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Celebrations held for Peter the Great's 350th birth anniversary as Russian President Putin compares himself to the late tsar

Footage shows actors portraying the life of the late Russian ruler in a skit on June 9.
2022-06-10 22:34:03

Paintings of Peter the Great showcased to mark 350th anniversary of birthday as Russian President Putin compares himself to the late tsar

Footage shows an open-field painting exhibit as visitors marvel at the late ruler's artistic works on June 9.
2022-06-10 22:31:41

Locals evacuate as magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits southern China

People fled outdoors when the shaking began around midnight in Sichuan province on June 10.
2022-06-10 22:28:31

Erdogan watches Turkish military carry out exercises with 37 allied nations

The exercises are taking place at the Doganbey Shooting Exercise Area in the district of Seferihisar in the Turkish province of Izmir.
2022-06-10 22:27:27

Russia starts exercises with 60 warships in Baltic Sea amid tensions over Ukraine War and Sweden-Finland NATO bids

These images released by the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), said it showed the ‘planned operational exercise with groups of the Baltic Fleet'.
2022-06-10 22:26:28

Bungling armed burglars leave stolen loot behind after crashing getaway car at intersection

The two alleged robbers broke into the home of a Chinese family in Shan state's Muse township on May 16 at around 7 pm local time. Brandishing their guns, they ushered the terrified occupants out of the house before ransacking the property for valuables.
2022-06-10 22:23:58

Driver's arm bitten off by crocodile after he washed his hands in animal's enclosure

Ilham, 49, had dropped off local tourists when he suffered a flat tire and dirtied his hands changing the wheel at the Sinka Zoo in West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia, on June 9.
2022-06-10 21:56:47

Workers rescue wild sparrow stuck inside pillar in Myanmar

The men heard squeaking noise inside the metal pillar tube on a construction site in Yangon on June 4.
2022-06-10 17:46:36

Russian air defence shoots down Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet in hotly contested Donbas region

The images, obtained from the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD), appear to show a montage of various operations conducted by their forces. For a few seconds, the remains of what appears to have been a fighter jet can be seen on screen, with the aircraft wreck lying in a field.
2022-06-10 17:44:00

Russian attack helicopters target Ukrainian forces on the ground

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that the footage shows the ‘combat work of the crews of Ka-52 attack helicopters to destroy strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.'
2022-06-10 17:43:10

Russian missile system takes out combat drones mid-air

The show of military might may be intended as a threatening response to Washington's recent vow to supply Kyiv with new long-range missiles.
2022-06-10 17:42:41

Nuclear threat as Russia carries out exercises with Yars Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement on Wednesday, June 1 at 6 am, that the Yars mobile missile systems, which can carry nuclear warheads and which boast a reported range of over 10,000 kilometres (6,200 miles), were performing ‘intensive manoeuvring operations on combat patrol routes in the Ivanovo Region.'
2022-06-10 17:41:41

Ukrainian woman lost hand, foot and unborn baby when Russian rocket hit apartment building

Kateryna Herman, 35, from Lyman, Donetsk Oblast was seriously injured when Russian forces shelled her hometown on May 1.
2022-06-10 17:41:14

Soldiers shell Russian base that soon erupts into flames

The Ukrainian Centre for Strategic Communications (StratCom) said the attack was carried out by members of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Ivan Sirko, a formation of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
2022-06-10 17:35:46

Russian troops attack Ukrainian targets during battle for Sviatohirsk

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement on June 8: ‘The Ukrainian group in the Donbas suffered significant losses in manpower, weapons and military equipment.
2022-06-10 17:34:47

Driver's arm bitten off by crocodile after he washes his hands in pool in zoo's enclosure

Ilham, 49, had dropped off local tourists when he suffered a flat tire and dirtied his hands changing the wheel at the Sinka Zoo West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia, on June 9.
2022-06-10 17:32:30

Long queues at cannabis cafe as drug in decriminalised in Thailand

Pot-heads were celebrating as the plants, worth 110 million Baht ( 2.5million GBP), that were confiscated this year for suspected drug possession were released.
2022-06-10 17:12:52

Thai cops return 16 tonnes of seized marijuana after country decriminalises cannabis

Wichai Chaimongkol, Secretary General of Thailand's Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), said police will be handing back the confiscated drugs to their owners after Thailand delisted cannabis as a Category 5 narcotic on June 9, becoming the first Asian country to do so.
2022-06-10 17:06:02

Pickup truck struggles across rugged dirt road drenched by heavy rain

Footage shows the vehicle carrying tourists to Huay Kub Kab Village in Chiang Mai province on May 20. It staggered over pits and bumps on the muddy path, which became uneven after being battered by monsoon downpours.
2022-06-10 16:55:52

Ukrainian drone records itself being obliterated by Russian missile

The unmanned aerial vehicle was reportedly flying over Polohy City in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast when it was shot out of the sky by Russian artillery on June 4.
2022-06-10 16:48:40