Kolkata (AFP) – Protesters gather in the Indian city of Kolkata for another day of demonstrations against the rape and murder of a young doctor. The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor’s bloodied body at a state-run hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata on August 9 has stoked nationwide anger at the chronic issue of violence against women.
Reykjanes (Iceland) (AFP) – A volcano erupts on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland, spewing hot lava into the air in the sixth eruption to hit the region since December.
Feni (Bangladesh) (AFP) – Floods triggered by torrential rains have swamped low-lying areas in Bangladesh, adding to the new government’s challenges after weeks of political turmoil. At least five people have died and hundreds of thousands are stranded in the floods in at least eight districts in the south and east of the country.
Chicago (AFP) – First-time voters at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago say they are “amped up” by Kamala Harris’s candidacy for the US presidency. “Before Kamala was our nominee, it was two old guys,” a first-time voter from Kentucky tells AFP.
Neu Delhi (AFP) – Indians share their opinions ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Ukraine, weeks after he made a state visit to traditional ally Russia. Modi will be the first premier of India to visit Kyiv. The Indian PM has tried to tread a delicate balance between maintaining his country’s historically warm ties with Moscow while courting closer security partnerships with Western nations as a bulwark against regional rival China.
Yongin (AFP) – When five-year-old goldendoodle Mozzi started walking “unnaturally”, his concerned owner rushed him to the vet in South Korea, where the problem was diagnosed not by humans but by AI. South Korea, a global leader in the production of chips that power generative AI, has been quick to embrace novel uses of the technology.
Asheboro (United States) (AFP) – Supporters of Donald Trump gather in Asheboro, North Carolina as the former president holds his first outdoor campaign event since an assassination attempt. Behind bulletproof glass Trump refers to his opponent as “Comrade Kamala” and promises to get rid of Critical Race Theory “out of our US armed forces.”
Dhaka (AFP) – Bangladeshi student Omar Faruq believes the future of his country is bright but all he can see is darkness, after police trying to crush a student-led revolution blinded him with rubber pellets. Faruq is one of dozens being treated at the National Institute of Opthalmology and Hospital. Many of them say their injuries are a small price to pay for the ouster of ex-premier Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India on August 5 ending her 15-year autocratic rule.
Merowe (Sudan) (AFP) – With little hope of the war in Sudan ending soon, displaced people in the north of the country are building houses in a more traditional way, using materials including mud and palm fronds. Tens of thousands of people have been killed since the start of the war between the army and paramilitary forces. More than 10 million have also been displaced.
London (AFP) – A Super Blue Moon rises in the night sky next to London’s Tower Bridge. It is the second in a three night run in which the full moon is both a supermoon – when the moon is closest to Earth, and a blue moon – the third full moon in a season with four.
Senegal (AFP) – Sitting next to his crop of recently harvested mangoes, Senegalese farmer Mame Abdou Diop uses his phone to shoot a promotional video for his growing number of social media followers. What started out as fun for the young agricultural entrepreneur is turning into a real opportunity to boost sales.
Porticello (Italy) (AFP) – Emergency workers bring a body ashore during the search operation for six missing people following the sinking of a superyacht off the Sicilian coast. Two bodies have now been found by the divers, according to a source close to the search, bringing the confirmed death toll to three. The 56-metre British-flagged “Bayesian” was anchored with 10 crew and 12 passengers on board when it was struck by a waterspout, akin to a mini-tornado, before dawn on 19 August.
