Peking (AFP) – China’s foreign ministry says it is “deeply concerned” over deadly clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, which mark a dramatic escalation of a long-running border row between the two neighbours over an area known as the Emerald Triangle. Thailand has launched air strikes on Cambodian military targets while Cambodia has fired rockets and artillery, killing at least 11 civilians.
(AFP) – A 1,000-tonne ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to dredge the tropical waters for industrial deep-sea mining. But plans to mine the Cook Islands’ seabed have drawn condemnation from activists who fear damage to the environment.
Mele (Vanuatu) (AFP) – Vanuatu spearheaded the legal case at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, which found countries have a duty to protect against the “urgent and existential” threat of a warming planet.
Chachoengsao (Thailand) (AFP) – Military vehicles head towards the border with Cambodia are spotted in Chachoengsao, Thailand as a long-running border row between the two neighbours escalated. The conflict blazed up on Thursday, with Cambodia firing rockets and artillery shells into Thailand and the Thai military scrambling F-16 jets to carry out air strikes. IMAGES
Boland (AFP) – Trained dogs are being used in South Africa to help locate and then track a critically endangered species of tortoise. “I think it is actually incredible that we can use domestic animals to help save wild animals,” says Esther Matthew, dog handler at the Endangered Wildlife Trust.
Brasilia (AFP) – Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro leaves the Liberal Party headquarters after apologizing to journalists, claiming that he cannot speak. On July 22, his defense team denied that he violated a court order prohibiting him from posting on social media, after Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes warned of the possibility of ordering his immediate arrest. IMAGES
Brasilia (AFP) – Images of exterior of condominium where former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro lives. Bolsonaro is waiting for Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes’ decision on whether or not to order his preventive detention. De Moraes has threatened him with imprisonment, arguing that the sharing of a speech of his by online users was a “violation” of a social media ban. IMAGES
Brasília (AFP) – “You know I can’t talk,” says former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro to the journalists as he arrives at the PL (Liberal Party) headquarters to meet with members of his party in Brasilia. Bolsonaro is waiting for Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes’ decision on whether or not to order his preventive detention. De Moraes has threatened him with imprisonment, arguing that the sharing of a speech of his by online users was a “violation” of a social media ban. IMAGES
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Ozzy Osbourne fans gather at his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles to pay their respects to the hard rock legend. The frontman of heavy metal group Black Sabbath died on Tuesday at the age of 76, just weeks after he gave an epic farewell concert.
Dhaka (AFP) – Families and teachers gathered Tuesday at a Bangladeshi school where a training fighter jet crashed, killing 25 children and two others in the country’s deadliest aviation accident in decades.
Manila (AFP) – Floodwaters driven by torrential rains ground life to a halt in the Philippine capital, with tens of thousands evacuated from their homes and at least two people believed missing. Schools and government offices in Manila and the surrounding provinces were closed after a night of rain that saw the region’s Marikina River burst its banks.
Brasília (AFP) – Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro flashes the electronic ankle monitor that the Supreme Court of Brazil ordered him to wear the media in Brasilia. IMAGES
