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US: Long Lines and Chaos Hit Swatch Stores Over Royal Pop Launch 2

Long lines formed outside Swatch stores across the globe ahead of Saturday's launch of the Royal Pop, a $400–420 pocket watch collaboration with high-end Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet. At least 19 U.S. locations were affected, including the SoHo store in New York City. New York emerged as one of the worst flashpoints: at Roosevelt Field Mall on Long Island, cops appeared to break out pepper spray to push back surging crowds, while hundreds of shoppers stormed Times Square and SoHo locations, leading to at least one arrest, according to the NYPD. Swatch eventually shut the stores down over public safety concerns.

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Germany: Clashes Break Out at Nakba Day March in Berlin

Berlin police used pepper spray and tear gas to disperse a Nakba Day march in the German capital on Saturday, May 16, as around 2,000 demonstrators gathered to mark the 78th anniversary of the 1948 Palestinian displacement. Several people were arrested. Some 700 officers were deployed to monitor the event.

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Australia: Rainbows Form Over Crashing Waves

On April 12, 2026, in Australia, a video recorded waves rolling along a rocky coastline under bright sunlight. Blue ocean water moved up and down against the rocks as sea spray filled the air. As sunlight passed through the mist above the waves, a colorful rainbow appeared over the ocean. Soon afterward, another incoming wave created a second rainbow nearby. The scene looked especially vivid because of the clear weather and high visibility along the coast. Rainbows forming directly above moving sea waves are not commonly seen.

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China: Tired Lizard Revived With Refreshing Mist in Jiangsu

On April 2, 2026, in Jiangsu, a video recorded a lizard resting weakly on a platform. At first, the reptile appeared tired and inactive, lying still with little visible movement. The filmer then picked up a manual spray bottle and gently sprayed water over the lizard’s body. Almost immediately, the lizard became alert and lifted its head. It closed its eyes while receiving the mist, looking as if it were enjoying the moisture.

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Japan: Three Hospitalized After Suspected Spray Incident on JR Tokaido Line in Kawasaki 2

Three people, including a child, were taken to hospital after emergency report of something being sprayed inside a JR Tokaido Line train traveling through Kawasaki City on Sunday, May 10. No toxic substances were found, though some passengers reported smelling something resembling pepper.

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Japan: Three Hospitalized After Suspected Spray Incident on JR Tokaido Line in Kawasaki

Three people, including a child, were taken to hospital after emergency report of something being sprayed inside a JR Tokaido Line train traveling through Kawasaki City on Sunday, May 10. No toxic substances were found, though some passengers reported smelling something resembling pepper.

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Turkey: Miners on Hunger Strike Clash With Police in Ankara, Union Leaders Detained

A hunger strike by coal miners demanding months of unpaid wages entered its second week on Monday, April 27, in Ankara, Turkey. Police fired tear gas and pepper spray to block workers from marching to the Energy Ministry from Kurtuluş Park, detaining union leaders during the crackdown.

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Turkey: Police Clash With Boğaziçi University Students Over Forced Club Evictions

A protest at Boğaziçi University escalated on February 9, as police deployed pepper spray and barricades to block students opposing the forced eviction of their club rooms. The demonstration saw intense confrontations, eventually leading to students breaking through the police blockade to enter the campus activity building.

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Australia: Protesters and Police Clash Outside Sydney Town Hall Over Herzog’s Visit

Thousands of people across Australia protested Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit, with major rallies in Sydney, Melbourne, and Hobart. Protesters gathered outside Sydney Town Hall clashed with police, resulting in several arrests. Officers used pepper spray and were seen shoving and using force to disperse the crowd during the confrontation.

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Kurds Protest Syrian Attacks - Turkey

Participants try to help a man who lost consciousness after police used pepper spray during a demonstration in Diyarbakir, Turkey on January 19, 2026, against attacks by Syrian government forces. At least 500 people rallied in the Kurdish-majority southeast city, where clashes erupted as police tried to stop the demonstrators. The protest follows Syria's army taking control of parts of northern regions, dislodging Kurdish forces from territory after over a decade of effective autonomy. Photo by Bilal Seckin/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kurds Protest Syrian Attacks - Turkey

A protester flees from pepper spray during a demonstration in Diyarbakir, Turkey on January 19, 2026, against attacks by Syrian government forces. At least 500 people rallied in the Kurdish-majority southeast city, where clashes erupted as police tried to stop the demonstrators. The protest follows Syria's army taking control of parts of northern regions, dislodging Kurdish forces from territory after over a decade of effective autonomy. Photo by Bilal Seckin/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Protests in Minneapolis

U.S. federal officers direct pepper spray at a man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 11, 2026, during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the wake of the killing of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot to death by an ICE agent on Jan. 7 in the city.

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Protests in Minneapolis

U.S. federal officers direct pepper spray at a man in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 11, 2026, during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the wake of the killing of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot to death by an ICE agent on Jan. 7 in the city.

