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Dschenin (AFP) – AFP footage shows a Palestinian man raising his hands in surrender before Israeli forces in Jenin. He is directed inside the building before gunshots ring out, and the troops are later seen moving a body. The Palestinian Authority says two men aged 26 and 37 were killed by Israeli fire, and condemns the incident in Jenin as a “war crime” and a “brutal” summary execution. The UN has called for an investigation into the incident.

Yokohama (AFP) – Shoes squeaking in perfect unison, dozens of Japanese students move in formation through a Yokohama sports hall in training for a synchronised walking performance expected to draw thousands. For more than half a century, students at Nippon Sport Science University have captivated audiences in a practice known as Shudan Kodo, meaning “collective action”.

Istanbul (AFP) – Pope Leo XIV struggles to unveil a plaque inside the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul, where he met bishops, clergy and pastoral workers during the second day of his Turkey tour.

(AFP) – Days of devastating flooding across Southeast Asia have killed more than 300 people across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, according to authorities. Heavy monsoon season rains paired with a tropical storm system have inundated areas across the three countries, stranding residents on roof tops and cutting off entire communities.

Hongkong (AFP) – Aerial images show the devastation at the residential estate Wang Fuk Court after Hong Kong’s worst blaze in decades, with the death toll now above a hundred. Flames moved quickly through the housing estate in Tai Po district two days earlier, spreading through seven of the eight high-rises and transforming the densely packed complex into an inferno.

Varces-Allières-et-Risset (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron announces that a new voluntary military service will be rolled out “gradually starting next summer”, speaking during an address to troops in southeastern France. The announcement comes more than three and a half years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Macron and other French officials warning that Moscow risks not stopping at Ukraine’s borders.

Bissau (AFP) – General Horta N’Tam announces that he has been appointed as the new leader of Guinea-Bissau for one year, a day after the military seized power and arrested the president of the coup-prone west African nation.

Bangkok (AFP) – Eleven pink painted elephants march through Bangkok, bowing in unison outside the Grand Palace in a lumbering tribute to the late queen mother. Sirikit, the mother of current King Maha Vajiralongkorn and wife of the longest-reigning Thai monarch, died in October at the age of 93. Since Sirikit’s death, the government has declared a year-long mourning period for officials and urged the public to wear mourning colours of black or white for 90 days.

Baikonur (AFP) – The Russian Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft launches on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS), lifting off from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome. The Soyuz 2.1a rocket is carrying a crew of three: Russian commander Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, on his second mission, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Mikayev and NASA astronaut Christopher Williams, both on their first spaceflight. Following docking, the crew will join the ISS crew for a planned eight-month stay.

Hongkong (AFP) – Hong Kong residents are left “heartbroken” after the city’s worst fire in decades which ripped through apartment complex. The death toll has risen to at least 75, with more than 250 people missing. “It’s truly shocking,” says nearby resident Shirley Chan.

Bissau (AFP) – “This atmosphere is creating a climate of fear for everyone,” says Guinea-Bissau resident Salvador Gomes, after military officers declare they have “total control” of the coup-prone west African country. They have arrested the president, closed the borders and suspended the country’s electoral process three days after general elections.

Saint-Domingue (AFP) – US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to the Dominican Republic, a close US Caribbean ally, for talks on combatting drug trafficking amid a standoff between Washington and Venezuela. Hegseth is received by Dominican President Luis Abinader at the National Palace. IMAGES