China: Policeman and Bystander Put Out Burning Delivery Motorcycle in Tianjin

This is the moment a policeman and a passerby rushed to help a delivery rider after his motorcycle suddenly caught fire at an intersection in Tianjin on November 2, 2025. The two worked together to extinguish the flames using a fire extinguisher and sand, bringing the blaze under control within minutes.

China: Weakened Eagle Collides With Tanker After Rescue Attempt

On August 24, 2025, in Fujian Province, a video captured an eagle lying on a road under heavy clouds, apparently too weak to move. A passerby rushed to help and tried to encourage the bird to fly. The eagle managed to take off but soon crashed into the front of an oil tanker. Chinese netizens questioned the eagle’s fate, and the filmer later confirmed that the bird had died, drawing widespread sighs of regret.

China: Burst Water Pipe Floods Suzhou Street, Soaking Vendors and Passerby

On August 14, 2025, in Suzhou, China, a burst water pipe at Sunwu and Lingshan Roads sent a three-story-high jet flooding the street. Vendors scrambled, and a man’s freshly served meal was ruined as bystanders watched. Emergency teams were dispatched to fix the pipe while the towering spray continued.

Illustration of views of Vivonne AJ

Illustration of views of Vivonne AJ

This photograph shows a view of Vivonne and a passerby who passes on a bridge looking at the Vonne river, where the 28-year-old jogger, Agathe Hilairet departed before going missing since April 10, 2025 in the Vienne region, following an appeal for witnesses to a disturbing disappearance, in Vivonne western France, on April 12, 2025 Agathe Hilairet, an expert trail runner of slight build (1.65 m, 35 kg), had left her parents' house in Vivonne when her father raised the alarm when she didn't return. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of views of Vivonne AJ

Illustration of views of Vivonne AJ

This photograph shows a view of Vivonne and a passerby who passes on a bridge looking at the Vonne river, where the 28-year-old jogger, Agathe Hilairet departed before going missing since April 10, 2025 in the Vienne region, following an appeal for witnesses to a disturbing disappearance, in Vivonne western France, on April 12, 2025 Agathe Hilairet, an expert trail runner of slight build (1.65 m, 35 kg), had left her parents' house in Vivonne when her father raised the alarm when she didn't return. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of views of Vivonne AJ

Illustration of views of Vivonne AJ

This photograph shows a view of Vivonne and a passerby who passes on a bridge looking at the Vonne river, where the 28-year-old jogger, Agathe Hilairet departed before going missing since April 10, 2025 in the Vienne region, following an appeal for witnesses to a disturbing disappearance, in Vivonne western France, on April 12, 2025 Agathe Hilairet, an expert trail runner of slight build (1.65 m, 35 kg), had left her parents' house in Vivonne when her father raised the alarm when she didn't return. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of views of Vivonne AJ

Illustration of views of Vivonne AJ

This photograph shows a view of Vivonne and a passerby who passes on a bridge looking at the Vonne river, where the 28-year-old jogger, Agathe Hilairet departed before going missing since April 10, 2025 in the Vienne region, following an appeal for witnesses to a disturbing disappearance, in Vivonne western France, on April 12, 2025 Agathe Hilairet, an expert trail runner of slight build (1.65 m, 35 kg), had left her parents' house in Vivonne when her father raised the alarm when she didn't return. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Chinese Humanoid Robot Market

Chinese Humanoid Robot Market

YANTAI, CHINA - MARCH 11, 2025 - A passerby takes a photo of Unitree G1 humanoid robot at the Chuangye Building in Yantai High-tech Zone, East China's Shandong province on March 11, 2025.

Chinese Humanoid Robot Market

Chinese Humanoid Robot Market

YANTAI, CHINA - MARCH 11, 2025 - A passerby takes a photo of Unitree G1 humanoid robot at the Chuangye Building in Yantai High-tech Zone, East China's Shandong province on March 11, 2025.

