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Tehran (AFP) – With replicas of missiles on display and effigies of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu hanging from a crane, thousands of Iranians commemorate the 1979 storming of the US embassy in Tehran. Five months after a brief war with Israel that saw the US join in with strikes on key nuclear facilities, demonstrators chant “Death to America, death to Israel!” and sing revolutionary songs in a particularly charged outing for the annual event.

Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) – The EU enlargement commissioner reaffirms support for Ukraine’s EU membership, saying that the country has “demonstrated its commitments to its EU path”. Meanwhile she accuses Georgia of “backsliding on the fundamentals” of the EU membership process, adding that the commission now considers the South Caucasus nation a “candidate in name only”. The announcements come as Brussels unveils its annual scorecard for countries seeking to join.

Dubai (AFP) – Selling for nearly $1,000 a cup, a cafe in Dubai is offering the world’s most expensive coffee, brewed from Panamanian beans sold at a premium price. Located in an industrial neighbourhood that has become a hotspot for coffee lovers, the cafe plans to serve “around 400 cups” of the precious beverage, Serkan Sagsoz, owner of Julith Café, tells AFP.

New York (AFP) – Democrat Zohran Mamdani accuses the Trump administration of “trying to intimidate voters with baseless allegations of voter fraud” after casting his vote in the city’s mayoral election. The comments come after a barrage of attacks from Trump on the frontrunner, who called Mamdani “a little communist”, threatened to withdraw federal funding for New York if he wins and told the city’s Jews not to vote for him, accusing him of anti-Semitism.

Tengréla (Ivory Coast) (AFP) – Dozens of Malian truck drivers risk their lives every day to supply the capital, Bamako, with fuel as a blockade by Al-Qaeda-linked group JNIM creates chronic shortages. “You never know if you’ll come back alive,” says tanker driver Baba. The strategy of “economic jihad” aims to choke off Bamako and the ruling military junta, which seized power in back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021.

Doha (AFP) – United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres calls for a halt to the violence in Sudan and warns that the crisis caused by the country’s civil war is rapidly worsening. Addressing reporters on the sidelines of the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, the UN chief also warns against “the continued violations” of the ceasefire in Gaza that halted two years of devastating war in the Palestinian territory.

Abuja (AFP) – US President Donald Trump has threatened military intervention in Nigeria over the killing of Christians in the country, a move that has sparked controversy among citizens across the religious spectrum.

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (AFP) – Britain’s Prince William plays volleyball on Copacabana Beach as he takes in the charms of Rio de Janeiro before attending the COP30 climate summit, which will take place from November 10 to 21.

Mexico (AFP) – Images outside the Peruvian embassy in Mexico City following Peru’s announcement that it had cut diplomatic relations with Mexico for granting asylum to a former prime minister being investigated over the alleged 2022 coup attempt by then president Pedro Castillo. IMAGES

Lima (AFP) – Images of Mexican embassy in Lima, where former prime minister Betssy Chavez, alleged co-author of the coup attempt by former president Pedro Castillo, has been granted asylum. Peru’s foreign minister announces that the country cut off diplomatic relations with Mexico over the move. IMAGES

Doueir (Lebanon) (AFP) – People remove destroyed vehicles from the scene of a deadly Israeli strike on the centre of the southern Lebanese village of Doueir near the city of Nabatiyeh. In a preliminary toll, Lebanon’s health ministry said one person was killed and seven others were wounded in the strike.

Khulm (Afghanistan) (AFP) – People in a village in Afghanistan’s Kholm district clear the rubble after a deadly earthquake kills at least 20, according to local authorities. The 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck overnight, with the epicentre near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, according to the US Geological Survey. “My request to the government is to help the people rebuild their homes,” says Ahmad Khan, a local resident.