Verona (Italy) (AFP) – Two tourists are captured on CCTV footage breaking a crystal-covered chair displayed at an art museum in Verona and then fleeing once the damage became apparent. The “Van Gogh” chair by artist Nicola Bolla was described by the Palazzo Maffei museum as “extremely fragile” and covered in “a myriad of Swarovski crystal.”
Palma (Spain) (AFP) – Thousands of local demonstrators take part in a protest against mass tourism and house prices in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca. Similar protests were staged in tourist hotspots across southern Europe.
Barcelona (AFP) – Protesters take to the streets of Barcelona to demonstrate against mass tourism, firing water pistols at tourists and putting stickers and cordon tape on hostels. Around 600 people protested to demand a limit on tourism, according to the Barcelona police force.
(AFP) – Israeli first responders from Magen David Adom arrive on site after an Iranian missile hit a home near Haifa in northern Israel. The MDA said a woman was killed and 14 people were wounded. IMAGES
Amman (AFP) – Jordanian defense systems operate to intercept Iranian missiles or drones crossing over Amman, Jordan. Israel and Iran exchanged fire a day after Israel unleashed an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign that Iran said hit its nuclear facilities, “martyred” top commanders and killed dozens of civilians. IMAGES
Marjayoun (Lebanon) (AFP) – A salvo of Iranian missiles crosses the sky along Lebanon’s border with Israel as wedding guests in a nearby village pause the music to look up and film on their phones. Israel and Iran exchanged fire a day after Israel launched an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign that Iran said hit its nuclear facilities, “martyred” top commanders, and killed dozens of civilians. IMAGES
Tehran (AFP) – Fire blazes from oil depots in Shahran, northwest of Tehran, after an Israeli strike. Israel and Iran exchanged fire a day after Israel unleashed an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign that Iran said hit its nuclear facilities, “martyred” top commanders and killed dozens of civilians. IMAGES
Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – A salvo of Iranian missiles is seen crossing the sky over the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. Israel and Iran exchanged fire a day after Israel unleashed an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign that Iran said hit its nuclear facilities, “martyred” top commanders and killed dozens of civilians. Israel’s fire service said residential buildings were hit following Iran’s strikes. IMAGES
Jerusalem (AFP) – A new salvo of Iranian missiles flies over Jerusalem as the Israeli air defense system attempts to intercept them. IMAGES
Nuuk (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday criticises US President Donald Trump for his threats to take over Greenland, saying that is “not what allies do”, as he arrives in the Danish autonomous territory for a visit.
London (AFP) – A rare oil painting of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, believed to have been damaged by a Hindu nationalist activist, is to be auctioned in July. Gandhi, one of the most influential figures in India’s history who led a non-violent movement against British rule and inspired similar resistance campaigns across the world, is the subject of tens of thousands of artworks, books and films. But a 1931 painting by British-American artist Clare Leighton is believed to be the only oil portrait he sat for, according to the painter’s family who have had the painting since it was created.
Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump hosts the largest US military parade in decades on his 79th birthday as protesters rally across the country accusing him of being behind a “fascist takeover of the American government”.
