Bangkok (AFP) – World leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Vice President Kamala Harris arrive for talks on the final day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bangkok.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob casts his vote as general elections take place across the southeast Asian country.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – IMAGES Malaysians head to the polls on Saturday, with jailed ex-leader Najib Razak’s graft-tainted party seeking to cement its grip on power in a tightly contested race.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim votes in elections as the country goes to the polls on Saturday.
Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) – “Have a heart and do the math,’ says young climate activist Nakeeyat Dramani from Ghana, during a speech at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.
A group of friends in Jardim Brasil, a neighbourhood in Sao Paulo, decorate the streets with the colours of the Brazilian flag ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.
Less violence, a lower cost of living, economic prospects and free medical care – sounds like the “dolce vita” for many Americans who have decided, in large numbers, to move to this new-found paradise: Portugal. For many, this small southern European country has become their new California. Jonathan Littman is one of these Americans, according to him: “it’s easy, I can get here in ten hours and I’m in a different world.”
Doha (AFP) – For the first time ever there will be women referees at a men’s World Cup finals. France’s Stephanie Frappart, Salima Mukansanga from Rwanda and Japan’s Yoshimi Yamashita are among the 36 match referees due to officiate a tournament surrounded by controversy, including criticism of the host nation’s record on women’s rights.
Prespes Lake (Albania) (AFP) – In mountains overlooking an azure lake in southeast Albania, wildlife experts are tracking the Balkan lynx as part of last-gasp efforts to save the species from extinction. This critically endangered wild cat has fewer than 40 species left in the wild, according to a 2021 regional survey, threatened by deforestation and poaching.
Náxos (Greece) (AFP) – On the island of Naxos, volunteers for the marine protection organisation, Aegean Rebreath, recover old tyres, chairs and even telephones from the bottom of the Aegean Sea. “More than a tonne of marine litter has been collected,” according to the organisation’s founder, George Sarelakos, who claims “this has breathed new life into the seabed.”
Milan (AFP) – Last Generation climate activists throw eight kilos of flour on a car painted by pop art icon Andy Warhol in an exhibition in Milan, to raise the alarm on climate change, before being tackled and detained by security. Immediately afterwards, two of them glued themselves to the car windows, while the rest of the group blew up paint balloons on the ground.
Minsk (AFP) – Belarus’s autocratic president, Alexander Lukashenko, mocks the international fast food chain McDonald’s after their decision to leave on account of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The restaurant’s are to be replaced by a Russian franchise. “Thank God it’s leaving,” Lukashenko says during a meeting with representatives of the country’s agricultural sector. “Who would want to eat that, my god,” he adds.
