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Caracas (AFP) – Venezuelans cast their ballots as polling stations open in the capital Caracas, for the municipal elections. IMAGES

Basel (AFP) – England and Spain football fans parade through the streets of Basel in Switzerland ahead of Women’s Euro 2025 final. England are hoping to retain the European Championship title they won on home soil in 2022, but the match is also a repeat of the 2023 World Cup final, in which Spain triumphed 1-0 in Sydney.

Negev (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells the United Nations to stop blaming his government for the humanitarian situation in Gaza after the military opened up “secure routes” for aid. “There are secure routes. There have always been, but today it’s official,” says the Israeli leader during a visit to an air base. The Israeli decision came as international pressure mounted on Netanyahu’s government to head off the risk of mass starvation in the Palestinian territory.

Turnberry (AFP) – From afar, three British Trump supporters hope to catch a glimpse of US President Donald Trump playing golf at his Turnberry golf course in Scotland. Waving a US flag and holding a giant placard, the supporters warn President Trump not to “trust” British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer — who Trump is due to hold a bilateral meeting with on 28 July.

Tel Aviv (AFP) – Thousands of Israelis march towards the US embassy in Tel Aviv to demand a ceasefire deal in Gaza that would secure the safe return of all hostages still held in the Palestinian territory, devastated by over 21 months of war. “I’m demonstrating against our government, against the war, to stop the war,” says a demonstrator. Israel declared a “tactical pause” in fighting in parts of Gaza on Sunday, saying it would allow the UN and aid agencies to open secure land routes to tackle a deepening hunger crisis.

Bangkok (AFP) – Thai foreign affairs spokesperson Maratee Nalita Andamo says Bangkok is waiting for “sincere intent” from the Cambodian side to end the hostilities and says it’s “ready” to engage in a ceasefire dialogue. The Southeast Asian neighbours have been locked in their bloodiest conflict in years over their disputed border, with at least 34 people confirmed killed and more than 200,000 displaced.

Nairobi (AFP) – Kenyans wearing cowboy hats and boots line dance at a country music festival in the capital Nairobi. Several local musicians, including popular artist Elvis Otieno, better known as Sir Elvis, took part in the event. “In this world full of confusion, full of drama, country music is the only thing that makes sense to me and it has made me find peace,” says a festival-goer.

Turnberry (AFP) – US President Donald Trump plays a game of golf at his Turnberry resort on the first full day of his visit to Scotland, as protesters take to the streets across the country. His presence has turned the picturesque and normally quiet area of southwest Scotland into a virtual fortress, with roads closed and police checkpoints in place.

Gaza (AFP) – Palestinians carry bags of flour from aid convoys in the Israeli-controlled Zikim border crossing in the northern Gaza Strip. More than 100 aid and human rights groups have warned that “mass starvation” is spreading in Gaza.

Bangkok (AFP) – Thai foreign ministry spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura says Thailand welcomes Malaysia mediating a ceasefire but Cambodia must first “cease the hostilities and show sincerity. In short, good faith”. The address came after the closed meeting of the UN Security Council in New York with UN ambassadors from both countries attending. The two neighbours are locked in their most intense fighting in more than a decade, battling with artillery and ground troops over sections of their disputed 800-kilometre (500-mile) border.

Hongkong (AFP) – Thousands of cosplayers and fans of anime, comics and games flock to the annual Ani-com & Games Hong Kong festival, featuring more than 610 exhibitors selling merchandise and collectibles at the city’s Convention Centre.

Maiquetía (AFP) – A flight carrying children whose parents were deported from the United States without them arrives at Venezuela’s Maiquetia International Airport. They were sent on a flight with 200 other expelled Venezuelans. Last week, another seven children and dozens of other Venezuelans were brought home from the United States, as well as 252 migrants who had spent four months in a notorious Salvadoran prison where they were sent by the Donald Trump administration.