The cubs became spooked after their mother was killed by a vehicle and ran up the 70ft tree, in Smithers, British Colombia, where they remained stranded for three days. Volunteers at the Northern Lights Wildlife Society, in Smithers, British Colombia, enlisted the help of local hobby climber Stephen Bot, who fearlessly climbed the tree to reach them. After being brought to the ground, the bears, which appear to be sedated, have their ears tagged so they can be identified later. 'Those little cubs were not going to come down of their own accord,' said Angelika Langen, who runs the society with her husband Peter. The bears will be cared for by the society until they are old enough to fend for themselves in the wild. 🐻☺️

Taiwan's military has staged its largest drill in five years, featuring warships and jets, to simulate a Chinese invasion on the east of the island amid increasing tensions with Beijing. Some 22 naval ships fired their cannons, missiles and depth charges, while 22 fighter jets thundered through the skies letting off missiles and heavy machine guns on Wednesday. Anti-submarine tactics were employed in the waters close to Suao and Hualien. Chinese submarines are considered one of Beijing's most potent threats, armed with a vast array of ballistic missiles. Also on Wednesday, two US warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait in an apparent show of solidarity with the nation whose sovereignty China will not recognise and infuriating Beijing who refuse to accept the passage as international waters.

Half-naked man escapes apartment blaze by clinging to a narrow ledge as flames billow from his third-floor window in Rome. The man held on for 30 minutes before he was rescued by the fire service. 🔥

Newark Police Department relesed Bodycam footage shows the moment New Jersey police officer shoots two men in the head killing a driver and critically injuring a passenger after they flee traffic stop. 🔫👮🏻‍♂️ #shooting

#LMAO #LOSERS 🤣

A damaged car sits parked on Woodlawn Avenue in Jefferson City, Missouri.

An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy dances around a bonfire as he celebrates the Jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer in the city of Ashdod, Israel.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington.

An injured police officer leaves the area with the help of his colleagues after clashes with protesters in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Members of the United States Coast Guard Academy, graduating class of 2019, throw their hats during a graduation ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), flanked by Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS), holds up Reuters aerial photos of encampments outside the border patrol station in McAllen, Texas, as she questions acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the 2020 DHS budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Mobile brigade (Brimob) police officers use weapons during a clash with locals in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, a rising party star who narrowly fell short of becoming the first female African American governor last year, speaks at the Center for American Progress (CAP) 2019 Ideas Conference in Washington.

A BJP supporter waves a party flag as he celebrates after learning the initial election results, in New Delhi, India.

Police pass a police post that was destroyed during a demonstration outside the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) building in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Police are searching for a man who is suspected of pulling the brakes on a New York subway train during rush hour as they investigate a serial offender who has caused 750 delays in three months. Surveillance video was released on Thursday showing a man riding on the back of a train in Manhattan just moments before police say he pulled the emergency brake. The black man, aged 20 to 30, was wearing a Yankees cap and a Nike t-shirt that had 'Swag Don't Come Cheap' printed on it. Authorities have been searching for a serial suspect or suspects who have been pulling emergency brakes on 747 rush hour trains since March. #wanted #NYPD

Trump and Melania pay tribute to the fallen at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day when they will be in Japan for state visit on Monday.

A girl was seriously burned when her clothing fabric discharged static electricity which caused a fuel tank to explode at a gas station this week in central Mexico. A CCTV camera at the fuel station in Pinal de Amoles, Querétaro, shows the moment the seven-year-old girl's father is refueling a container that he had placed on the flatbed of his pickup truck. The man appears in the surveillance video holding the gas hose over the large-sized drum while his daughter innocently places her hand over the cover of the canister. 😱🔥

Housing and Urban Development secretary Ben Carson slammed Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar after she mocked his 'not fully awake' hearing performance. Carson tried to 'reclaim' his time under tense questioning about housing conditions. Omar tweeted she was 'not sure he was fully awake.' Carson responded by criticizing her position on abortion. He also flubbed a question about an REO, asking if Rep. Katie Porter was asking him about an Oreo.

How cans have a hidden PLASTIC linings: 'Secret' clear film inside most drinks tins is revealed by burning off the aluminium around it 😳