Held by Russian forces for a long time, Ukraine's northeastern Izium city was retaken by the Ukrainian army on September 10 after it launched a counter-attack in the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian sappers are seen clearing mines in the region after the withdrawal of Russian troops, . Shortly after the war started on Feb. 24, the city of Izium in the Kharkiv region had become the hotspot of intense fighting between the Russian and Ukrainian forces. After the withdrawal of Russian troops, Ukrainian sap...

Shocking footage shows the moment French police officers viciously attacked a group of striking female health workers with batons in the capital Paris.

Amateur footage shows drunk Russian soldiers who were recruited after the latest partial mobilization announced by Moscow as they sleep on the tarmac of an military airfield.

Locals in Ukraine's Izium in the northeastern region of Kharkiv are seen foraging firewood from forests to keep warm amid fuel shortages ahead of winter on Tuesday. Shortly after the war started on Feb. 24, the city of Izium became the hotspot of intense fighting between the Russian and Ukrainian forces.

A sushi restaurant in the U.S. state of Florida serves its customers using the latest technology, as robot waiters make the round with trays of drinks and food is served on a conveyor belt.

Footage from the city of Belgorod on Tuesday shows people as they cast their ballots in a referendum on joining Russia. Last week, four Ukrainian regions -- Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia -- announced a referendum on joining Russia. The decision was welcomed by Russian authorities and slammed by Western politicians.

A group of Russians, who came to the recruiting office in Moscow, were sent to their troop units after they were processed on Monday.

Evacuation efforts of Ukrainian civilians living in settlements close to the front line in the Kharkiv region continued on Monday. Over the past few days, Ukrainian authorities claimed that more than 300 settlements in the Kharkiv region were regained from Russian forces, and an area of some 3,800 square kilometers (1,467 square miles) has been recaptured.

Tensions are running high in occupied East Jerusalem as Jewish settlers continued their incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex on Monday.Settlers protected by Israeli security forces stormed the compound as they mark the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, which began on Sunday.On Monday, Israeli officers shepherded in dozens of settlers through the compound’s al-Mughrabi gate, according to witnesses.

Locals in the southern Rostov region started to vote in a referendum on joining Russia on Saturday. After polls opened on Friday, voting will run till Tuesday in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia provinces, with people asked to decide if they want these regions to become part of Russia.

Pro-government protestors gathered on Friday in the capital Tehran in a show of support for authorities. During the demonstration, protestors chanted slogans and held banners.

After Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization, people started arriving at registration centers in the country's eastern city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on Saturday.

Viral footage shows the moment Russian police officers mistakenly arrested plainclothes agents as they were rounding up protesters. They later walked free after having a chat with the police to clear up the situation.

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the state of Michoacan in western central Mexico on Wednesday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake, whose epicenter was Michoacan state, occurred at a depth of about 24.1 kilometers. State officials said the quake was felt across the state, but no damage has yet been reported. On September 19, a 7.6 magnitude rocked Mexico, again in the state of Michoacan, leaving two people dead.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 200 prisoners of war Wednesday as a result of Türkiye's mediation and diplomatic traffic conducted with the leaders of the two countries. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters in New York City that the Türkiye-mediated prisoner exchange was an "important step" towards ending the war between the two countries. He said efforts to establish peace between Russia and Ukraine continue.

Shocking surveillance footage from Türkiye's Istanbul shows the moment a luxury motorcycle was stolen after its owner parked it in front of a cafe in the affluent district of Kadikoy. The poor man was sadly not quick enough as he ran after the perpetrators who raced away from the scene.

A large number of weapons and ammunition were seized on Wednesday by the Turkish Armed Forces in the aftermath of the ongoing Operation Claw-Lock in the country's southeastern region, according to a statement by Türkiye's Ministry of National Defense (MSB).

Dozens of houses were destroyed in the chain of landslides triggered by heavy rains in Honduras' capital city of Tegucigalpa on Monday, Sept.19. More than 170 families whose homes were damaged or destroyed were evacuated to safe zones.

People attend the 10th edition of "Diner en Blanc" at Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan September 19, 2022. Dîner en Blanc returned to New York City on Monday, after a two-year pause during the pandemic.

Dropped water level in a reservoir has revealed ancient ruins and a historical monastery in Spain which has been hit particularly hard, battered by extreme drought.