German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and France’s Emmanuel Macron in Potsdam
Potsdam (Germany) (AFP) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes France’s President Emmanuel Macron in Potsdam before their dinner. IMAGES
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Ukraine dam destruction ‘another example of the horrific price of war on people’: UN chief
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – “Today’s tragedy is yet another example of the horrific price of war on people,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tells reporters after the partial destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine. “The floodgates of suffering have been overflowing for more than a year. That must stop,” he adds. TO COMPLETE VIDI33H99D2_EN
Californian honey bees await the state’s famous sunshine
Pasadena (United States) (AFP) – California’s very wet winter gifted the state a spectacular superbloom — an explosion of flowers that should have been great news for bees. But keeper Jay Weiss says lingering low temperatures and uncharacteristically grey skies are keeping the insects indoors, and if it doesn’t get sunny soon, the bumper honey harvest keepers were hoping for might not materialise.
Funeral held for victims of deadly attack in northern Nigeria
Raka (Nigeria) (AFP) – In Nigeria’s village of Raka Dutse, a mass funeral is held for the 30 victims of a violent attack that took place on June 3rd and 4th. Six villages were raided by armed men in the country’s north, regularly hit by criminal violence and clashes between communities over grazing and water rights.
Ukraine dam destruction a ‘consequence’ of Russian invasion: UN chief
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says that the partial destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine is “another devastating consequence” of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor.
Kakhovka dam was blown up by Russia says Ukrainian President Zelensky
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of mining and blowing up the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine, denying Russian claims that it was destroyed by Ukrainian shelling as “physically impossible”. The partial destruction of the strategically important dam has flooded a small city, two dozen villages and forced the evacuation of hundreds.
Kherson locals in flooding city blame Russia for Kakhovka dam destruction
Kherson (Ukraine) (AFP) – In Kherson and its surrounding region, residents blame Moscow as hundreds are forced to flee the rising floods following the destruction of the Russian-held Kakhovka hydroelectric dam in southern Ukraine. Kyiv and Moscow blame each other for its collapse and consequent floods.
Mystery of the desert: The lost cities of the Nigerien Sahara
Niger (Niger) (AFP) – A long trek across the Sahara desert of northeastern Niger brings visitors to one of the most astonishing and rewarding sights in the Sahel: fortified villages of salt and clay. Who built these cities? When? Why? Many questions have never been fully answered.
In Ecuador biosphere, battle lines form over mining plans
Pichincha Province (Ecuador) (AFP) – The Choco Andino Biosphere Reserve near Ecuador’s capital Quito is a UN-designated biodiversity hotspot and the center of an increasingly heated debate over mining. Mining companies want to exploit sites within the sprawling reserve, home to species like the spectacled bear. At least 12 mining concessions are in exploratory stages, although no mine has yet opened.
Bird’s-eye view over the damaged Kakhovka hydroelectric dam in Ukraine
Nova Kakhovka (Ukraine) (AFP) – A video posted on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Twitter account shows the damaged Kakhovka hydroelectric dam. The destruction of the Russian-held dam situated in southern Ukraine leaves thousands of close-by residents in “a critical zone.” Moscow and Kyiv blame each other for its collapse.
South Koreans honour veterans on Memorial Day
Seoul (AFP) – People visit the Seoul National Cemetery to commemorate those killed in war.
Severe flooding hits Northern Ecuador
Esmeraldas (Ecuador) (AFP) – More than 500 residents were evacuated from their homes in the northern Ecuadorean province of Esmeraldas, which borders Colombia, as heavy rain caused six rivers to overflow.
