Nairobi (AFP) – Upcoming designers in Nairobi showcase their designs in the second edition of the Kibera Fashion Week. David Ochieng, a.k.a Avido, designer and founder of Kibera Fashion Week has two goals: to show the world what can come from the informal settlement and make it a better place.
Brussels (AFP) – Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo vows “terrorism will never defeat us”, offering condolences to the friends and families of two Swedish victims killed in an attack in Brussels on October 16. The suspect was shot and fatally wounded by police during his arrest, according to officials.
Berlin (AFP) – Jordanian King Abdullah II warns of a dire situation in the Middle East if the conflict between Israel and Hamas is allowed to spread to other countries, and says the escalating refugee crisis “has to be dealt with inside Gaza and the West Bank”. “The whole region is on the brink of falling into the abyss,” Abdullah says during a press conference after meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.
Jakarta (AFP) – The Lengger Lanang dance is performed by men dressed as Javanese princesses, wearing tight, colourful batik dresses and ornaments woven into their fake hair bun updos. But the tradition is close to disappearing in the Muslim-majority country of Indonesia, with fewer than 100 performers courageous enough to take part in shows.
Brussels (AFP) – Two Swedish nationals were shot dead in Brussels in an attack the Belgian prime minister described as “terrorism”. In a video posted on social media, a man identifying himself as the attacker said “he was inspired by the Islamic State” (IS) extremist group, the spokesman for the federal prosecutor’s office, Eric Van Duyse, said on the LN24 news channel. The suspect remains at large.
Arras (France) (AFP) – A candlelight vigil is held for a teacher stabbed to death last week in what the government called an Islamist terror attack, with the president urging a “ruthless” response to extremists. The national anti-terrorist prosecutor announced that it has opened an investigation.
Tel Aviv (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken leave after finishing their meeting in Tel Aviv. IMAGES
Tel Aviv (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads a meeting with security officials to assess the situation following the Hamas surprise assault. Israel has warned of a long but winning war against Hamas as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made his second visit within days to promise full support after a major attack. IMAGES
Rafah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Rockets are launched from Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, amid an ongoing exchange of fire between Israel and Hamas militants. IMAGES
Tel Aviv (AFP) – Sirens wail and sound of shelling is heard in Tel Aviv as a Hamas rocket passes overhead. Israel is preparing a ground invasion of Hamas-ruled Gaza after the militants’ October 7 attack and has been bombarding the blockaded territory for days, with civilians accounting for most victims on both sides. IMAGES
Cairo (AFP) – “As far as water, electricity and fuel are concerned, after 24 hours it will be a real catastrophe” in the Gaza Strip, warns the regional head of the United Nations’ World Health Organisation Ahmed al-Mandhari. The convoys of aid heading towards the war-torn Palestinian territory are currently stuck across the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
Injīl (Afghanistan) (AFP) – A new magnitude 6.3 earthquake jolted western Afghanistan, killing two more in a region already hit by a series of potent quakes since October 7, which have caused the death of over 1,000 people.
