Doha (AFP) – An Afghan toddler who was bundled onto an evacuation flight from Kabul in 2021 after her parents died in a bomb blast has been reunited with relatives at a Qatar orphanage. The little girl, now believed to be about 21 months old and given the name Maryam by the orphanage, was the youngest of about 200 Afghan children to be airlifted out of the country alone.
Rzeszów (Poland) (AFP) – In this specially-equipped Boeing 737, most of the passengers carry the scars of the war in Ukraine and are heading to hospitals across Europe.
Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) (AFP) – Flowers were placed outside a Mexican immigration detention centre near the US border where dozens of people died in a blaze on Monday night. The migrants were believed to have lit the fire as a demonstration because they feared they would be deported.
Pola (Philippines) (AFP) – Four weeks after a Philippine tanker loaded with 800,000 litres (210,000 gallons) of thick oil sank off the central island of Mindoro, the vessel is still leaking. Authorities have banned fishing and swimming indefinitely, leaving thousands of fishermen wondering how long they can survive. “If this situation prolongs, I might pull one of my children out of school because we don’t have a source of income,” fisherman Marlon Fabrero said.
Zurich (AFP) – Museum curators and dinosaur experts put finishing touches on a 67-million-year-old T-Rex dubbed Trinity. This reassembled giant skeleton will go on a rare auction in Switzerland next month.
Nashville (AFP) – About 50 people gather outside the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville to protest against gun violence, a day after a heavily armed 28-year-old shot three children and three adults to death at a school.
Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) (AFP) – People gather outside a detention facility in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, for a vigil dedicated to the dozens of migrants who died there in a fire. The migrants were believed to have lit the fire as a demonstration because they feared they would be deported, according to President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. IMAGES
Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) (AFP) – A fire started by migrants protesting against their expected deportation killed at least 39 people at the National Migration Institute (INM) facility in Ciudad Juarez, prompting the mobilization of firefighters and dozens of ambulances.
Nairobi (AFP) – Raila Odinga, who ran against president William Ruto in the Kenyan elections, says that he and his supporters “never envisaged” that the state would respond to protests with a “reign (of) terror on peaceful and innocent Kenyans”. This comes after anti-government protests called by Odinga turned violent, with police firing tear gas and looters going on a rampage. Odinga has called for regular protests every Monday and Thursday, accusing President Ruto of stealing last year’s election and of failing to control the surging cost of living.
London (AFP) – In south London’s Crystal Palace Park, a collection of dinosaur sculptures which date back to 1854 will be among the heritage sites to benefit from new funding announced by the UK’s National Lottery Heritage Fund. The total funding, worth over £24 million, will go towards projects in locations ranging from northern Scotland’s John O’Groats to southwest England’s Penzance.
Sunda Straits (Indonesia) (AFP) – Images captured by a CCTV camera show Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatoa erupting and spewing hot ash clouds. Mount Anak Krakatoa, which means Child of Krakatoa, erupted four times, officials said, with the biggest followed by another that sent a column of smoke and ash 1,500 metres above its crater.
Alausí (Ecuador) (AFP) – Rescue workers save a dog that was trapped underneath rubble after a landslide occurred that buried dozens of homes and killed at least seven people in Alausi, Ecuador.
