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This image is a screen grab of the video supplied titled NewsX-SpiderDrone-01.mp4: Footage shows the Spider drone system successfully clearing ice and frost from overhead power lines during a test operation in Murmansk Region, Russia on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (Clipzilla)

Arctic ‘Spider’ Drone Battles Ice And Winds To Clear Live Power Lines Of Frozen Ice

Post author:Aloysius Fernandes
Post published:February 17, 2026

This is the moment a robotic “Spider” drone battles Arctic winds to smash ice from high-voltage power lines during a high-risk test in Russia’s frozen north. The operation took place…

This image is a screen grab of the video supplied titled NewsX-WashingCat-01.mp4: Footage shows rescuers opening a washing machine to free a cat after its owner accidentally started a wash cycle with the animal inside in Moscow, Russia on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (Clipzilla)

Cat Wearing Knickers Rescued After Owner Accidentally Turns On Washing Machine With Pet Inside

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:February 16, 2026

This is the moment rescuers free a cat with a pair of female knickers around its neck after its owner accidentally started a washing machine with the animal trapped inside.…

Picture shows the pigeons found by authorities, undated. Customs officers stopped the unusual shipment at the Russian-Latvian border. (Russian Federal Customs Service/Newsflash)

Customs Catch Driver Smuggling Live Pigeons In Socks

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:December 22, 2025

This is the moment a driver is caught with five live pigeons hidden in his socks by customs officers as he tried to smuggle them across the border. The birds…

This image is a screen grab of the video supplied titled NewsX-TigerBear-01.mp4: Russian customs officers seize illegal animal parts of an Amur tiger and a bear being smuggled into China at Russian Far East, Russia on Tuesday, Sep. 30, 2025. (Clipzilla/NX)

Lorry Driver Caught Trying To Smuggle Bear Paws And Jaws From A Tiger

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:December 18, 2025

This is the moment stunned customs officers discover severed bear paws and jaws from a tiger being smuggled inside a lorry. The seizure happened at the Poltavka border checkpoint in…

Footage shows two adorable Amur tiger cubs, born at the end of August to wild-rescued parents Shiva and Amur-Orions cautiously stepping out from their shelter into the outdoor enclosure for the first time, playfully trailing behind their mother at the Moscow Zoo, Russia on Monday, Dec, 8, 2025. (@Moscowzoo_official/Newsflash)

Zoo’s ‘Striped Miracle’ For Xmas As Rare Tiger Cub Duo Makes Adorable Debut

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:December 17, 2025

This is the moment two adorable Amur tiger cubs born to wild-rescued parents at the Moscow Zoo cautiously step out of their shelter and trail behind their mother in an…

Photo shows a rare cobra was found in 'Snake wine' bottle by Altai customs officers at Barnaul Airport, Altai Krai, Russia on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Russian Federal Customs Service/Newsflash)

Woman Faces Fine After Trying To Bring ‘Snake Wine’ With Rare Cobra Through Airport

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:December 15, 2025

A woman passenger was caught carrying a so-called 'snake wine' with an entire rare cobra stuffed inside the bottle as stunned customs agents inspected her luggage. The discovery made in…

A satellite image shows the A23a iceberg, undated. It has broken apart and this is how it looks now. (Roscosmos/Newsflash)

New Satellite Imagery Shows One Of World’s Largest Iceberg Has Broken Into Pieces

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:December 13, 2025

One of the world’s largest icebergs that is three times the size of London has broken into separate fragments after drifting through the Atlantic Ocean. The iceberg, known as A23a,…

Picture shows Border Collie named Sima, undated. The dog was killed after being kidnapped by Sergei Pan in Moscow, Russia. (newsX/NF)

Gruesome Moment Man Who Sells Dog Meat To Restaurants Snatches Pet Border Collie

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 28, 2025

This is the moment a cruel man who sold dogs to restaurants lures a six-year-old pet Border Collie with a treat and bundles it into his car. The dog, named…

Footage shows Russian customs officers seizing 7 thousands of marten tails at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow, Russia on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (newsX/NF)

Passenger Caught With 7,000 Severed Marten Tails Hidden In His Luggage

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:November 26, 2025

This is the moment shocked airport customs officers discover thousands of marten tails hidden inside a passenger’s luggage. The incident took place at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport in Russia as the…

A man waits calmly climbed on a tree while a large bear family walking near him in the forest in Kamchatka, Russia, undated. Footage published on VKontakte on Thursday, July 24, 2025. (Newsflash/NX)

Terrified Mushroom Picker Escapes Mother Bear And Cubs

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:November 23, 2025

This is the flee bears moment a terrified man perches silently in a tree as a mother bruin and her three cubs prowl the path below. The man had been…