Quick Takes

People Take Cover During Rainstorm in Venice

Eyewitness video showed people taking cover during a rainstorm in Venice on August 19, 2022, as violent storms pound Italy. (Reuters)

UN Chief Guterres Boards Grain Ship in Odesa

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres boarded a grain ship in the Ukrainian port of Odesa on August 19, 2022. (Reuters)

Collective Weddings Soar in Popularity in Yemen

Wearing traditional white and gold outfits, with their daggers raised up in the sky, nine Yemeni men dance in unison during what is becoming an increasingly common occurrence: collective weddings. (Reuters)

Runaway Bull Wreaks Havoc in Peru Shop, Injures 1

A bull caused panic in Lima, Peru, on August 17, 2022, after escaping from a truck that was transporting him to a slaughterhouse. (Reuters)

Indonesians Celebrate Independence Day with ‘Greasy’ Tree Trunk Climbing

Teams of Indonesians clambered over each other on August 17, 2022, to reach prizes hanging from the top of slippery tree trunks in an annual competition held to celebrate the country's Independence Day. (Reuters)

Zelenskyy Meets UN Chief, Turkey President in Lviv

US Air Force Test Launches Minuteman 3 Missile

The United States military said on August 16, 2022, that it had carried out a test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile. (Reuters)

Whale Surprises Paddleboarders in Argentina

Two Argentine paddleboarders made the sighting of their lives when whales swam next to them Tuesday in the coastal town of Monte Hermoso. (Reuters)

Ukraine Holds Disaster Response Drills After Nuclear Plant Shelling

 Mexico Flooding Delays Miner Rescue Effort

Hundreds of Syrians Participate in Annual Carnival