Israeli Security Measures in Hebron Old City

Israeli Security Measures in Hebron Old City

Israeli army soldiers stand guard while a passerby walks as Israeli Jewish settlers tour the old market in the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on December 28, 2024. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middlee East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

China Central Committee meeting

China Central Committee meeting

Police officers check the baggage of a passerby on a Beijing street near a building which is believed to be the venue of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the ruling Chinese Communist Party on July 15, 2024.

Little Emile Case - Remains founded - Vernet

Little Emile Case - Remains founded - Vernet

A passerby is talking with a gendarme, France, Vernet, on March 31, 2024. The remains of Emile, who disappeared since July 8th last year in Le Vernet, were discovered this Saturday a few kilometers from the hamlet. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

Chinese Welcome Lunar New Year

Chinese Welcome Lunar New Year

YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 28, 2024 - A passerby takes photos of a Dragon Year themed set in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 28, 2024.

Turin Illustration

Turin Illustration

A passerby phones while passing in front of an Apple store in Turin, Italy on December 23, 2023. Photo by Laurent coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Lebanese residents' expectations for 2024

STORY: Lebanese residents' expectations for 2024 SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 27, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:15 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the town of Deir EL Qamar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ZIAD MOHSEN, Deir EL Qamar resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMAD GHOSSAINI, Passerby in Deir El Qamar 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ZIAD AOUN, Deir El Qamar resident STORYLINE: In the Mount Lebanon region in Lebanon, the Christian town of Deir EL Qamar typically attracts a steady influx of tourists year-round, drawn by its rich historical landmarks and monuments. During the festive season, the town's streets would come alive with distinctive lighting and decorations. However, this year the city witnessed a notable decline in visitor numbers. The downturn is attributed to Lebanon's ongoing economic crisis, which has curtailed the Lebanese populace's traditional festive celebrations. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): ZIAD MOHSEN, Deir EL Qamar resident "The economic situation has been deteriorati

French government presents new anti-smoking plan

STORY: French government presents new anti-smoking plan SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:25 LOCATION: SAINT-ETIENNE, France CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of cigarette packs 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): MARION, Passerby in a tobacco-free zone 3. various of public gardens 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): EMMA, Passerby in a tobacco-free zone 5. various of children in front of schools STORYLINE: The French government presented its anti-tobacco plan on Tuesday, which aims to reduce the number of smokers in the country. According to the plan, there will be more non-smoking areas. French Minister of Health Aurelien Rousseau said that the government will publish "decrees in the first quarter of 2024." The amount of the fine to which smokers would be subject is not yet known. The objective is in particular to prevent young people from starting smoking and to help smokers quit smoking. Non-smoking zones will be extended to beaches, parks, gardens, forests, and around schools. SOUNDBITE

Italy gripped by strike over government's budget plan

STORY: Italy gripped by strike over government's budget plan SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 17, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the strike 2. SOUNDBITE (Italian): Passerby STORYLINE: Italian trade unions on Friday mobilized tens of thousands of people in support of a national day of strike action that challenged the government over its 2024 budget. UIL and CGIL, two of Italy's main national labor unions, criticize the draft budget for threatening the wellbeing of workers and for proposing measures that would limit their right to strike to address grievances. Estimates vary, but the unions said around 60,000 people joined the mass demonstration on Rome's Piazza del Popolo, while police reports mentioned "at least" 50,000 demonstrators. SOUNDBITE (Italian): Passerby "This morning, I had a cancelled train and waited for that after a 25-minute delay, so I was late for college and everything else." The strike was originally scheduled to la

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Venice - Closing Ceremony

Celine Daemen receives the Venice Immersive Grand Jury Prize Award for the movie 'Songs For A Passerby' on stage during the Awards ceremony at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 09, 2023 in Venice, Italy. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS:COM

