A group of journalists covering the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics visited the Great Wall on Tuesday. The Great Wall is one of the most well-known symbols of China, and one of the major elements of Chinese culture being portrayed at the Beijing Olympics.
Judge Regina M. Chu appeared to get choked up in her remarks after delivering Kim Potter's sentence. The former police officer was sentenced to two years in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright.
Bristol-based artist Youmeng Lui embroiders food designs that you want to bite right into – including fruit, popcorn and even a complete breakfast menu.
Italy's Guardia di Finanza police rescue passengers after a ferry caught fire in the Ionian Sea with nearly 300 people on board. The fire on the Euroferry Olympia, which was heading to Italy from the Greek port city of Igoumenitsa, broke out at 4:30 am (0130 GMT).
Brighton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Despite warnings to stay indoors, some people in Brighton brave the beach as Storm Eunice hits, with some of them seeming to quite enjoy the experience. Britain's Met Office has issued a rare "red" warning for the south of England.
Porthleven (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Strong winds and waves have begun to hit parts of the UK, as the British meteorological service issues its first ever 'life-threatening' weather warning for London and the military is placed on standby for Storm Eunice.
In a press conference with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin downplays any potential threat posed by military drills on Ukraine's borders, insisting they "are purely defensive in nature and do not threaten anyone".
Ukrainian Defence minister Oleksiy Reznikov says his armed forces do not intend to attack eastern separatists or launch an operation to reclaim the Russian-annexed peninsula of Crimea by force.
A rescue mission is still underway after a fire broke out on the Euroferry Olympia ferry, carrying more than 200 passengers, early Friday morning.
The UK MET office issued a rare 'red' warning as the highest ever wind gusts in England were recorded
Rising sea levels are threatening Indonesia's capital, Jakarta. To relieve pressure on the ara, the government is planning to move the national seat of power. But the plan is facing skepticism and resistance, as VOA's Yuni Salim reports in this story narrated by Nova Poerwadi.
Toulon (France) (AFP) – At 118, Lucile Randon, born on 11 February 1904 in Alès, in the Gard region, is the oldest French and European citizen, and the second oldest in the world, behind the Japanese Kane Tanaka, aged 119.
