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Sao Gonçalo (Brazil) (AFP) – Family and friends gather outside a court to support 20-year-old Alana Rosa as she attends the first hearing in the trial of Luis Felipe Sampaio, the man accused of attempting to kill her after she refused to date him. Sampaio allegedly stabbed Rosa more than 40 times with a pocket knife after breaking into her home. The case has reignited debate over domestic violence in Brazil, which recorded 1,568 murders of women in 2025 — the highest since femicide became a specific crime over a decade ago.

Douala (AFP) – Tens of thousands of people gather for a giant open-air mass by Pope Leo XIV at a stadium in Cameroon’s economic capital Douala, as part of his several day visit to the Central African nation. “I see the Pope as my spiritual father, the representative of Jesus on earth, the representative of Jesus, who is God on earth,” says Jean-Marie Vianney Ewodo.

Antalya (Turkey) (AFP) – Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa says he could consider “long-term negotiations” with Israel on the disputed Golan Heights if Israel agrees to withdraw from recently occupied Syrian territories. Since the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Israel has sent troops into a buffer zone patrolled by the UN that had separated Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights.

Beijing (AFP) – China’s foreign ministry says Beijing “welcomes all efforts that contribute to a ceasefire” as a 10-day truce between the Israel and Lebanon begins and Trump signals he may fly to Pakistan to sign any agreement reached with Iran. “[China] hopes that the relevant parties will maintain the momentum of the ceasefire,” says spokesman Guo Jiakun.

Willemstad, Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles) (AFP) – “Small island, big dreams” reads a poster for the football team of the Caribbean island of Curacao — the smallest country ever, by population, to qualify for football’s World Cup.

Willemstad, Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles) (AFP) – “Small island, big dreams” reads a poster for the football team of the Caribbean island of Curacao — the smallest country ever, by population, to qualify for football’s World Cup.

Southern Beirut suburbs (Lebanon) (AFP) – Few cars and motorcycles are seen in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Hezbollah’s heartland, at the first hours of the day following the ten-day ceasefire deal. A ten-day ceasefire deal agreed between Lebanon and Israel took effect on Friday, as US President Donald Trump said he was trying to set up the first-ever face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the two countries. IMAGES

Tyre (Lebanon) (AFP) – Lebanese cross the remains of the Qasmiyeh bridge at sunrise after the ceasefire took effect, hours after it was targeted by Israel. A ten-day ceasefire deal agreed between Lebanon and Israel took effect on Thursday, as US President Donald Trump said he was trying to set up the first-ever meeting between the leaders of the two countries. IMAGES

Cerros de la Plaza (Colombia) (AFP) – Where there used to be ice, now there are only rocks: one of the glaciers in a chain  of snow-capped mountains in the Colombian Andes has vanished due to the high temperatures driven by climate change. Satellite images show how the ice sheet covering the mountain gradually shrank from 2015 until it disappeared in March 2026.

Tel Aviv (AFP) – Southern Lebanon “will become a destruction zone for Hezbollah terrorists,” says Israeli military spokesperson Effie Defri, after the Israeli army’s chief of staff said he has ordered areas south of the country’s Litani river to be turned into a Hezbollah “kill zone” as troops press a major offensive there. Lebanon says more than 2,100 people have been killed and more than one million displaced in the conflict, which the country was pulled into when militant group Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel in support of its backer Iran on 2 March.

Geelong (Australia) (AFP) – Columns of fire engulf a crucial Australian oil refinery in Geelong, Victoria, after a chain of explosions. No workers were harmed in the fire, the cause of which is as yet unclear. The blaze at the Viva fuel plant, southwest of Melbourne, has prompted fears of shortages as Australia seeks to bolster energy supplies amid disruption caused by the war in the Middle East.

Bamenda (Cameroon) (AFP) – Pope Leo XIV calls for a “decisive change of course” towards peace in a world which he says is “ravaged by a handful of tyrants”, as he speaks during an address at Saint Joseph’s Cathedral in the city of Bamenda in Cameroon’s troubled northwest region. It comes after US President Donald Trump criticised the pontiff after he called for an end to violence in the Iran war.