, 2025.

China PV Industry

China PV Industry

A worker installs photovoltaic power generation equipment on a once deserted hillside in Yuexi county, Anqing city, Anhui province, China on April 16, 2025.

China PV Industry

China PV Industry

A worker installs photovoltaic power generation equipment on a once deserted hillside in Yuexi county, Anqing city, Anhui province, China on April 16, 2025.

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

Old carbonated water vending machines are at the Prypiat River Station in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

People stay on a berth near the Prypiat River Station in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

A marina of the Prypiat River Station is in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

Old steps lead to the Prypiat River Station in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025.(Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

An old decoration is near the Prypiat River Station in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025.(Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

A berth is near the Prypiat River Station in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

A marina of the Prypiat River Station is in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

Rusty bollards remain on a berth of the Prypiat River Station in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

Rusty bollards remain on a berth of the Prypiat River Station in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

An old chair is near the window of a ticket office at the Prypiat River Station in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

A covered passage runs between the Prypiat River Station and Cafe Prypiat in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

Cafe Pripyat is near the Prypiat River Station in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025.(Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

Stained glass panes are in Cafe Pripyat near the Prypiat River Station in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

Stained glass panes are in Cafe Pripyat near the Prypiat River Station in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

Stained glass panes are in Cafe Pripyat near the Prypiat River Station in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

Prypiat River Station

Prypiat River Station

Cafe Pripyat is near the Prypiat River Station in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Prypiat, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on April 12, 2025.(Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

Rebels Seize Airport And Push Towards Hama - Aleppo

Rebels Seize Airport And Push Towards Hama - Aleppo

The entrance to the arrivals terminal at Aleppo airport is seen deserted on December 2, 2024. Operations have been disrupted following HTS's takeover of the city. Rebel forces advanced in Syria on Sunday amid fierce fighting, capturing the airport and military academy of the major city of Aleppo and attacking the outskirts of the western city of Hama, according to rebel officials and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Photo by Bilal Alhammoud/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Israeli Strikes Pound Lebanon

Israeli Strikes Pound Lebanon

The deserted public beach in the city of Tyre following news of Israeli troops entering southern Lebanon over night. Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Powerful typhoon in Japan

Powerful typhoon in Japan

A ticket gate is deserted at JR Hakata Station in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Aug. 30, 2024, with some train services cancelled as Typhoon Shanshan approaches the area.

Powerful typhoon in Japan

Powerful typhoon in Japan

A man walks down a deserted shopping arcade in the southwestern Japan city of Oita on Aug. 30, 2024, as heavy rain caused by Typhoon Shanshan hits the area.

Powerful typhoon in Japan

Powerful typhoon in Japan

A crosswalk in front of JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka city is deserted on Aug. 29, 2024, as Typhoon Shanshan made landfall on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu.

Deserted Chinese city

Deserted Chinese city

Traffic is scarce on a highway leading to an area developed under the Chinese government's smart city project in Baoding, Hebei province, on July 16, 2024.

Deserted Chinese city

Deserted Chinese city

An area developed under the Chinese government's smart city project lies deserted in Baoding, Hebei province on July 16, 2024.

Deserted Chinese city

Deserted Chinese city

An area developed under the Chinese government's smart city project lies deserted in Baoding, Hebei province on July 16, 2024.

Deserted Chinese city

Deserted Chinese city

A commercial facility built under the Chinese government's smart city project lies deserted in Baoding, Hebei province, on July 16, 2024.

