London (AFP) – London and Berlin hail a “landmark” in military cooperation as Europe’s two biggest defence spenders sign a new pact that will see German submarine-hunting planes operate from British bases and counter threats from Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Seoul (AFP) – When Kim Ye-ji first tried shooting at age 12 she could not lift the gun. Now, she is the world’s most internet-famous Olympic shooter. Kim, 32, won silver in the women’s 10m air pistol at this summer’s Paris Olympics. She tells AFP that she fell into her sport by accident.
Deir el-Balah (AFP) – Veterinarians from the ‘Sulala Animals Rescue’ organisation have set up a makeshift clinic to assist animals in the Gaza Strip, who are endangered by war and lack essential food and medicine.
Kazan (Russia) (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with the leader of Moscow-allied Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, at the BRICS summit the Russian city of Kazan. Putin told Maduro, who was in Russia on a first visit since 2019, that Venezuela was a “reliable partner” for Moscow. IMAGES
Dhaka (AFP) – Crowds of Bangladeshi female students marched in Dhaka with burning torches, demanding the government stem a reported dramatic surge in violence against women. Some amongst the chanting crowd said that they had hoped that the student-led revolution that toppled autocratic ex-leader Sheikh Hasina in August would help improve the situation for women.
Tel Aviv (AFP) – Family members of hostages held in Gaza protest outside the hotel of Antony Blinken in Tel Aviv to demand a hostage deal. The US Secretary of State is on his 11th visit to the Middle East since Hamas’s attack on Israel more than a year ago triggered the Gaza war.
Cali (AFP) – Indigenous communities from different regions of Colombia march in the southwestern city of Cali to demand that their ancestral knowledge on conservation be taken into account at the UN biodiversity summit, COP16, which is being held in the city.
Oudourou (AFP) – Locals in Senegal’s northeastern Matam navigate flooded roads on boats and vehicles after heavy rains caused the Senegal River to overflow its banks. Around 55,000 people have been affected by the floods according to figures released by the government last weekend.
Moskau (AFP) – Alexei Navalny is being remembered by neighbours and visitors at his grave ahead of the release of his memoir, ‘Patriot’, which he wrote during the final years of his life. Navalny began working on the book in 2020 after surviving a nerve agent poisoning. The book details Navalny’s youth, political career, marriage, family, assassination attempts, and attacks on his loved ones.
London (AFP) – Ahead of a cabinet meeting in London’s Downing Street, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer launches this year’s Poppy Appeal. The event is the Royal British Legion’s biggest fundraising campaign, held every year in November, with millions of the red flowers sold.
Neubeuern (Germany) (AFP) – Three-year-old Laurent Schwarz may still be wearing nappies but his paintings have earned him social media fame and the nickname of Germany’s “mini-Picasso”.
Lima (AFP) – A Peruvian court has sentenced former president Alejandro Toledo to more than 20 years in prison for accepting multi-million-dollar bribes from scandal-hit Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht.
