Sriharikota (AFP) – India launches its heaviest ever communication satellite – 4,410 kilograms (9,722 pounds) – the latest step in the country’s ambitious space programme. The CMS-03 satellite blasted off from Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh at 5:26 pm (1156 GMT).
Vatikanstadt (AFP) – Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace in Sudan amid “indiscriminate violence” and “unacceptable suffering”. The pope also prays for peace in Tanzania, which has been hit by post-election violence.
Sereolipi (AFP) – In northern Kenya, where drought has decimated the cattle herds of the Samburu pastoral communities, camel farming is becoming increasingly common. These long-necked mammals, capable of feeding on dry grasses and going more than a week without drinking, can produce up to six times more milk than the native livestock. “I am very happy because we now have milk to give to the children during the dry season,” says Soilin Lolpusike, mother of seven children.
Huntingdon (AFP) – Police attend the crime scene the day after a mass stabbing on a London-bound train that injured several passengers. Police have ruled out terrorism with two British nationals under arrest.
Oaxaca (AFP) – Hundreds of people fill the cemetery of Xoxocotlan in Oaxaca de Juarez, surrounding graves adorned with flowers, candles, and offerings. They come together to celebrate the Day of the Dead — a deeply rooted Mexican tradition that fuses Indigenous spirituality with Catholic faith.
Novi Sad (AFP) – Tens of thousands of Serbians mark the first anniversary of a deadly railway station roof collapse in Novi Sad, the country’s second-largest city, observing 16 minutes of silence for the 16 victims. “I’m happy that so many people have arrived to voice condolences and to show that they are not happy with the regime, with the authorities,” says one attendee.
Rio de Janeiro (Brésil) (AFP) – Protesters march in Rio de Janeiro’s Complexo da Penha favela against police actions following Brazil’s bloodiest police raid, which killed at least 117 suspected criminals and four police officers. The incident spotlights the city’s controversial war against drug gangs entrenched in poor neighborhoods. IMAGES
London (AFP) – People on the streets around Buckingham Palace in London react to King Charles III’s historic decision to strip his brother Andrew of his royal titles. The king’s move to axe Andrew’s prince title — the first such action in more than a century — is the latest humiliating fallout for the scandal-plagued royal over his links to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Rio de Janeiro (Brésil) (AFP) – Residents of the Complexo da Penha favela protest against police action following Brazil’s bloodiest police raid that killed at least 117 suspected criminals and four police officers, spotlighting the city’s controversial war against drug gangs entrenched in poor neighborhoods. IMAGES
