Brasília (AFP) – Protesters rally outside the US Embassy in Brasilia to denounce tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, as Brazil vows to defend its economic sovereignty and challenge the measures through diplomatic and legal channels. IMAGES
Sao Paulo (AFP) – Protesters rally outside the US consulate in Sao Paulo to denounce tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, as Brazil vows to defend its economic sovereignty and challenge the measures through diplomatic and legal channels. IMAGES
Sao Paulo (AFP) – Outside the US consulate in Sao Paulo, protesters burn a poster of US President Donald Trump depicted as a devil to denounce tariffs imposed by the country, as Brazil vows to defend its economic sovereignty and challenge the measures through diplomatic and legal channels. IMAGES
Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump says Canada must “pay a fair rate” after raising tariffs on certain Canadian goods from 25 percent to 35 percent. He had warned of trade consequences for Canada after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September.
Israel-Gaza Border (Israel) (AFP) – Within sight of Gaza, the devastated Palestinian enclave ravaged by nearly 22 months of war, hundreds of Israeli settlers march to stake their claim on the battered territory. Waving Israeli flags alongside the orange banners of Gush Katif — a bloc of settlements dismantled in 2005 — the marchers make their way from the town of Sderot to the Asaf Siboni observation point, overlooking the ruins of Beit Hanun. The would-be settlers say they have been in talks with hardline members of the ruling coalition and believe there may be a political opening, despite the fact that reoccupation is deemed illegal under international law.
San Salvador (AFP) – El Salvador’s lawmakers begin examining a constitutional reform to abolish presidential term limits, with leader Nayib Bukele’s party enjoying an overwhelming majority in parliament. The reform would allow for indefinite reelection of the president and extend the term of office from five to six years. IMAGES
Al-Zawayda (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Gazans scramble for airdropped aid in the central Zawayda area, as international pressure mounts on Israel to agree a ceasefire and allow the world to flood Gaza with food. “Hunger has driven people to turn on one another like this… this [current approach of aid airdropping] is nonsense,” says one Palestinian.
Undisclosed (Ukraine) (AFP) – Explosions ring out in the Ukrainian night sky and flashes illuminate sunflower fields below. An air defence unit equipped with Soviet-era weapons is carrying out its work, tasked with intercepting Russian drones before they home in on Ukrainian towns and cities. “The situation has worsened in the last two months,” says Vasyl, one of the unit’s members.
Chibayish (Iraq) (AFP) – Some 14,000 buffaloes have perished in southern Iraq over the past four years of drought, which has hit the mythical Mesopotamian marshes listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, according to local authorities. “The animal breeders have migrated from the marshes, and whoever owns a few buffaloes has sold them,” says buffalo breeder Ahmed Bejay.
Jakarta (AFP) – In the sweltering streets of Jakarta, buskers carry towering, hollow puppets and pass around a bucket for donations. Now, they fear becoming outlaws. City authorities are cracking down on use of the long-sacred ondel-ondel puppets, originally used by the Betawi people to ward off evil spirits, and are drafting new legislation to restrict them to set events. “I’m worried that the ban could lead to more street crimes, because most of the buskers have no other jobs,” ondel-ondel artist Mulyadi tells AFP.
Beijing (AFP) – A Beijing city official admits that authorities had not been prepared for the heavy rains that soaked swathes of the capital and killed 44 people. “This tragic lesson has warned us that putting the people first, putting human life first, is more than a slogan,” Yu Weiguo, ruling Communist Party boss in the hard-hit Miyun district, tells a news conference.
Jerusalem (AFP) – Israelis and Palestinians share their views the day after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the UK will formally recognise the State of Palestine in September unless Israel does not take substantive action on the Gaza humanitarian crisis and a ceasefire. Starmer’s move, paired with French President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to recognise a Palestinian state in September, would make the two European allies the first G7 nations to do so.
