Bureij (AFP) – Mahmoud Al-Kronz trains children and youth in the martial art of Taekwondo in Al-Bureij, in central Gaza Strip, among the ruins and harsh conditions left by the war. After a three-year hiatus, the trainees are back, practising the sport they love and dreaming of competing internationally. “We are ready to overcome the obstacles and challenges facing us,” says Al-Kronz.
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Russia will only negotiate “seriously” under pressure, days after US President Donald Trump announced a temporary easing of sanctions on Russian diesel. “For Germany and for Europe, such a decision is out of the question,” Merz says.
Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Russia will only negotiate “seriously” under pressure, days after US President Donald Trump announced a temporary easing of sanctions on Russian diesel. “For Germany and for Europe, such a decision is out of the question,” Merz says.
Pjöngjang (AFP) – Footage released by North Korea’s state broadcaster, KCTV, shows leader Kim Jong Un attending a ceremony with his wife, Ri Sol Ju, and daughter, Kim Ju Ae, to mark the 81st anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea. Tensions are ratcheting up between North and South Korea, after weeks of mounting friction over a landmine explosion along their heavily fortified border.
Pjöngjang (AFP) – Footage released by North Korea’s state broadcaster, KCTV, shows leader Kim Jong Un attending a ceremony with his wife, Ri Sol Ju, and daughter, Kim Ju Ae, to mark the 81st anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea. Tensions are ratcheting up between North and South Korea, after weeks of mounting friction over a landmine explosion along their heavily fortified border.
Visakhapatnam (India) (AFP) – Handcuffs encircle Google’s logo on one campaign poster, while another warns that people “cannot drink data”, as opposition mounts to the tech giant’s planned AI mega-facility in India.
King Khalid International Airport (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – CCTV footage released by the Saudi Media Ministry shows the moment Riyadh International was hit by a Houthi strike on Saturday. The attack killed at least a dozen people and wounded hundreds.
Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Leo XIV tells crowds gathered for the Sunday Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square that doctors had recently discovered an early-stage, localised lung nodule during medical examinations and that he will undergo surgery in the coming days to have it removed. The pontiff says the nodule was detected at a very early stage and is very localised.
Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Leo XIV tells crowds gathered for the Sunday Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square that doctors had recently discovered an early-stage, localised lung nodule during medical examinations and that he will undergo surgery in the coming days to have it removed. The pontiff says the nodule was detected at a very early stage and is very localised.
Tehran (AFP) – At a Tehran bazaar, shopkeeper Nasir says locals once bought his nuts by the kilos, but soaring prices caused by the US-Iran war have eaten into sales, leaving businesses like his fighting for survival. Iran’s economy has been battered by years of sanctions, but the conflict that began in February with US-Israeli attacks and an American blockade of the country’s ports has put extra strain on daily life.
Mekelle (Ethiopia) (AFP) – Flights between Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, and the city of Mekelle in its northern Tigray state have resumed after being suspended for more than two weeks. The flights come after the Ethiopian army pushed back the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and seized their capital, Mekelle. Unconfirmed reports say that there could be about five flights daily, and if the demand increases, the Ethiopian airline may increase the number of flights.
Mekelle (Ethiopia) (AFP) – Flights between Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, and the city of Mekelle in its northern Tigray state have resumed after being suspended for more than two weeks. The flights come after the Ethiopian army pushed back the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and seized their capital, Mekelle. Unconfirmed reports say that there could be about five flights daily, and if the demand increases, the Ethiopian airline may increase the number of flights.
