A 16th-century Pskov icon has returned to the Pskov Museum after a restoration process lasting more than fifty years. Visitors can now see the work, including traces of damage from a 2010 fire that restorers deliberately preserved.
A free five-day festival on Moscow’s Manezhnaya Square introduced visitors to Emirati music, crafts, food, and traditions. A large dome showed 360-degree images of Abu Dhabi’s landmarks and natural landscapes.
Flash floods near the Nepal-Tibet border destroyed roads, bridges, and homes after an ice-and-rock collapse in the Himalayas. More than 270 people have died and over 1,300 are missing.
Three paddleboarders were carried toward the opposite shore of a reservoir near Astana by a strong wave. Rescuers reached them by boat and brought them safely to land.
Three climbers from Kazakhstan went missing after climbing Mount Kurumdy in Kyrgyzstan. Their relatives and volunteers are seeking help as difficult mountain weather slows the search.
Four paddleboarders, including a child, were unable to return to shore in Vladivostok after the wind became stronger. Rescuers brought them safely back by boat.
A Moscow exhibition brings more than 100 works from the Mikhailovskoye Pushkin Reserve to Arbat Street. It explores the landscapes and cultural setting of the place where Pushkin spent two years in exile.
UNESCO added the five Normandy D-Day landing beaches and Pointe du Hoc to its World Heritage List on July 26, 2026. The sites played a central role in the liberation of Western Europe during World War II.
The international Taigastro festival begins on July 25 with more than 500 participating restaurants. Krasnoyarsk will host street food, music, exhibitions, films and performances connected with Siberian culture.
About 20,000 residents and tourists were moved to safety as a wildfire approached communities near France’s Atlantic coast. Around 700 firefighters were deployed, and no injuries had been reported.
