Babahoyo (Ecuador) (AFP) – An Ecuadoran woman who woke up inside a coffin at her own wake is being treated at the same state hospital that declared her dead two days earlier. Her son, Gilbert Balberan, says “she was knocking on the coffin” with her left hand after the five-hour wake, and will hopefully have fully recovered from her ordeal in around 30 days.
Odesa (Ukraine) (AFP) – After a Russian missile attack which local authorities say killed at least three people and wounded more than a dozen, Ukrainians in the port city of Odesa rage at Moscow’s constant strikes. “I want to breathe fresh air from the sea in my old age. But they don’t let us breathe”, says Tetyana Milevska, who came to visit her sons. A historic port city on the Black Sea, Odesa was once a favourite holiday destination for many Ukrainians and Russians.
Berlin (AFP) – At the unveiling of Germany’s national security strategy, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says ensuring security in the 21st century means citizens “not being spied on by China” or “manipulated by Russian bots”. Germany’s new national security strategy is noticeably tough on China, accusing Beijing of repeatedly acting against Berlin’s interests in a bid to reshape the global order.
Tokyo (AFP) – “Uriko” — beer vendors — are a quintessential part of Japanese baseball. Dressed in fluorescent uniforms and carrying unwieldy backpacks, the vendors – made up almost exclusively of young women – are popular with fans of the sport, which attracts a diverse crowd of men and women, as well as many families.
Miami (AFP) – Police officers patrol outside the Miami courthouse where Donald Trump is due to surrender to face charges of mishandling US government secrets and obstructing justice, in the most serious yet of a firestorm of probes threatening to derail his bid to win back the White House. (COMPLETES VIDEO 33JF27J) IMAGES
Miami (AFP) – Supporters of Donald Trump carry flags and chant “USA, USA” outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson US courthouse building in Miami, where the former president is due to surrender to face dozens of felony charges of mishandling US government secrets. IMAGES
Miami (AFP) – Donald Trump arrives at a federal courthouse in Miami to cheers from his supporters. The former president is due to surrender to face dozens of felony charges of mishandling US government secrets. IMAGES
Miami (AFP) – Supporters of Donald Trump carry flags and chant “USA, USA” outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson US courthouse building in Miami, where the former president is due to surrender to face dozens of felony charges of mishandling US government secrets. IMAGES
Barbate (Spain) (AFP) – Since 2020 a group of endangered Iberian orcas have been ramming into boats off the Spanish and Moroccan coast, sinking at least four. Very little is known about the causes of these interactions.
Manchester City players arrive on stage to celebrate their treble in front of thousands of fans.
Failure to end the use of fossil fuels will be a “death sentence” to millions worldwide, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg tells a press conference at the Climate Change Conference in Bonn (Germany) ahead of COP28.
Kryvyi Rig (Ukraine) (AFP) – At least three people were killed and 25 wounded in an overnight Russian strike that hit a residential building in Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih, says the says head of city’s military administration, adding that “seven are likely still under the rubble.”
