AFP UK

Tehran (AFP) – People in Tehran and Tel Aviv hope that missile fire exchange between their countries will be “short”, after Iran and Israel attacked each other for the first time since a shaky ceasefire put five weeks of war on hold. “You don’t know if there’s going to be a war, nor do you know if the peace agreement will last. Nothing is clear,” says Maryam from Tehran. The Iranian military, who fired the first overnight missiles, says it is now halting its latest military operation against Israel.

General Santos (Philippines) (AFP) – “All I can say now is, I am just waiting for his dead body. I no longer expect him to be alive,” says Dioslinda Deluvio, whose son is trapped under a collapsed building following a deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake in the Philippines. Emergency responders dig through the rubble of collapsed buildings in the city of General Santos, searching for the more than a dozen people still missing. The quake hit the southern Philippines, killing at least 35 people, according to provincial authorities.

Mumbai (India) (AFP) – A free school in Mumbai — operating out of repurposed shipping containers under a flyover — educates several dozen of the city’s most marginalised children who’ve fallen through the gaps of India’s public school systems. The approach of the non-profit “Signal Shala” is tailored to the realities of street life, offering free meals and showers to the children.

Sanaa (AFP) – Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels announce a missile attack on Israel and declared a ban on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea, raising the spectre of a return to major disruption on the key route. The strikes on Israel were the Houthi rebels’ first since early April, and coincided with Iran and Israel’s first attacks on each other’s territory since a shaky ceasefire put five weeks of war on hold.

Lima (AFP) – Peru’s presidential Roberto Sanchez casts his vote in Lima as he faces conservative four-time presidential hopeful Keiko Fujimori in a tight race. IMAGES

Lima (AFP) – People vote in Peru’s presidential runoff, with crime and political instability dominating a race to choose the country’s ninth leader in a decade. IMAGES

Lima (AFP) – Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori casts her ballot in Lima as voters head to the polls in a deeply polarised run‑off election that pits the conservative political veteran against leftist challenger Roberto Sanchez in a tightly contested race shaped by years of instability and rising crime. IMAGES

Tijuana (AFP) – Iran’s World Cup squad has been notified they must enter and leave US soil on the same day of their matches played in the United States, the country’s ambassador to Mexico says during a press conference in Tijuana.

Prag (AFP) – Competitors holding hobby horses jump over hurdles and compete in other events, such as dressage, western trail, and showjumping during the European hobby horse championship in Prague. “I love the community all in all — it’s so great,” says Finnish competitor Alisa Aarniomaki during the one-day event, which has brought together 243 competitors from 11 countries. The sport, involving athletes with stick horses performing equestrian-style movements, emerged in Finland in the early 2000s as an affordable alternative to horse riding.

Eriwan (AFP) – Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says he is in a “very good” mood after voting in the country’s parliamentary election. The ballot is set to test Pashinyan’s tilt to the West, as the country faces threats and allegations of interference from former imperial ruler Russia. “We will continue the democratic reform path, of course, with the support of our European partners,” Pashinyan tells journalists in Yerevan.

Tijuana (AFP) – Iranian players enter their hotel in Tijuana, their base camp in the Mexican border city, where the Iranian team will be based during the tournament co-hosted by Mexico, the United States and Canada. Their arrival comes under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row, after the United States — which is in open military conflict with Tehran — refused to issue visas for some team support staff.

Huaral (Pérou) (AFP) – Peru presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez attends mass on election day, in Huaral, just north of Lima. IMAGES