Guatemala: Sailor Rescues Two Stranded Foreigners in Pacific Waters

On October 6, 2025, in waters near Guatemala, a sailor turned his vessel around during a Pacific voyage after receiving a distress signal and rushed back to save two stranded foreigners. As his vessel approached, the two men were seen struggling on a small craft adrift in the Pacific. The video showed the sailor carefully pulling them aboard and offering assistance as they regained stability and safety. He later reported that a Guatemalan military speedboat arrived to take the rescued foreigners into custody for medical checks and transport.

Egypt to open Rafah crossing for Palestinians stranded in North Sinai

STORY: Egypt to open Rafah crossing for Palestinians stranded in North Sinai SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Rafah border crossing STORYLINE: Egypt announced on Thursday that the Rafah border crossing will open on Friday for Palestinian citizens who are stranded in North Sinai and wish to return to the Gaza Strip. According to al Ahram state-owned newspaper, the crossing will also be open for Palestinians stranded in other Egyptian governorates, including Cairo, as of Saturday. Over the past weeks, Egypt has evacuated some foreigners who were stranded in war-torn Gaza and received dozens of seriously injured Palestinians for treatment in Egyptian hospitals. After more than six weeks of bloody conflict, Israel and Hamas are poised to implement the first truce as part of a swap deal, under which Hamas will free some hostages in exchange for some Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Under the deal reached

Antonio Inoki, Japanese hostages pleased after Iraqi decision to free them

Antonio Inoki, Japanese hostages pleased after Iraqi decision to free them

Professional wrestler-turned Japanese lawmaker Antonio Inoki (C), surrounded by Japanese nationals who had been prevented from leaving Iraq and their families, pump their fists at the Mansour Melia Hotel in Baghdad on Dec. 6, 1990, following Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's decision to release all foreigners stranded in Iraq, including the Japanese. An estimated 6,000 Westerners and Japanese were held in Iraq following the Aug. 2, 1990, Iraqi invasion of neighboring Kuwait.