Bucharest (AFP) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says his country will support Moldova against Russian threats, as Chisinau has repeatedly warned it faces hybrid attacks from the Kremlin. “We read reports of Russian attempts to destabilise Moldova with great concern” says Scholz, speaking at a press conference in Romania alongside Moldovan President Maia Sandu.
Podgorica (Montenegro) (AFP) – Jakov Milatovic pops the champagne to toast his win in Montenegro’s presidential run-off elections, which ended decades of rule by the country’s veteran leader, Milo Djukanovic. “This is the night we have been waiting for for over thirty years” says Milatovic, as his rival concedes defeat in a vote that follows months of political deadlock in the tiny Balkan state.
West Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) – Donald Trump’s plane takes off from Florida as the former US president leaves for New York where he will surrender to criminal charges, taking the United States into uncharted and potentially volatile territory. IMAGES
Tokyo (AFP) – Music fans at Tower Records in Tokyo react to the death of Japanese composer, Ryuichi Sakamoto, who passed away on Sunday following his second cancer diagnosis. Sakamoto rose to prominence with the influential group Yellow Magic Orchestra and helped to lay the foundations of a range of popular modern genres, including hip-hop and house music. “He was magnificent, really” says one fan in the Japanese capital.
West Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) – A convoy drives away from Donald Trump’s mansion in Florida, ahead of his surrender to custody in New York, after he became the first American president to be charged with a crime. IMAGES
West Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) – The sun rises over Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, as the former US president says he will travel to New York where he’s expected to be arraigned in court on Tuesday.
Bangkok (AFP) – It is almost midnight, and above a semi-abandoned Bangkok shopping centre, Ghost Radio is on air. Millions tune in to the call-in show to hear and share their tales of the supernatural. Thailand has a rich history of belief in spirits, which shows no sign of fading, with callers to show coming increasingly from the kingdom’s younger age groups. “With the influence of Twitter and TikTok, more young people call” says Khemjira Jongkolsapapron, one of those selecting callers to go on air.
Helsinki (AFP) – Finnish political scientist, Mikko Majander, says “the economy was a decisive factor” for voters in Sunday’s tightly fought general election, which saw the Scandinavian country’s centre-right National Coalition claim victory. Finland’s far-right Finns Party came in second, with Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats finishing in third.
New York (AFP) – Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg arrives at his office building as former US President Donald Trump says he’ll fly to New York later in the day on the eve of his expected arraignment in court.
West Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) – The sun rises over Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida while his private plane sits on a taxiway at nearby Palm Beach International Airport as he’s due to travel to New York on the eve of his expected arraignment.
New York (AFP) – New York police officers block a few streets amid increased security outside Trump Tower, where the former US president says he will stay ahead of his expected arraignment in court on Tuesday.
The solar power boom is facing growing opposition among US farmers and landowners in the Midwest, where companies are trying to buy land to build solar farms. In Callaway County, Missouri, where anti-solar signs have appeared on the side of the roads, the debate has deeply divided the community.
