Manila (AFP) – US Vice President Kamala Harris meets Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos on Monday during a visit to the Southeast Asian nation aimed at boosting ties and countering China’s growing regional clout. IMAGES
Colorado Springs (AFP) – People gather at a makeshift memorial for the victims of the mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs. At least five people were killed and 18 wounded in the mass shooting. The gunman who opened fire inside was stopped by two “heroic” people inside the club, police told a press conference earlier Sunday. IMAGES
Al Khor (Qatar) (AFP) – Fireworks are seen over the Al Bayt stadium as the opening ceremony of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar takes place. IMAGES
Kherson (Ukraine) (AFP) – Kherson’s oil terminal is still burning a day after it was shelled by Russian forces who fired across the Dnipro river. IMAGES
Doha (AFP) – I feel “Qatari”, “Arab”, “African”, “gay”: world football boss Gianni Infantino says in a bizarre attack on critics of Qatar’s human rights record on the eve of the opening of the football World Cup. He added: “Of course I am not Qatari, I am not an Arab, I am not African, I am not gay, I am not disabled. But I feel like it, because I know what it means to be discriminated [against], to be bullied, as a foreigner in a foreign country. As a child I was bullied – because I had red hair and freckles, plus I was Italian, so imagine.”
Al Khor (Qatar) (AFP) – Ecuador fans sing, dance and play music in front of Al Bayt stadium before World Cup kick-off against host nation Qatar. IMAGES
Doha (AFP) – Images of Ballon D’Or winner Karim Benzema during his last training with France in Doha before being ruled out of the World Cup with a left thigh injury dealing a serious blow to defending champions France’s hopes of retaining the trophy. IMAGES
Buffalo (AFP) – Huge snowfall has fallen on the city of Buffalo and many parts of the State New York. The governor has advised residents to remain prudent.
Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) – The UN’s COP27 climate summit approved on Sunday the creation of a special fund to cover the losses suffered by vulnerable nations hit by the impact of global warming. SOUNDBITE
Tymovskoye (Russia) (AFP) – Rescue workers are on the scene after a suspected gas explosion in a five-storey residential building killed nine people in Russia’s northeastern Sakhalin island, according to the local governor.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Kyiv, for the first time. IMAGES
Kherson (Ukraine) (AFP) – The first passenger train arrives in Kherson since Russian forces withdrew from the city on November 11. Arriving with a one hour delay, the train from Kyiv pulled in at ten o’clock as people waved flags from a bridge and relatives waited with flowers on the platform. IMAGES