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Action By The Inter-Union Group Of Farmers In Toulouse

A young person with spray paint for tagging. Symbolic crosses for the 106 cows slaughtered due to contagious nodular dermatitis are placed in front of the closed door of the Toulouse Prefecture. Action by the farmers union against the government s management of contagious nodular dermatitis (DNC) and the slaughter of herds. Joint mobilization bringing together the Coordination Rurale (CR), the Departmental Federation of Farmers Unions (FDSEA), the Young Farmers (JA) and the Confederation Paysanne. Palais de Justice, Capitole, and Prefecture: symbolic crosses for the 106 cows slaughtered due to contagious nodular dermatitis. France, Toulouse, January 3, 2026. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Z-symbol on Estonian Defence League's headquarters

01.01.2026, Tallinn. A Z-symbol was spray-painted onto the facade of the Estonian Defence League's headquarters during New Year's Eve. Photo Rasmus Rebase, Postimees

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A Z-symbol on Estonian Defence League's headquarters

01.01.2026, Tallinn. A Z-symbol was spray-painted onto the facade of the Estonian Defence League's headquarters during New Year's Eve. Photo Rasmus Rebase, Postimees

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Newly Found Organics in Enceladus’ Plumes

Handout photo to illustrate : Newly Found Organics in Enceladus’ Plumes. NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed 'tiger stripes' near the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed tiger stripes near the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in this image released on Feb. 23, 2010. A study published in October 2025 analyzed data from NASA’s Cassini mission and found evidence of previously undetected organic compounds in a plume of ice particles like the ones seen here. The ice particles were ejected from the ocean that lies under Enceladus’ frozen shell. Researchers spotted not only molecules they’ve found before but also new ones that lay a potential path to chemical or biochemical activity. Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Newly Found Organics in Enceladus’ Plumes

Handout photo to illustrate : Newly Found Organics in Enceladus’ Plumes. NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed 'tiger stripes' near the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus. Dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed tiger stripes near the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in this image released on Feb. 23, 2010. A study published in October 2025 analyzed data from NASA’s Cassini mission and found evidence of previously undetected organic compounds in a plume of ice particles like the ones seen here. The ice particles were ejected from the ocean that lies under Enceladus’ frozen shell. Researchers spotted not only molecules they’ve found before but also new ones that lay a potential path to chemical or biochemical activity. Photo by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hong Kong fire

Firefighters spray water at a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2025, a day after a deadly fire broke out, leaving at least 94 people dead and 279 unaccounted for.

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Hong Kong fire

Firefighters spray water at a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2025, a day after a deadly fire broke out, leaving at least 94 people dead and 279 unaccounted for.

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Hong Kong fire

Firefighters continue to spray water at a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2025, a day after a fire broke out, leaving at least 94 people dead and 279 unaccounted for.

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Hong Kong fire

Firefighters spray water at a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2025, a day after a deadly fire broke out, leaving at least 94 people dead and 279 unaccounted for.

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Hong Kong fire

Firefighters spray water at a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2025, a day after a fire broke out, leaving at least 94 people dead and 279 unaccounted for.

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Hong Kong fire

Firefighters spray water at a high-rise residential complex in the northern Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2025, a day after a deadly fire broke out. The fire killed at least 44 people and left 45 in critical condition, with around 280 unaccounted for.

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BUS ACCIDENT STOCKHOLM

Firefighters spray water at the scene of the accident at midnight where a bus crashed into a bus shelter in Östermalm in Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday afternoon at around 3:30 p.m. Several people are seriously injured and taken to hospital, three have been confirmed dead. A large number of police, ambulances and emergency services units were at the scene, November 14, 2025.Photo: Henrik Montgomery / TT / Code 10060

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Jacques Fred, director of the Shoah Memorial, at the Paris Criminal Court at the opening of the trial concerning red hands spray-painted on the Shoah Memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Jacques Fred, director of the Shoah Memorial, and David Père, lawyer for the Shoah Memorial, at the Paris Criminal Court at the opening of the trial concerning red hands spray-painted on the Shoah Memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Jacques Fred, director of the Shoah Memorial, at the Paris Criminal Court at the opening of the trial concerning red hands spray-painted on the Shoah Memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Jacques Fred, director of the Shoah Memorial, and David Père, lawyer for the Shoah Memorial, at the Paris Criminal Court at the opening of the trial concerning red hands spray-painted on the Shoah Memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Jacques Fred, director of the Shoah Memorial, and David Père, lawyer for the Shoah Memorial, at the Paris Criminal Court at the opening of the trial concerning red hands spray-painted on the Shoah Memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Jacques Fred, director of the Shoah Memorial, and David Père, lawyer for the Shoah Memorial, at the Paris Criminal Court at the opening of the trial concerning red hands spray-painted on the Shoah Memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Jacques Fred, director of the Shoah Memorial, and David Père, lawyer for the Shoah Memorial, at the Paris Criminal Court at the opening of the trial concerning red hands spray-painted on the Shoah Memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Jacques Fred, director of the Shoah Memorial, and David Père, lawyer for the Shoah Memorial, at the Paris Criminal Court at the opening of the trial concerning red hands spray-painted on the Shoah Memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Jacques Fred, director of the Shoah Memorial, and David Père, lawyer for the Shoah Memorial, at the Paris Criminal Court at the opening of the trial concerning red hands spray-painted on the Shoah Memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Maître Martin Vette, defense attorney at the opening of the trial concerning the red hands spray-painted on the Holocaust memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025, photo by Florian Poitout.

