Santiago (AFP) – Thousands take to the streets of Chile’s capital Santiago for the annual Pride March. This year marks 25 years since the decriminalization of same-sex relationships in the South American country.
Chonchocoro (Bolivia) (AFP) – Former army chief Juan Jose Zuniga, the suspected leader of a failed coup against Bolivian President Luis Arce, enters the Chonchocoro high-security prison close to Bolivia’s capital La Paz. A total of 21 active, retired and civilian military personnel have been arrested after the June 26 events.
Nookat (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) – Over 1,300 have been evacuated and seven have died following mudslides in Kyrgyzstan’s south. The mountainous Central Asian country is on the front line of climate change and its consequential natural disasters.
Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil) (AFP) – Sheltered in their nest overlooking the burnt vegetation, a pair of jabirus, the emblematic stork species of the Brazilian Pantanal, symbolises the resilience of the fire-ravaged biodiversity sanctuary. Satellites have recorded more than 3,000 fires in the wetland region so far this year.
Zermatt (Switzerland) (AFP) – At least seven people have died after ferocious storms and torrential rains hit southern Switzerland, France and Italy. Scientists say climate change driven by human activity is increasing the severity, frequency and length of these extreme weather events.
Nicosia (AFP) – Armed with acrylic paints and a paint brush, French street artist SETH brings colour to Nicosia, the capital of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The island was “once a whole entity” explains SETH as he nears the end of the project, “I wanted to talk about this.”
Essen (Germany) (AFP) – Protesters stand off with police in Essen, Germany, where a number of gatherings have been organised to protest against the far-right party AfD holding its congress.
Essaouira (Morocco) (AFP) – The Gnaoua World Music Festival in Morocco’s Essaouira gathers thousands each year to celebrate the centuries-old spiritual music, blending African rhythms with spiritual chants and poetry.
Belgrade (AFP) – Serbian interior minister Ivica Dacic visits a Belgrade hospital where a police officer shot in the neck with a crossbow is being taken care off. The attack occurred in front of the Israeli embassy in the Serbian capital, in what the minister calls an “act of terrorism”. The attacker was killed during the events.
La Paz (AFP) – Former Bolivia president Evo Morales questions the official version of “a coup with zero wounded, zero shots, zero deaths” and calls for an investigation into the June 26 events in the South American country. A total of 21 active, retired and civilian military personnel have been arrested.
Eastern Ladakh (India) (AFP) – India’s Tibetan herders of the high Himalayas used to guide their goats through even the harshest winters on age-old seasonal routes. That stopped in 2020, after troops from nuclear-armed rivals India and China clashed in the contested lands of Ladakh. For thousands, it meant traditional lands were closed off and the start of a decline in their way of life.
Nicosia (AFP) – Armed with acrylic paints and a paint brush, French street artist SETH brings colour to Nicosia, the capital of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The island was “once a whole entity” explains SETH as he nears the end of the project, “I wanted to talk about this.”
