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China: Samoyeds Poke Heads Through Café Window, Charming Passersby

On January 25, 2026, in Guangzhou, Guangdong, the video captured a cat and dog cafe called Mao Rong Ye Ye where the owner had prepared two round openings in a window to welcome customers. The footage showed two Samoyeds taking turns to push their heads through the holes, their white fur filling the frame as they looked around with calm and curious expressions. People nearby slowed down, smiled, and pointed their phones at the scene. The dogs stayed still for a moment, then leaned forward again, as if posing, while the shop interior remained busy behind them. The video ended with the two dogs holding their positions as more pedestrians stopped to take photos.

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China: ‘Smiling Face’ Optical Illusion Box Created by Parrots

On January 21, 2026, in Anhui, eastern China, a video showed a white box with two round holes and a curved opening below, forming the shape of a strange smiling face. When the filmer touched the holes, two large eyes suddenly appeared inside, giving the illusion of a human-like face staring outward. The image looked unsettling at first. The effect was created by two parrots positioned behind the holes. Their dark pupils and surrounding white feathers produced the illusion from the chosen angle.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 27 Kyodo - Security officers stand guard in front of Shanghai Stadium in the Chinese coastal city, ahead of an AFC Champions League Elite first-round match between Shanghai Shenhua and Japan's Vissel Kobe on Nov. 26, 2025, amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries. (Kyodo)

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Security officers stand guard in front of Shanghai Stadium in the Chinese coastal city, ahead of an AFC Champions League Elite first-round match between Shanghai Shenhua and Japan's Vissel Kobe on Nov. 26, 2025, amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Police officers stand guard in front of Shanghai Stadium in the Chinese coastal city, ahead of an AFC Champions League Elite first round match between Shanghai Shenhua and Japan's Vissel Kobe on Nov. 26, 2025, amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries.

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Football: AFC Champions League Elite

Security officers stand guard in front of Shanghai Stadium in the Chinese coastal city, ahead of an AFC Champions League Elite first-round match between Shanghai Shenhua and Japan's Vissel Kobe on Nov. 26, 2025, amid a worsening diplomatic row between the two countries.

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Top 14 - Union Bordeaux-Begles v Aviron Bayonnais

Pablo UBERTI, centre for UBB, against two players from Aviron Bayonnais during the 8th round of the Top 14, held at the Stade Atlantique in Bordeaux Metropole on 25 October 2025, Gironde, France. Photo by Stephane Duprat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan LDP leadership election

The results of the first round of voting in the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are shown at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025. The top two contenders -- farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi and former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi -- won the right to proceed to a runoff.

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Japan LDP leadership election

The results of the first round of voting in the presidential election of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party are shown at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2025. The top two contenders -- farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi and former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi -- won the right to proceed to a runoff.

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Koripallon EM-kisat, Riika

Sandro Mamukelashvili of Georgia celebrating after dunking two points and Elie Okobo of France is looking on the side during FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Round of 16 basketball match between France and Georgia at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia, on September 7, 2025 LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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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

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Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

A villager, along with his children, shows two fully sealed Kangana jars 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

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Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

A villager loads grapes into Kangana bowls 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

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Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2025 shows Kangana bowls being slowly air-dried under sunlight in the northern outskirts of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. 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

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Kabul Kangana Grape Storage - Afghanistan

A villager shows bowls of an extra-large Kangana jar 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

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