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.
Whitehouse (Jamaica) (AFP) – Aid begins to arrive in areas of Jamaica hardest hit by hurricane Melissa, as residents plead for help from abroad. Melissa caused at least 59 deaths and massive destruction across the Caribbean this week, notably in Jamaica where it roared ashore as a top-strength Category 5 hurricane, before striking eastern Cuba. “We need every help we can get,” Westmoreland resident Tackeisha Frazer tells AFP.
Navi Mumbai (India) (AFP) – India win their first Women’s World Cup title after beating South Africa in Mumbai, triumphing at the third attempt after finishing runners-up in 2005 and 2017. “We will celebrate the whole night. Because today is the victory of our women’s team, it is the first World Cup of our women’s team,” an ecstatic fan outside the DY Patil Stadium tells AFP after the match.
Valencia (Spain) (AFP) – The heavily criticised leader of Spain’s Valencia region says he is stepping down, a year after the area was hit by floods in the country’s deadliest natural disaster in a generation. He has faced fierce scrutiny over his handling of the October 29, 2024, catastrophe that killed more than 230 people, swept away 130,000 vehicles and damaged thousands of homes, but had consistently rebuffed calls for his resignation.
Busan (South Korea) (AFP) – Rows of coffins line a university classroom in the South Korean port city of Busan, ready for the training of future funeral directors in a country where the population is ageing rapidly.
Uruapan (Mexique) (AFP) – Dozens march in Uruapan, where Mayor Carlos Manzo was killed the previous day, during a public event celebrating Day of the Dead. IMAGES
Uruapan (Mexique) (AFP) – People place candles and flowers at the site where Mayor Carlos Manzo was killed the day before during the Day of the Dead festivities in Uruapan, Michoacan state. IMAGES
Jerusalem (AFP) – “Hezbollah continues to take hits constantly, including these very days, but it too is trying to rearm and recover,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in remarks ahead of cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, a day after the Lebanese health ministry reported four people killed in an Israeli airstrike.
