Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump critizes outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying the Labour leader faced “problems” over energy, immigration and relations with Washington. Starmer’s resignation comes after months of pressure from his own party over U-turns, ministerial resignations and scandal surrounding ex-envoy Peter Mandelson.
(AFP) – Footage released by North Korean state media shows leader Kim Jong Un presiding over a three-day meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea in the western province of North Pyongan. During the meeting, which wrapped up on Monday, Kim reportedly vowed to beef up his country’s defence capabilities. According to state media, Kim cited military modernisation efforts by South Korea and the United States pushing the region “to the brink of a nuclear war”.
London (AFP) – UK ministers attend a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street a day after Keir Starmer’s resignation as prime minister and leader of the Labour party. Andy Burnham is currently the favourite to replace Starmer, having returned to parliament this week following the high-stakes Makerfield by-election.
Gaza (AFP) – Gaza surfers carry their boards past tents and destroyed buildings on their way to the beach in Gaza City, where they keep surfing despite the risk of Israeli attacks. “It lets us breathe and makes us feel safe,” says one surfer.
Ningbo (China) (AFP) – An indoor rice planting competition kicks off at a makeshift paddy field in a shopping mall in Ningbo, China. “I took a three hour high speed train from Suzhou today just to relive the joy of my childhood,” says Zeng Xiao, one of hundreds to have participated.
Copenhagen (AFP) – Copenhagen zoo welomes the arrival of its third giraffe calf born this year. The zoo is part of an international giraffe breeding programme, and has now bred 52 since the first one arrived in 1902. Giraffes are close to being an endangered species in the wild due to habitat loss caused by human activity.
London (AFP) – Londoners prepare for the seventh British prime minister in a decade, after Keir Starmer resigns following months of pressure from his party. Current favourite to take over is former mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, who secured a return to parliament last week in the high-stakes Makerfield by-election. “I don’t think there’ll be any change. It’s just another day, another leader,” says one Londoner.
New York (AFP) – Norwegian football fans flood New York’s Times Square and perform the ‘Viking row’ on the eve of their team’s World Cup Group I match against Senegal. In their first World Cup match in 28 years, the Scandinavian team beat Iraq 4-1. Their final group stage match will be against last tournament’s finalists France on June 26.
Barranquilla (Colombia) (AFP) – Colombia president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, a flamboyant US-backed lawyer who has never held public office, celebrates his victory in Barranquilla, alongside his family and hundreds of supporters. De la Espriella narrowly won Colombia’s polarizing presidential runoff on Sunday, sparking protests and making Colombia the latest Latin American country to swing to the right.
Fano (Denmark) (AFP) – Thousands of kites fly along Denmark’s western coast in Fano on Sunday in one of the world’s largest kite festivals. The Fano festival brings together around 5,000 kite enthusiasts from 26 countries each year, flying some 25,000 kites according to the organisers.
Supporters of hard-right Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella celebrate in the city of Baranquilla as the 47-year-old lawyer takes the lead in the country’s runoff election against left-wing ruling party Senator Ivan Cepeda, with more than half of the polling stations reported in the preliminary count. IMAGES
Bogotá (AFP) – Polls close and vote count begins in Colombia’s polarized presidential runoff, an election that will reshape the country’s fragile peace process and relations with the United States. Around 41 million voters were eligible to choose between flamboyant hard-right and White House-backed lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and stoic left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda. IMAGES
