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Berlin (AFP) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa in Berlin. IMAGES

San Luis Río Colorado (Mexico) (AFP) – Built in 1994 and reinforced during the Trump presidency, the wall that snakes along the US-Mexican border aims to keep migrants out, but conservationists have sounded the alarm, warning that the towering metal barrier also stops wildlife from moving between natural habitats. Alarmed by the impact on animals including jaguars, bears and mountain lions, activists from the United States and Mexico have joined forces to try to protect the biodiversity corridor.

Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) (AFP) – “What do I do now? Do I kill myself?” A Venezuelan migrant at the US-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez shouts to reporters. Around 300 migrants who were trying to enter the United States have been sent back to Mexico. Under an arrangement announced Wednesday, the United States will deport all Venezuelans who try to walk or swim into the United States from Mexico, declaring them ineligible for admission.

10 Downing Street, London (United Kingdom) (AFP) – The newly-appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt enters 10 Downing Street. Britain’s Prime Minister Liz Truss had earlier that day sacked his predecessor, Kwasi Kwarteng, following a disastrous mini-budget which sent British government gilts plummeting, making Kwarteng’s tenure as Chancellor the second-shortest in history.

London (AFP) – The group of environmental activists Extinction Rebellion (‘XR’) begins ‘weekend of resistance’ with march from Trafalgar Square to Downing Street in London, to denounce the use of fossil fuels and inaction on climate change, while the country is going through a political and economic crisis linked to the rise in energy prices that just led Prime Minister Liz Truss fired her Finance minister.

London (AFP) – Having sacked her close ally Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng after a mini-budget which spooked the financial markets as a result of its unfunded tax cuts, United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss confirms that her government will perform a drastic U-turn on its previous commitment not to raise corporation tax. “We need to act now to reassure the markets of our fiscal discipline. I have therefore decided to keep the increase in corporation tax that was planned by the previous government,” the under-fire PM says.

London (AFP) – British Prime Minister Liz Truss insists she would push ahead with her contentious programme to boost sluggish economic growth, despite market turbulence and sacking her finance minister. Truss says she is “absolutely determined to see through what I have promised to deliver, a higher growth, more prosperous United Kingdom”, even after being forced to climb down on key parts of the plan.

Astana (Kazakhstan) (AFP) – The meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council begins in the Kazakh capital of Astana. Leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan participate in the event chaired by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. IMAGES

Johannesburg (AFP) – Street artist Dbongz Mahlathi puts the finishing touches to one of his murals in Johannesburg. For him, street art like his “has changed the landscape and how people deemed the city, they now see the city as bright because it used to be dull, mundane”, adding that “people start seeing it as a place they can go into.” Street artists, developments, events and pop-up stores have become integral to making the city an attraction for tourists and locals alike.

Lima (AFP) – Dozens of supporters of Peru’s President Pedro Castillo march in Lima to denounce a constitutional complaint filed by the country’s attorney general, accusing Castillo of criminal organisation and corruption.

Pinar del Río (Cuba) (AFP) – Cubans clean up debris in the city of Pinar del Rio after hurricane Ian left widespread damage on the island.

Doha (AFP) – In Qatar, every street corner has its own work of art, a trend that has accelerated with the approach of the World Cup, during which football fans may be looking for something to do between matches. Qatar is gearing up to welcome more than one million people to the football World Cup which starts on November 20.