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Port-au-Prince (AFP) – Residents running from gangs in Port-au-Prince’s Carrefour-Feuilles district flee on foot, their belongings in hand, as violence continues to pose a daily threat.

Bogotá (AFP) – Hundreds of Colombians gather on Bolivar Square in the capital, Bogota, to protest against President Gustavo Petro’s government. IMAGES

Sydney (AFP) – Jubilation for England fans and heartache for Australia as the Lionesses earn a clinical 3-1 win in Sydney to set up a Women’s World Cup final against Spain. The match will be fought on August 20.

Rabat (AFP) – Galloping on horseback and firing their guns is all part of the Moroccan equestrian art of “Tbourida”, also known as “fantasia”. In Rabat, horsewomen take part in a competition that sees them perform the 15th century equestrian art before proud members of the public.

Beirut (AFP) – Disabled survivors of the devastating blast at Beirut’s port in 2020 — one of history’s biggest non-nuclear explosions — say that cash-strapped Lebanon has failed to deliver adequate medical care, financial support or justice.

Bolivia (Bolivia) (AFP) – Believers of the Virgin of Urkupina break rocks to ask for favors during a colorful religious procession that mixes Catholic and Andean traditions in Bolivia’s central city of Cochabamba.

China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin says the country’s economic recovery is “a tortuous process”, but insists Western critics “will for sure be proven wrong”. The comments come after a raft of figures that have stoked concerns over China’s stuttering post-Covid recovery, and after US President Joe Biden said the country’s mounting economic problems made it a “ticking time bomb”.

Ukrainian officials have urged civilians near the northeastern frontline to evacuate as Russia steps up an assault to capture territory already seized once during the conflict. Kupiansk and the surrounding areas of Ukraine’s Kharkiv region were recaptured by Kyiv’s forces in September 2022 but Moscow has since pushed back into the region.

Valencia (Venezuela) (AFP) – Amid high rates of morbidity and mortality due to snake bites in Venezuela, the NGO Vivarium Foundation is attempting to educate the country by spreading information, debunking myths about cures and being a point of contact for bite victims.

Herat (Afghanistan) (AFP) – Afghanistan’s Taliban government marks the second anniversary of their return to power with celebrations and a national holiday. In the city of Herat, while some celebrate in the streets, one woman laments the “nightmare” of female oppression ushered in by the Taliban rule.

Beijing (AFP) – As the Taliban celebrate two years since their return to power in Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin says that the “US military, political and counter-terrorism efforts in Afghanistan are a complete failure”. The US were present in Afghanistan for 20 years.

Moscow region (Russia) (AFP) – Russia’s Defense Minister says that the Ukrainian army’s resources are “almost exhausted”. Speaking at a security conference in the Moscow region, Sergei Shoigu adds that Kyiv is “failing to achieve results,” despite the “total support” from Western countries.