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-LIYUKOU VILLAGE-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-LIYUKOU VILLAGE-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240621) -- XI'AN, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a coffee shop, which is transformed from a deserted factory, in Liyukou Village, Xi'an City of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Liyukou Village, located at the foot of the Qinling Mountains, has taken a new development path integrated with ecological protection and cultural tourism. From 2020 to now, more than ten entrepreneurs from across the country have come here to start their business, attracting more tourists. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cai Xiangxin)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-LIYUKOU VILLAGE-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-LIYUKOU VILLAGE-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240621) -- XI'AN, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tourists have a meal at a coffee shop, which is transformed from a deserted factory, in Liyukou Village, Xi'an City of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 20, 2024. Liyukou Village, located at the foot of the Qinling Mountains, has taken a new development path integrated with ecological protection and cultural tourism. From 2020 to now, more than ten entrepreneurs from across the country have come here to start their business, attracting more tourists. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cai Xiangxin)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-LIYUKOU VILLAGE-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-LIYUKOU VILLAGE-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240621) -- XI'AN, June 21, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member of a coffee shop, which is transformed from a deserted factory, waters plants with children in Liyukou Village, Xi'an City of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 20, 2024. Liyukou Village, located at the foot of the Qinling Mountains, has taken a new development path integrated with ecological protection and cultural tourism. From 2020 to now, more than ten entrepreneurs from across the country have come here to start their business, attracting more tourists. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cai Xiangxin)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-LIYUKOU VILLAGE-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-LIYUKOU VILLAGE-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240621) -- XI'AN, June 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a coffee shop, which is transformed from a deserted factory, in Liyukou Village, Xi'an City of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Liyukou Village, located at the foot of the Qinling Mountains, has taken a new development path integrated with ecological protection and cultural tourism. From 2020 to now, more than ten entrepreneurs from across the country have come here to start their business, attracting more tourists. (Xinhua/Cai Xiangxin)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-LIYUKOU VILLAGE-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-LIYUKOU VILLAGE-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240621) -- XI'AN, June 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists have a meal at a coffee shop, which is transformed from a deserted factory, in Liyukou Village, Xi'an City of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 20, 2024. Liyukou Village, located at the foot of the Qinling Mountains, has taken a new development path integrated with ecological protection and cultural tourism. From 2020 to now, more than ten entrepreneurs from across the country have come here to start their business, attracting more tourists. (Xinhua/Cai Xiangxin)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-LIYUKOU VILLAGE-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-LIYUKOU VILLAGE-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240621) -- XI'AN, June 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of a coffee shop, which is transformed from a deserted factory, waters plants with children in Liyukou Village, Xi'an City of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 20, 2024. Liyukou Village, located at the foot of the Qinling Mountains, has taken a new development path integrated with ecological protection and cultural tourism. From 2020 to now, more than ten entrepreneurs from across the country have come here to start their business, attracting more tourists. (Xinhua/Cai Xiangxin)

Christmas in Bethlehem amid Israel-Hamas war

Christmas in Bethlehem amid Israel-Hamas war

Manger Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, usually bustling with tourists and Christian pilgrims, is almost deserted on Dec. 24, 2023, amid the war in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Christmas in Bethlehem amid Israel-Hamas war

Christmas in Bethlehem amid Israel-Hamas war

A street in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, usually bustling with tourists and Christian pilgrims, is almost deserted on Dec. 24, 2023, amid the war in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Typhoon Khanun approaches southwestern Japan

Typhoon Khanun approaches southwestern Japan

A ferry terminal is seen deserted in the southwestern Japanese city of Kagoshima on Aug. 8, 2023, as ferry services are canceled due to the approach of Typhoon Khanun.

China Only Five-star Luxury Hotel Built on The Gobi Yadan Landform

China Only Five-star Luxury Hotel Built on The Gobi Yadan Landform

GOLMUD, CHINA - JULY 21, 2023 - This aerial photo shows the lonely Star (Gobi) wilderness luxury hotel in the deserted Gobi desert in Golmud City, Qinghai province, China, July 21, 2023. Lonely Star (Gobi) Wild Luxury Hotel is China's only five-star luxury hotel built on the Gobi Yadan landform, currently has Salt Lake Yadan villa, dome star room, luxury RV, wild luxury tent four room types. Staying here, enjoy the beautiful scenery of Yadan, desert, salt lake and Gobi with the same frame.

China Only Five-star Luxury Hotel Built on The Gobi Yadan Landform

China Only Five-star Luxury Hotel Built on The Gobi Yadan Landform

GOLMUD, CHINA - JULY 21, 2023 - This aerial photo shows the lonely Star (Gobi) wilderness luxury hotel in the deserted Gobi desert in Golmud City, Qinghai province, China, July 21, 2023. Lonely Star (Gobi) Wild Luxury Hotel is China's only five-star luxury hotel built on the Gobi Yadan landform, currently has Salt Lake Yadan villa, dome star room, luxury RV, wild luxury tent four room types. Staying here, enjoy the beautiful scenery of Yadan, desert, salt lake and Gobi with the same frame.