Washington (United States) (AFP) – President Donald Trump says the United States will “take care” of Cuba as he addresses reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, calling the island’s communist government “very tough, very nasty”. “I like to do one thing at a time,” he says. “We’ll take care of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and as soon as that’s done, on our way back, we’ll just make a little brief stop over.”
Kathmandu (Nepal) (AFP) – A Nepali climber who dragged himself off Everest six days after being abandoned is recovering in hospital as family members call for an investigation into rescue efforts.
Pucallpa (Peru) (AFP) – Ballots and voting kits make their way to Pucallpa in Peru’s Amazon, where election workers load boxes onto boats that will travel by river to reach isolated communities ahead of the country’s presidential vote on june 7. IMAGES
Lima (AFP) – Keiko Fujimori arrives to cheering supporters at her final campaign rally, making a last push for votes as Peru heads into a tightly contested presidential election. IMAGES
Israel-Lebanon border (Israel) (AFP) – Smoke rises from south Lebanon as Israel continues to strike, despite the two countries agreeing to a conditional ceasefire that Lebanon’s president called the “last chance” for a durable end to the fighting.
La Paz (AFP) – Thousands of Bolivians queued for hours to buy chicken, a stark sign of how much families are struggling with shortages that have been worsened by protests. Bolivia’s conservative president said he had moved Wednesday to “strengthen” the army’s role in quelling anti-government protests that have paralyzed cities, caused widespread shortages and threatened to topple his fledgling government.
South Africa (AFP) – Hundreds of foreigners fearing for their lives have taken shelter in community halls on South Africa’s south coast, saying mobs of locals were going door-to-door telling them to leave the country.
La Paz (AFP) – Hundreds of people queue to receive chickens in the Bolivian capital La Paz, as food shortages caused by the protest crisis continue to mount. IMAGES
Caracas (AFP) – Union members, retirees, students and relatives of political prisoners march together in the streets of Caraca, capital of Venezuela, toward the US Embassy to demand presidential elections. IMAGES
Wakiso (AFP) – The Ghetto Kids, a Ugandan dance troupe made up of street children, speak of their excitement at being invited by music superstar Shakira to perform at the World Cup. The Colombian star last week announced on Instagram that the Ugandan kids were her first selection to join her for the half-time show of the World Cup final in the United States this summer.
Minami-Soma (AFP) – Japan’s thousand-year-old samurai horse festival has survived wars, earthquakes and a nuclear disaster. Now it’s battling a new challenge: climate change. Japan’s gruelling hot summers have prompted organisers to switch the date of the Soma Nomaoi to late May, giving the festival a new lease of life.
Kiew (AFP) – “It was a brutal strike,” says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after Russia pummelled Ukraine on 1 June with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles, killing at least 22 people, according to officials. “The current level of supplies for our air defence does not allow us to shoot down a significant share of the missiles,” Zelensky adds.