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Celine Daemen poses with the Venice Immersive Grand Jury Prize Award for the movie 'Songs For A Passerby' during the Winners Red Carpet as part of the 80th Venice Film Festival (Mostra) in Venice, Italy on September 09, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Celine Daemen poses with the Venice Immersive Grand Jury Prize Award for the movie 'Songs For A Passerby' during the Winners Red Carpet as part of the 80th Venice Film Festival (Mostra) in Venice, Italy on September 09, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Celine Daemen poses with the Venice Immersive Grand Jury Prize Award for the movie 'Songs For A Passerby' during the Winners Red Carpet as part of the 80th Venice Film Festival (Mostra) in Venice, Italy on September 09, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Celine Daemen poses with the Venice Immersive Grand Jury Prize Award for the movie 'Songs For A Passerby' during the Winners Red Carpet as part of the 80th Venice Film Festival (Mostra) in Venice, Italy on September 09, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Venice Winners Red Carpet

Celine Daemen poses with the Venice Immersive Grand Jury Prize Award for the movie 'Songs For A Passerby' during the Winners Red Carpet as part of the 80th Venice Film Festival (Mostra) in Venice, Italy on September 09, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

One Israeli killed, five injured in car-ramming attack

STORY: One Israeli killed, five injured in car-ramming attack DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the incident STORYLINE: A Palestinian truck driver rammed into Israelis near a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, killing one and injuring five, before being shot and killed by soldiers. The Israeli military issued a statement describing the incident as "a car-ramming attack" at the Maccabim checkpoint in the West Bank, near the central Israeli city of Modiin. Following the incident, the suspect fled the scene and was subsequently shot dead by security guards after being located at another checkpoint during the ongoing searches. Three civilians were injured, including one in critical condition who later died of his wounds in the hospital, according to the Magen David Adom emergency service. Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported that one of the civilians was a 15-year-old Palestinian passerby. Three soldiers were in

Chinese in U.S. rally in New York to protest

Chinese in U.S. rally in New York to protest

NEW YORK, United States - A passerby looks at photos of victims of the 1989 military crackdown in Beijing's Tiananmen Square at a rally in New York on June 3, 2014, a day before the 25th anniversary of the crackdown. About 100 Chinese in the United States gathered to protest against the Chinese government.

Man arrested for forcing schoolgirl into bag

Man arrested for forcing schoolgirl into bag

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Taxi driver Hisayuki Hoshiyama opens the trunk of his taxi, where a 12-year-old elementary schoolgirl in a large traveling bag was found, in the city of Hiroshima on Sept. 5, 2012. Tomohiro Kodama, a 20-year-old university sophomore in Tokyo, hailed Hoshiyama's taxi and put the bag in the trunk the previous day, but was arrested after the driver heard the girl's voice coming from the bag and asked a passerby to call the police while stopping at a red light. The girl, who had been forced into the bag after being threatened by Kodama with a knife, sustained no injuries.

Man arrested for forcing schoolgirl into bag

Man arrested for forcing schoolgirl into bag

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Police unveil to reporters at Hiroshima Central Police Station in the city of Hiroshima on Sept. 5, 2012, a large traveling bag that a 12-year-old elementary schoolgirl was forced into by a 20-year-old man after being threatened with a knife the previous day. Tomohiro Kodama, a university sophomore in Tokyo, hailed a taxi and put the bag in the trunk, but was arrested after the taxi driver heard the girl's voice coming from the bag and asked a passerby to call the police while stopping at a red light. The girl sustained no injuries.

3rd volume of Haruki Murakami's '1Q84' to be issued

3rd volume of Haruki Murakami's '1Q84' to be issued

TOKYO, Japan - A passerby looks at an advertising poster for Haruki Murakami's latest novel ''1Q84'' at JR Tokyo Station in central Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2009. The book's publisher, Shinchosha, posted the ads at 25 JR stations in the Tokyo metropolitan area. According to sources close to Murakami, the bestselling writer is preparing to issue the third volume of the novel next summer.

Tokyo stocks dive following Wall St. plunge

Tokyo stocks dive following Wall St. plunge

TOKYO, Japan - A passerby walks in front of an electronic board in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on Sept. 30 that shows the key Nikkei index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange plunging 483.75 points, or 4.12 percent, to close at 11,259.86, the lowest level in more than three years.

Wall Street plunge sends Nikkei down 400 points at one point

Wall Street plunge sends Nikkei down 400 points at one point

TOKYO, Japan - A passerby walks in front of an electric board at a securities company in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district showing a sharp fall in the Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Nov. 2. The benchmark index plunged nearly 400 points at one point.

