Namhkam (Myanmar) (AFP) – More than 1,000 recruits of the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) receive military equipment during a ceremony marking the end of their special combat training. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed head of state Aung San Suu Kyi and her government in 2021, and launched a crackdown that sparked an armed uprising.
London (AFP) – A jazz concert in the halls of London’s Old Bailey, the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, features Spanish pianist Albert Marques and Keith LaMar, a death row prisoner joining from his cell via phone call at a maximum state prison in Ohio. Supporters of LaMar are calling for his release and an end to the death penalty in the United States.
Lima (AFP) – Peruvian President Dina Boluarte opens the APEC CEO summit in the capital, Lima. IMAGES
Grand Rapids (United States) (AFP) – Donald Trump is building his administration as he prepares to retake the White House. These are the key nominations so far, some requiring potentially difficult Senate confirmations — unless Trump can circumvent scrutiny through a process called recess appointments.
Lima (AFP) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lands in Lima ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. IMAGES
Lima (AFP) – Dozens of transport workers and merchants march against the government in Lima, which is currently hosting the APEC summit attended by, among others, the presidents of the United States and China. Escorted by police, the protesters march toward the APEC summit venue, which is under heavy police guard. IMAGES
Lima (AFP) – Thailand’s Prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives in Lima ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. IMAGES
London (AFP) – British writer Samantha Harvey won the 2024 Booker Prize, a prestigious English-language literary award, for her science fiction novel tracking six astronauts in space for 24 hours.
Zhuhai (China) (AFP) – Workers in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai removed flowers and candles early Wednesday from a makeshift memorial to 35 people killed when a man drove a car into a crowd in one of the country’s deadliest mass-casualty events in years.
East Flores (Indonesia) (AFP) – Mount Lewotobi in eastern Indonesia erupts again, catapulting a tower of ash miles into the sky and forcing residents to evacuate to nearby shelters. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-metre (5,587-foot) twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, has erupted more than a dozen times this week, killing nine people after its initial burst on Monday.
Baku (AFP) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warns about the consequences of climate change, saying it “kills people” at COP29 in Baku, recalling to those in attendance the recent floods in Spain that have killed more than 220 people.
Baku (AFP) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev defends his countries’ usage of oil and gas during his opening speech at the UN’s climate summit COP29 in the country’s capital Baku, arguing that every natural resource is “a gift of the God”. He says countries should not be “blamed” for having and selling their natural resources, adding that “the market needs them”.
