Pjöngjang (AFP) – Images broadcast by North Korean state media on 22 August 2025 show leader Kim Jong Un placing medals beside portraits of soldiers reportedly killed fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine and hugging visibly emotional servicemen in an elaborate ceremony.
Jenesano (AFP) – Farming women take center stage in a football tournament organized in the Colombian village of Jenesano as part of a wider annual festival known as the ‘Boots, Ponchos, and Sombreros Sports and Cultural Festival’.
Argentine (AFP) – Football fans are seen being escorted out of a police station in the city of Sarandi, south of Argentina’s Buenos Aires, before being transferred. Over 100 supporters have been detained after violent clashes between Argentine and Chilean supporters during a Copa Sudamericana football match. IMAGES
Images of the HLB Pharma laboratory in Beccar, Argentina, after the arrest of its owner Ariel Garcia Furfaro and officials in a case of “possible quality deviations” in contaminated medicinal fentanyl linked to dozens of deaths. Ariel Garcia Furfaro is also the owner of the Ramallo laboratory, equally involved in the producing and marketing of the contaminated batches. IMAGES
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.