Nikkei plummets to 3-month low on Wall St. plunge, stronger yen

Nikkei plummets to 3-month low on Wall St. plunge, stronger yen

TOKYO, Japan - A passerby watches an electronic board at a securities company in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district showing stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange down across the board on July 27. The Nikkei Stock Average lost 418.28 points, or 2.36 percent, to close at 17,283.81, its lowest finish since May 1.

Nikkei briefly loses more than 700 points in morning

Nikkei briefly loses more than 700 points in morning

TOKYO, Japan - A passerby looks at an electronic stock board in central Tokyo showing the key Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange plunging on Feb. 28.

Nikkei briefly falls below 8,300 on jitters over banks

Nikkei briefly falls below 8,300 on jitters over banks

TOKYO, Japan - A passerby looks at a stocks price quotation board at a brokerage house in Tokyo's Ginza district on Nov. 18 during the afternoon trading session when the key Nikkei index briefly fell below 8,300 for the first time in about six weeks on an intraday basis.

Nikkei index sinks below post-bubble closing low

Nikkei index sinks below post-bubble closing low

TOKYO, Japan - A passerby watches the price board outside a brokerage house in Tokyo's Nihombashi on Aug. 30 as the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 112.17 points to end the morning session at 10,867.59, a post-bubble closing low.

Nikkei ends morning slightly above 12,500

Nikkei ends morning slightly above 12,500

TOKYO, Japan - A passerby looks at an electronic signboard of stock prices at a brokerage company in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district on March 2. That day, the Nikkei Stock Average ended the morning session off 178.10 points, or 1.4%, at 12,503.56. The benchmark index fell to as low as 12,428.48 at one point in the morning, down over 250 points. It was the first time since September 1985 for the index to fall below 12,500.

Okinawa citizens protest e-mail remarks by U.S. officer

Okinawa citizens protest e-mail remarks by U.S. officer

NAHA, Japan - An unidentified Okinawa citizen tries to deliver a bag containing nuts to a passerby outside the Okinawa Prefectural government office in Naha on Feb. 15 in protest over an e-mail sent by Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston, commander of the U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture, who called local Japanese officials ''nuts'' and ''wimps.''

95.6% support no-confidence motion: street poll

95.6% support no-confidence motion: street poll

OSAKA, Japan - A street poll, conducted in a square in front of JR Takatsuki Station in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 19, shows 95.6% support for a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori be submitted by the opposition camp at the House of Representatives on Nov. 20. About 230 citizens took part in the 40-minute street survey, sponsored by opposition Social Democratic Party lawmaker Kiyomi Tsujimoto. The photo shows a passerby preparing to put a red seal on either the 'confidence' (left) or 'no-confidence' (right) side of the board.

Beijing on Tiananmen anniversary day

Beijing on Tiananmen anniversary day

Two policemen question a passerby near Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4. Police maintained a heavy presence in the area surrounding the square, the stage of the government's bloody suppression of pro-democracy protesters 10 years ago to the day.

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ISRAEL-BEERSHEBA-ATTACK-VICTIM-FUNERAL

(220323) -- BEERSHEBA, March 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mourners attend the funeral of a victim killed in a ramming and stabbing attack at a cemetery in Beersheba, Israel, on March 23, 2022. Four people were killed on Tuesday by an Arab assailant who was later shot dead by a passerby in Israel's southern city of Beersheba, Israeli police said. (JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-BEERSHEBA-ATTACK-VICTIM-FUNERAL

(220323) -- BEERSHEBA, March 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mourners attend the funeral of a victim killed in a ramming and stabbing attack at a cemetery in Beersheba, Israel, on March 23, 2022. Four people were killed on Tuesday by an Arab assailant who was later shot dead by a passerby in Israel's southern city of Beersheba, Israeli police said. (JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-BEERSHEBA-ATTACK-VICTIM-FUNERAL

