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Buenos Aires (Argentina) (AFP) – Images of the Independiente Football Club Stadium in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, where dozens were injured and more than 100 arrested after violent clashes between rival fans during a Copa Sudamericana match against Universidad de Chile. IMAGES

Images of incidents involving fans at the Copa Sudamericana match between Argentina’s Independiente and Chile’s Universidad de Chile. Some 20 people were injured and more than 100 arrested after violent clashes in Buenos Aires, officials and police said. IMAGES

Amsterdam (AFP) – Tall ships from around the world parade up Amsterdam’s North Sea Canal, launching the five-day maritime festival which celebrates the city’s seafaring past. The event was first organised in 1975 to celebrate Amsterdam’s 700th birthday. It has been held every five years since then, except for in 2020, when it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Al-Zawayda (AFP) – Planes drop aid over Al-Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip. The airdrop takes place after Israel’s defence ministry approved plans to capture Hamas’s last major stronghold, deepening fears the campaign will worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory.

Moskau (AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says any presence of European troops in Ukraine would be “absolutely unacceptable”, as Kyiv’s allies work on security guarantees for the country. “I hope strongly that those who are entertaining such plans […] understand what the consequences will be,” says Lavrov during a press conference in Moscow.

Shanghai (AFP) – Asia Pet Fair kicks off in Shanghai, with “smart technology” emerging as one of the key themes of this year’s event. A smart pet cabin is now equipped with interactive screens, allowing users to control them via mobile apps and even translate human speech into cat language for their feline companions. An industry report shows that the number of pets in China has been increasing in recent years, reaching 120 million by 2024, with the pet related market surpassing 300 billion yuan ($ 42 billion).

Yokohama (AFP) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reiterates calls for an immediate ceasefire as Israel approves a military plan for the control of Gaza City. “It is vital to reach immediately a ceasefire… to avoid the massive deaths and destruction that a military operation against Gaza City would inevitably cause,” he tells reporters in Japan on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development.

Beijing (AFP) – Rows of neatly dressed soldiers march in unison at a training ground in a humid Beijing ahead of a massive parade that China says will see the Asian giant unveil new domestically produced military hardware. President Xi Jinping will inspect troops in the capital’s Tiananmen Square at the event on September 3 to mark 80 years since the end of World War II, with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and other world leaders expected to attend.

Sabaneta (Colombie) (AFP) – Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe who was previously under house arrest makes first public appearance in Sabaneta, Antioquia, a day after being granted freedom. A court ordered the immediate release of former president Uribe while he appeals a witness tampering conviction for which he was sentenced to 12 years of house arrest. IMAGES

Guzara (Afghanistan) (AFP) – 78 people have died after a bus carrying Afghan migrants collided with two other vehicles in western Afghanistan. The state-run Bakhtar News Agency says it was one of the deadliest accidents in the country in recent years.

Kumamoto (Japan) (AFP) – UGC footage filmed by the dashcam of a motorist in the Kita Ward Of Kumamoto city shows a fireball streaking across the sky above southern Japan. Toshihisa Maeda, head of Sendai Space Museum in the Kagoshima region in southwestern Japan, says the phenomenon was a fireball, an exceptionally bright meteor.