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Rio de Janeiro (Brésil) (AFP) – Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrives in Rio de Janeiro to attend the BRICS summit, where leaders from major emerging economies are gathering to discuss global trade, financial reform, and geopolitical cooperation. Emerging nations, which represent about half the world’s population and 40 percent of global economic output, are set to unite over “serious concerns” about US import tariffs, according to a draft summit statement obtained by AFP. IMAGES

Guadalajara (Mexique) (AFP) – A massive sinkhole opened up east of Guadalajara in Mexico’s Jalisco State, swallowing two vehicles — a cargo truck and a personnel truck — and prompting an emergency response. Aerial images reveal the full extent of the accident, showing the gaping sinkhole — approximately 40 meters long by 10 meters wide — that disrupted traffic. No injuries or deaths have been reported. IMAGES

Buenos Aires (Argentine) (AFP) – Argentine President Javier Milei and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wave from the balcony of the Casa Rosada government palace in Buenos Aires, as part of Modi’s official visit to Argentina. The stop comes ahead of his trip to Brazil for the upcoming BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro. IMAGES

Gondomar (Portugal) (AFP) – Family, friends and football stars gather to bid farewell to Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Silva, 25, in their hometown of Gondomar in northern Portugal, just two days after the players died in a car crash in Spain. “It’s a tragedy, they were great young people, symbols of this town,” says local jeweller Joaquim Almeida as the siblings are laid to rest. – COMPLETES 64V36CQ, 64V9763, 64UY7T3, 64UW8NR, 64UW764

Ponnagyun (Myanmar) (AFP) – Four years of fighting between Myanmar’s military and its myriad opponents have shattered communications networks, in turn disrupting education and damaging the economy. This is prompting citizens to also find solutions, ranging from making calls at traditional payphone shops to internet cafes powered by Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system.

Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Oasis fans share their emotions after the first show of the British rock legends’ long-awaited reunion tour. Outside Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, fans pour out singing “Champagne Supernova,” the final song of the night. “I don’t think, in my generation, there’s ever been a better rock band than that,” says Kieran Wiltshire, a fan from Somerset.

Paris (AFP) – The River Seine reopens to swimmers in Paris, marking the first time since 1923 that bathers could take a dip. “It was truly a moment of pure happiness,” says Paris resident Jeannine after her swim.

Mexico City (AFP) – Restaurants and retail stores are vandalized in the Colonia Roma neighborhood of Mexico City during a protest against gentrification. Hundreds turn out to denounce rising housing prices and displacement of long-time Mexican residents from neighborhoods increasingly populated by foreigners.

Las Vegas (AFP) – Fireworks light up the sky over Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip as part of Independence Day celebrations in the US state of Nevada.

Port-d’Espagne (AFP) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanges memorandums of understanding with Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissesar during his official visit to the Caribbean nation, where over a third of the population traces its roots to India. Modi began the two-day trip on July 3. IMAGES

Kabul (AFP) – Russia has become the first country to officially recognise its rule, says the Afghan government. The Taliban swept back to power in 2021 after ousting the foreign-backed government and have imposed an austere version of Islamic law. Only Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates recognised the Taliban during their first stint in power from 1996 to 2001. This time, multiple other states, including China and Pakistan, have accepted Taliban ambassadors in their capitals but have not officially recognised the Islamic Emirate.

Serra Pelada (AFP) – Four decades after Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado shot a human anthill of mud-spattered miners digging for gold in the middle of the Amazon, some of the “garimpeiros,” now into their 70s, are still hoping to get lucky. Salgado’s 1986 black-and-white photos of hundreds of men with pickaxes and spades working in the Serra Pelada open-pit mine travelled the world, depicting the hellish conditions in which people were still toiling in the late 20th century. But some veterans of its heyday remain consumed by the prospect of the riches hidden under their feet.