Pyongyang (AFP) – North Korean officials welcome Russian passengers with flowers at Pyongyang International Airport as the two countries resume the first commercial flights between their capitals in decades. Russia and North Korea have pulled closer in the last year, with Pyongyang sending weapons and troops to aid Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
Beijing (AFP) – Aerial images of a flooded village northeast of China’s capital Beijing, where buildings, roads, cars and fields have been inundated after torrential downpours that sparked deadly landslides. IMAGES
Caracas (AFP) – Nicolas Maduro supporters gather to celebrate the first anniversary of his reelection as president of Venezuela. Maduro addresses his followers from a balcony in Caracas. IMAGES
Bangkok (AFP) – Police have cordoned off Or Tor Kor food market, in Bangkok’s Bang Sue district, after a gunman opened fire, killing five security guards and wounding three other people before taking his own life.
Bikfaya (Liban) (AFP) – Lebanon’s top singer Fairuz [Fayrouz] attends the funeral of her son, renowned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani, at Mhaidseh’s Greek Orthodox Church of Dormition in Bikfaya, north east of Beirut. Rahbani, pioneer of Oriental jazz, died on July 26 aged 69 after a decades-long career that revolutionised the country’s artistic scene. Rahbani had suffered ill-health in recent years that also impacted his artistic activity.
Al-Zawayda (Territoires palestiniens) (AFP) – Gazans scramble to collect much-needed aid as guns are fired into the air to disperse the crowd after a plane airdropped packages on Al-Zawayda displacement camp, in central Gaza Strip. “What was dropped is not enough. There are people who did not get anything and others got merely a little,” says one person at the scene, as the threat of famine stalks the war-torn territory.
Sarajevo (AFP) – Sarajevo’s walls blossom with murals and graffiti, the work of street artists in the Bosnian capital using their craft to reshape a city steeped in history. “After the war, the segregation and the politics and the nationalism was very strong, so graffiti and hip-hop basically destroyed all these walls and built some new bridges,” says artist Adnan Hamidovic.
Poole (Royaume-Uni) (AFP) – Dogs and humans partner to compete in the UK’s dog surfing championships, taking place in Poole, southwestern England. Three Guinness World Records were also broken this year, in the event described as “bonkers” by the 2025 winner.
Bogotá (AFP) – Supporters of former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe wear masks bearing his face as they wait for the verdict in his trial outside the Paloquemao Judicial Complex in Bogota. The 73-year-old, who was president from 2002 to 2010, is charged with “bribery of witnesses” in a separate investigation against him, and risks a 12-year prison sentence in the highly politicized case. IMAGES
Bogotá (AFP) – Jaime Lombana, defense attorney for former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe, arrives at the prosecutor’s office for a high-profile trial in which Uribe is accused of witness tampering during an investigation into his alleged ties to right-wing paramilitary groups. This is the first criminal trial against a former head of state in Colombia’s history. IMAGES
London (AFP) – England fans rejoice after the Lionesses beat Spain to win the 2025 Women’s Euro 2025 title. Sarina Wiegman’s side held their nerve to survive a tense penalty shoot-out as Chloe Kelly scored the decisive spot-kick in Basel after two crucial saves from Hannah Hampton.
Caracas (AFP) – Venezuelans cast their ballots as polling stations open in the capital Caracas, for the municipal elections. IMAGES
