Marseille (AFP) – Sea bream tartare, colourful cocktails… within the walls of the Baumettes Prison. At “Les Beaux mets” restaurant, customers enjoy dishes prepared by inmates, under the watchful eye of a prison warden.
Kabul (AFP) – A month after losing her eye in a deadly suicide bomb attack on her academy, a young Hazara woman has finished among the top candidates in Afghanistan’s tough university entrance exams. Results issued over the weekend showed Fatima Amiri scored 313 points out of a possible 360 in the “Kankor”, a highly competitive test that more than 100,000 students sat this year to win a coveted university place. The top student got 355, but anything over 300 puts students in the very highest category.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky urges the United States to remain united, as questions hover over American support for his country as midterm elections to determine control of the US Congress take place.
Beijing (AFP) – People in Beijing, the capital of the world’s most populous country China, comment on the world’s changing population, which is expected to reach 8 billion by mid-November. IMAGES ET SONORES D’ARCHIVES
Dayton (United States) (AFP) – Former US President Donald Trump holds a rally in Dayton, Ohio in support of Republican candidates on the eve of the midterm elections. The former president has been heavily hinting that he may be on the presidential ballot again in 2024. “I’m going to be making a very big announcement on, Tuesday November 15,” he said to the crowds.
Ankara (AFP) – Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is welcomed to Ankara by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, as Kristersson makes a bid to persuade Turkey to drop its opposition to Sweden joining NATO. After Russia invaded Ukraine, Sweden and Finland abandoned their long-held policy of non-alignment and applied to join the military alliance. But Turkey has stalled ratification of their bids, accusing them of harbouring outlawed Kurdish militants.
Lagos (AFP) – Actors and influencers walk the red carpet while dancing with performers in costumes at the premiere of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ in Nigeria. Fans paint their faces with make-ups from the Marvel Studios franchise and cheer as they pose for photos at the event.
Mexico City (AFP) – Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, seen as a likely contender for Mexican president in 2024, accuses a top prosecutor of trying to cover up the murder of a young woman. Dozens of people took to the streets on Monday to demand justice for Lopez and other victims of femicides in the country. Between January and September, Mexico recorded the murders of 695 women, compared to 978 in all of 2021.
Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) – Hundreds of young Congolese men and women volunteer to join the army to fight the M23 (“March 23 Movement”) rebels who are making increasing advances in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In Goma, Northern Kivu, young hopefuls attend recruitment drives for a chance to be trained at the military academy and defend their country.
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – Thousands of supporters of Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hold a “CarnaLula” party on Rio’s Copacabana beach to “exorcise” defeated far-right incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro from Brazil.
Washington (AFP) – Images of the United States Capitol building on the eve of the midterm elections, as Americans prepare to go to the polls to elect 435 members of the House of Representatives, one-third of the Senate and a host of state and local posts.
Lahore (Pakistan) (AFP) – Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan leaves hospital three days after being shot in the legs in a failed assassination attempt. Khan, 70, was wounded by gunfire aimed at his open-top container truck as he led a political party convoy through thick crowds in the eastern city of Wazirabad on Thursday.
