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A woman in Brazil miraculously walked away unharmed after being narrowly missed by a pickup truck that crashed into a parked vehicle on February 22. The incident took place in Braço do Norte, Santa Catarina, as the woman was walking along the street next to a parked car. Then the out-of-control Chevrolet narrowly misses her after a violent collision with the rear end of a stationary white car. Incredibly, the pedestrian managed to walk away without any serious injuries, and no one else was injured. Originally published in February 2025.

Arnold Schwarzenegger told environmentalists critical of Donald Trump’s administration: “Stop whining and get to work.” The former Republican governor of California’s call came after Energy Secretary Chris Wright said he canceled nearly $4 billion in project grants, in another massive blow to clean energy and greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts in the US under the 47th president’s administration. #trump #schwarzenegger

Iran on Tuesday warned the United States that any direct support for Israel would prompt an immediate response from Tehran. Iranian ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said, "If we come to the conclusion that the United States is directly involved in attacks on Iran, we will start responding to the U.S." Ali Bahreini, the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations in Geneva, told reporters that he saw the U.S. as "complicit in what Israel is doing."

Doorbell cam catches moment dog ‘drives’ into parked car 🐶 🚗 #dog #animals #cars Originally published in December 2022.

Dramatic timelapse video shows how heavy rainfall turned a dry riverbed into surging rapids in just 20 minutes, as Texas was deluged by deadly flash floods on July 4. CCTV footage shows water begin surging into the Llano River at 17:14. Within minutes, a road crossing the river is entirely submerged, with the waterline rising significantly on both sides of the riverbank and completely covering trees and bushes. Click the link in bio for more 🔗

A Royal Opera House performer unfurled a Palestine flag on stage during the curtain call for Il trovatore's closing night on Saturday (19 July). A brief scuffle ensued as an official appeared to try and stop the protest, and the cast member continued to hold up the flag at the London performance. A spokesperson for the Royal Ballet and Opera said: “The display of the flag was an unauthorised action by the artist. It was not approved by the Royal Ballet and Opera and is a wholly inappropriate act." #Palestineflag #RoyalOperaHouse #protest

Footage has been released of Bridgerton actor Genevieve Chenneour fighting off a thief who tried to steal her phone in London. The 27-year-old played the gossiping Miss Clara Livingston in season three of the Netflix period romance. She was with a friend in a Joe & the Juice coffee shop when a man, 18-year-old Zachariah Boulares, allegedly attacked her at the coffee shop in Kensington high street.

New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from Parliament for three lawmakers who performed a Māori haka to protest a proposed law. Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke received a seven-day ban and her colleagues from Te Pāti Māori, the Māori Party, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi, are barred for 21 days. Three days had been the longest ban from New Zealand’s Parliament before.

This is the shocking moment a scuba diver encountered a giant great white shark whilst diving off the coast of Bali. Video footage taken by diver Fabian Clifton on 12 March 2025 shows the shark slowly turning to face the camera, where it lingers before turning again and swimming away. Mr Clinton, a dive instructor at Scuba Junkie in Nusa Penida, said the encounter was “one in a million… getting close to the greatest!” Great white sharks sightings are extremely rare in Bali. The last spotting was in 2019 at Crystal Bay, on the other side of Nusa Penida. #shark #sighting #greatwhite

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was caught on camera rolling her eyes after French President Emmanuel Macron appeared to whisper something in her ear at the G7 Summit. The world leaders were seen leaning into one another, with their hands covering most of their faces as they whispered during the first day of the summit in Alberta, Canada.

An elderly scooter ride was buried with a tidal wave of cow manure after pulling out in front of a truck carrying the waste.

Bear wakes from nap at animal sanctuary looking dishevelled 🐻 💤 #nature #world #bear #animals Originally published in May 2023.

Baby reviews high-end candles Originally published in January 2023

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was left scrambling when she was asked if President Trump had a reaction to the recent election in South Korea. Click link for more info 🔗

The lone passenger who survived the Air India crash that killed 241 people recalls how he escaped the plane. The British national of Indian origin, Viswashkumar Ramesh, was heading to London when the flight crashed minutes after taking off from India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon. #AirIndia #Planecrash #Ahmedabad

World Record: Most Table Tennis Balls Bounced Against Wall with Mouth! One year ago today David Rush set a new Guinness world record at GWR HQ in London by bouncing 47 table tennis balls against a wall with his mouth in just 30 seconds. Originally published in September 2024.

This is the moment projectiles from an Iranian missile attack flash in the night sky over Israel’s capital Jerusalem on Saturday (14 June). Iran launched a fresh missile barrage towards Jerusalem after it vowed "heavy and destructive" attacks, as the Israeli military continues to strike several targets across Iran. Iranian state TV said more than 100 missiles were launched in the second wave of their operation "True Promise 3". Israeli Police said it received reports of a fallen explosive device in a community in the Northern District. Initial reports indicated that there were several casualties and damage at the scene. #missileattack #Jerusalem #Iran

This is the shocking moment a man releases rats outside a mosque in Sheffield as part of a series of racially motivated hate crimes. CCTV footage shows Edmund Fowler, 66, taking cages containing rats from his car boot and dumping them outside Sheffield Grand Mosque on Grimesthorpe Road, with the vermin appearing to run in through the fence. Click the link in bio for more 🔗

Is the bromance over? White House reacts after Elon Musk goes scorched earth on Donald Trump's 'one big, beautiful bill' just days after leaving the administration. Click link for more 🔗

Hank Azaria used iconic voices he provides to The Simpsons to try and make a King’s Guard guard laugh during a visit to London. Originally published in July 2024. #hankazaria #thesimpsons #kingsguard