(220323) -- BEERSHEBA, March 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mourners attend the funeral of a victim killed in a ramming and stabbing attack at a cemetery in Beersheba, Israel, on March 23, 2022. Four people were killed on Tuesday by an Arab assailant who was later shot dead by a passerby in Israel's southern city of Beersheba, Israeli police said. (JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-BEERSHEBA-ATTACK-VICTIM-FUNERAL

(220323) -- BEERSHEBA, March 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mourners attend the funeral of a victim killed in a ramming and stabbing attack at a cemetery in Beersheba, Israel, on March 23, 2022. Four people were killed on Tuesday by an Arab assailant who was later shot dead by a passerby in Israel's southern city of Beersheba, Israeli police said. (JINI via Xinhua)

Assailant shot dead after killing 4 in southern Israel: police

STORY: Assailant shot dead after killing 4 in southern Israel: police DATELINE: March 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of scenes of the attack STORYLINE: Four people were killed on Tuesday by an Arab assailant who was later shot dead by a passerby in Israel's southern city of Beersheba, Israeli police said. The assailant fatally stabbed a woman in a gas station after exiting his car near a shopping mall in Beersheba. He then went back to his car and ran over a bike rider before stepping out of the car again to fatally stab another man and woman, the police said in a statement. The state-owned Kan TV news reported that the attacker is an Israeli Arab citizen, a Bedouin resident of the village of Hura in the Negev Desert. He previously served prison terms for alleged ties to the terror group the Islamic State. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which is the deadliest in Israel in the past few years. Police spokesman Eli Levy told Channe

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ISRAEL-BEERSHEBA-ATTACK

(220322) -- BEERSHEBA (ISRAEL), March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Members of Israeli security forces stand guard at the scene of an attack near a shopping mall in Beersheba, southern Israel, on March 22, 2022. Four people were killed on Tuesday by an Arab assailant who was later shot dead by a passerby in Beersheba, Israeli police said. (Dudu Grunshpan/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-BEERSHEBA-ATTACK

(220322) -- BEERSHEBA (ISRAEL), March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israeli security personnel work by the vehicle used by an assailant near a shopping mall in Beersheba, southern Israel, on March 22, 2022. Four people were killed on Tuesday by an Arab assailant who was later shot dead by a passerby in Beersheba, Israeli police said. (Dudu Grunshpan/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-BEERSHEBA-ATTACK

(220322) -- BEERSHEBA (ISRAEL), March 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- First responders gather at the scene of an attack near a shopping mall in Beersheba, southern Israel, on March 22, 2022. Four people were killed on Tuesday by an Arab assailant who was later shot dead by a passerby in Beersheba, Israeli police said. (Dudu Grunshpan/JINI via Xinhua)

Veteran saves excavator driver from river in E China

STORY: Veteran saves excavator driver from river in E China DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the veteran saving life STORYLINE: An excavator driver was found falling into a river on Sunday in Shucheng County, east China's Anhui Province. A passerby, named Huang Lijia, immediately extended hand of help. Huang jumped into the river and pulled the man to safety. He kept on operating CPR before the ambulance arrived. The injured, surnamed Liu, suffered a non-life-threatening injury. Huang used to serve as a military medic. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hefei, China. (XHTV)

Anti-Sanitary Pass Demonstrations - Toulouse

Anti-Sanitary Pass Demonstrations - Toulouse

Protester chatting with a passerby. On July 24, 2021, several thousand people defied the prefectural ban on demonstrating for the 4th time, marching in the streets of Toulouse (France). Chanting the word "Freedom", and anti-Macron slogans, the demonstrators marched on the boulevards of the city center, thus protesting against the Sanitary Pass and a vaccination obligation that would not speak its name. Photo by Patrick Batard / ABACAPRESS.COM

Justin Trudeau Press Conference - Ottawa

Justin Trudeau Press Conference - Ottawa

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waves to a passerby as he arrives for a news conference after touring a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Ottawa, on Friday, July 2, 2021. Photo by Justin Tang/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nikkei briefly loses more than 700 points in morning

Nikkei briefly loses more than 700 points in morning

TOKYO, Japan - A passerby looks at an electronic stock board in central Tokyo showing the key Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange plunging on Feb. 28. (Kyodo)