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Jacques Fred, director of the Shoah Memorial, and David Père, lawyer for the Shoah Memorial, at the Paris Criminal Court at the opening of the trial concerning red hands spray-painted on the Shoah Memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Maître Martin Vette, defense attorney at the opening of the trial concerning the red hands spray-painted on the Holocaust memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025, photo by Florian Poitout.

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Jacques Fred, director of the Shoah Memorial, and David Père, lawyer for the Shoah Memorial, at the Paris Criminal Court at the opening of the trial concerning red hands spray-painted on the Shoah Memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Maître Martin Vette, defense attorney at the opening of the trial concerning the red hands spray-painted on the Holocaust memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025, photo by Florian Poitout.

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Maître Martin Vette, defense attorney at the opening of the trial concerning the red hands spray-painted on the Holocaust memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025, photo by Florian Poitout.

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Maître Martin Vette, defense attorney at the opening of the trial concerning the red hands spray-painted on the Holocaust memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025, photo by Florian Poitout.

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Maître Martin Vette, defense attorney at the opening of the trial concerning the red hands spray-painted on the Holocaust memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025, photo by Florian Poitout.

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Exclusif_Maître Martin Vette, defense attorney at the opening of the trial concerning the red hands spray-painted on the Holocaust memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025, photo by Florian Poitout.

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Red Hands Memorial Trial Opening - Paris

Jacques Fred, director of the Shoah Memorial, at the Paris Criminal Court at the opening of the trial concerning red hands spray-painted on the Shoah Memorial, with suspicion of Russian interference, in Paris on October 29, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RECAP: Violence Erupts Outside Dublin Hotel Housing Asylum Seekers

Violent clashes erupted outside the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, used for asylum seekers, on Tuesday night, October 21. A large mob hurled bricks, fireworks, and glass bottles at police, prompting officers to deploy pepper spray and water cannons to disperse the crowd. Six people were arrested amid the chaos, which saw a police vehicle set on fire and a helicopter attacked.

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Ireland: Violent Clashes Erupt Outside Dublin’s Citywest Hotel Housing Asylum Seekers 5

Violent clashes erupted outside the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, used for asylum seekers, on Tuesday night, October 21. A large mob hurled bricks, fireworks, and glass bottles at police, prompting officers to deploy pepper spray and water cannons to disperse the crowd. Six people were arrested amid the chaos, which saw a police vehicle set on fire and a helicopter attacked.

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Ireland: Violent Clashes Erupt Outside Dublin’s Citywest Hotel Housing Asylum Seekers 3

Violent clashes erupted outside the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, used for asylum seekers, on Tuesday night, October 21. A large mob hurled bricks, fireworks, and glass bottles at police, prompting officers to deploy pepper spray and water cannons to disperse the crowd. Six people were arrested amid the chaos, which saw a police vehicle set on fire and a helicopter attacked.

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Ireland: Violent Clashes Erupt Outside Dublin’s Citywest Hotel Housing Asylum Seekers 4

Violent clashes erupted outside the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, used for asylum seekers, on Tuesday night, October 21. A large mob hurled bricks, fireworks, and glass bottles at police, prompting officers to deploy pepper spray and water cannons to disperse the crowd. Six people were arrested amid the chaos, which saw a police vehicle set on fire and a helicopter attacked.

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Ireland: Violent Clashes Erupt Outside Dublin’s Citywest Hotel Housing Asylum Seekers

Violent clashes erupted outside the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, used for asylum seekers, on Tuesday night, October 21. A large mob hurled bricks, fireworks, and glass bottles at police, prompting officers to deploy pepper spray and water cannons to disperse the crowd. Six people were arrested amid the chaos, which saw a police vehicle set on fire and a helicopter attacked.

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Ireland: Violent Clashes Erupt Outside Dublin’s Citywest Hotel Housing Asylum Seekers 2

Violent clashes erupted outside the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, used for asylum seekers, on Tuesday night, October 21. A large mob hurled bricks, fireworks, and glass bottles at police, prompting officers to deploy pepper spray and water cannons to disperse the crowd. Six people were arrested amid the chaos, which saw a police vehicle set on fire and a helicopter attacked.