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Lisbon (AFP) – Rainbow flags will fill Lisbon’s streets on 21 June when the Portuguese capital hosts the annual EuroPride parade in support of LGBTQ rights, which organisers hope will cement its standing as a gay-friendly destination. Portugal has emerged as a quiet leader in LGBTQ rights, but the far-right party Chega won a record vote share in a snap general election last month, becoming the main opposition party in the country’s parliament for the first time. “We must take advantage of this EuroPride to make it known that we are not afraid, that we are strong,” says Jose Marquina, a club manager.

Tel Aviv (AFP) – Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warns Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei he could suffer a fate like that of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, who was toppled and later executed. “I warn the Iranian dictator against continuing to commit war crimes and launch missiles toward Israeli civilians. He should remember what happened to the dictator in the neighbouring country to Iran who took the same path against Israel,” he says. The two countries have been exchanging strikes since Israel launched a devastating attack on Iran on 13 June, which it says aimed to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons — an ambition Tehran denies.

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Supporters of former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner gather outside her home, as she awaits a decision on her six-year house arrest sentence for corruption. The Supreme court rejected her appeal against her conviction for fraudulent administration during her 2007-2015 presidency. The court’s ruling rendered Kirchner’s 2022 conviction and sentence, which includes a life-long ban on holding public office, final. IMAGES

Sikka (Indonesia) (AFP) – A volcano in eastern Indonesia spews a colossal ash tower into the sky, as authorities raise its alert level to the highest of a four-tiered system. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on the tourist island of Flores erupted at 5:35 pm local time (0935 GMT) on Tuesday, the volcanology agency said in a statement. There were no immediate reports of damages or casualties.

Tehran (AFP) – UGC images filmed on June 16 overnight show heavy traffic in Tehran as residents attempt to leave amid exchange of fire between Israel and Iran. Israel launched a devastating attack on 13 June that has killed at least 224 people in Iran, the health ministry said on 15 June, though it is yet to issue an update. The assault prompted a retaliatory barrage from Iran that has killed at least 24 people in Israel, according to the Israeli prime minister’s office.

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – At least 14 people have been killed and dozens more injured after overnight Russian strikes on Kyiv. Entire sections of apartment buildings lie in ruins, with rescuers racing to pull survivors from the rubble. As talks between Russia and Ukraine have stalled, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he had hoped to speak with his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada. But the Ukrainian leader was expected to arrive at the G7 after the departure of the American president, who cut short his stay in the Canadian Rockies as Israel pounded Iran.

Beijing (AFP) – China accuses President Donald Trump of “pouring oil” on the mounting conflict between Iran and Israel, after the US leader warned Tehran residents to “immediately evacuate”.

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – “Selfie man” Nizam is hustling to snap another tourist’s perfect Instagram shot on a balmy night at a bustling intersection near Kuala Lumpur’s landmark Petronas Twin Towers. “Photo? Photo?” he calls out, iPhone and selfie rig in hand, at the busy city centre junction that’s become a hotspot to showcase viral backdrops of the glistening skyscrapers.

Tehran (AFP) – Israeli strikes hit the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building as the presenter is live on TV lambasting Israel. Iran state TV later resumed live coverage, saying the voice of Iran will “not be silenced with a military operation”.

Jundiaí (Brazil) (AFP) – Just a few dozen kilometers from Sao Paulo, Latin America’s largest metropolis, pumas are seeing humans encroach more and more on their natural habitat. As a result, they face the risk of being hit by cars, electrocuted, poisoned, trapped, or shot by poachers. Brazil is home to the greatest diversity of wild cats in the world, with nine documented species. All of them are endangered due to human activity, particularly unchecked urban sprawl.

Bogotá (AFP) – Colombians pray at an altar erected in honour of senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe outside the clinic where he is currently undergoing emergency surgery for “acute intracerebral bleeding”, according to the medical team. The 39-year-old conservative senator was shot twice in the head and once in the leg while giving a speech in a park on June 7 in western Bogota. IMAGES

Tuam (Ireland) (AFP) – A quiet, walled patch of grass in the middle of an Irish housing estate is set to reveal the latest disturbing chapter in Ireland’s “mother and baby” home scandal. In the town of Tuam, 135 miles (220 kilometres) west of Dublin, significant quantities of human remains have been identified. Excavation crews are set to seal off the site before beginning the search for remains in July. Women pregnant outside of wedlock were siloed in the so-called ‘mother and baby’ homes by society, the state and the Catholic church, with some 56,000 unmarried women and 57,000 children passing through them, according to state-backed enquiries.