Moscow (AFP) – Russia is not against restarting three-way talks with Washington and Kyiv on the Ukraine war, says the Kremlin, after a visit to Moscow and Kyiv by US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. “We, too, do not rule out the resumption of the trilateral format, but it is too early to say anything about the venue or the exact dates at this stage,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov tells reporters in a briefing call.
Wonsan (North Korea) (AFP) – In footage from North Korean state media KCTV, leader Kim Jong Un vows to build the country’s navy into a nuclear-armed force “in eight months time” for “deterrence purposes”, as Japan, South Korea and the United States kick off maritime drills. He makes the comments while attending the commissioning of the Kang Kon — a warship that partially capsized when launched in May 2025 — in the port city of Wonsan on September 6, alongside his daughter Ju Ae.
Zundert (Netherlands) (AFP) – Spectators watch floats decorated with flowers at the Zundert Flower Parade in the Netherlands. Millions of blooms are attached to giant floats which are transported through the streets by volunteers. Established in 1936, it is the world’s largest parade of dahlia flowers, and one of the largest floral parades in the world.
Kiew (AFP) – US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrive for talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on ending the war with Russia, making their first visit to Kyiv a day after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. Ahead of the talks, Zelensky shows the Americans Kyiv’s historic Saint Sophia’s Cathedral.
Mariana (AFP) – The Historic Center of Mariana, a city in the state of Minas Gerais, hosts the International Clown Gathering, featuring circus performances and activities for children and adults. Around 100 professional clowns fill the streets, accompanied by hundreds of people in face paint and costumes, bringing color, tradition, music, and plenty of laughter.
Tangermünde (AFP) – With Germany’s far-right AfD projected to make sweeping gains in a state election closely watched in Germany and abroad, party candidate Ulrich Siegmund insists they will “make history” as he casts a ballot in his native Tangermünde, adding that the vote will “bring about a reordering of the political landscape” regardless of the outcome. A victory for the AfD would be the first time since the Nazi-era of World War II that the far right has run a German state, a prospect that alarms mainstream parties and minority groups.
Nuwakot (AFP) – “We are survivors of the flood and are staying here, thinking that there will be something for survivors like us. I do not have my father and brother. My mother was killed in the 2015 earthquake,” says 30-year-old Tara Maya Tamang who is staying at a temporary relief centre in Trishuli, in Nepal’s Nuwakot. The August 26 glacial and mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border has killed at least 1,372 people and left more than 5,500 missing across the two countries.
Braemar (AFP) – King Charles and Queen Camilla join cheering crowds watching the Highland games events at the annual Braemar Gathering, in central Scotland. The events include hammer throwing, tug-of-war, Highland dancing and a parade of pipers.
Magdeburg (Germany) (AFP) – The view outside a polling station in Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt as voting starts in a regional election that could see the far-right Alternative for Germany win its first state government. More than 1.7 million voters have until 6:00 pm (1600 GMT) to elect state lawmakers in a vote seen as a key test for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s increasingly unpopular federal coalition. IMAGES
Laem Chabang (Thailand) (AFP) – Thousands of US sailors aboard an aircraft carrier depart from Thailand, concluding its first port call after nine months at sea. The 5,000-strong crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln docked just north of the resort town of Pattaya, near Bangkok, for five days of rest and recreation after a lengthy Middle East deployment. IMAGES
Kathmandu (AFP) – People stick up notices of missing people on a wall in Nepal’s Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, as emergency response teams continue their searches 10 days after catastrophic flooding. So far 1,331 bodies have been recovered in Nepal, according to the national disaster agency. Around 5,000 people remain missing in the country.
Vereinte Nationen (AFP) – “The resolution adopted today reaffirms African reality,” says Togo’s foreign minister Robert Dussey, as the United Nations General Assembly votes to adopt a map that makes the continent bigger while shrinking North America and Europe. The resolution, which aims at “a more accurate representation” of continental landmasses, was supported by 164 countries while the United States voted against it and six other states abstained.
