Beijing (AFP) – EU chief Charles Michel holds a meeting with China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang during his trip to Beijing aimed to seek help on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine and in rebalancing trade between China and Europe.
Yangzhou (China) (AFP) – Chinese mourners lay flowers outside Jiang Zemin’s former residence in his hometown Yangzhou, near Shanghai, after the former leader died on Wednesday. State media said Jiang had died of leukaemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai at the age of 96, and that funeral preparations had begun.
Chasiv Yar (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainians evacuate from Chasiv Yar, a city near Bakhmut, where heavy fighting has taken place. The volunteer organization Vostok SOS takes people to the railway station in Pokrovsk, where the evacuation trains depart.
Khejarli (India) (AFP) – The Bishnois are India’s original eco-warriors, believing in the sanctity of all life, shunning meat and avoiding felling living trees. Spread mostly in hamlets across Rajasthan, the community draw inspiration from Amrita Devi, a Bishnoi woman killed in 1730 while trying to protect the khejari trees.
Dhaka (AFP) – As Argentina claimed a decisive 2-0 World Cup victory over Poland early Wednesday, thousands of fans were erupting in celebration thousands of kilometres away on a grassy field in Bangladesh. From young children to retirees, many clad in blue and white or waving Argentinian flags, the throng stood for nearly the entire match as they watched on giant screens in the main square of the capital’s Dhaka University.
Police patrol at the intersection near the hospital where former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin is rumoured to have died. Jiang died on Wednesday in Shanghai at the age of 96, state media reported, hailing him as a great communist revolutionary who helped quell the 1989 pro-democracy protests. IMAGES
A Chinese flag flies at half-mast outside the ministry of foreign affairs building in Bejing following the death of former leader Jiang Zemin. Jiang died Wednesday at the age of 96, state media reported, hailing him as a great communist revolutionary who helped quell the 1989 pro-democracy protests. IMAGES
France’s President Emmanuel Macron and his US counterpart Joe Biden walk out of Fiola Mare restaurant in the Georgetown neighbourhood after private dinner in Washington. IMAGES
Arlington (United States) (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron attends a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia, before addressing the French community and meeting US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden for dinner.
French President Emmanuel Macron presides over a decoration ceremony at the French embassy in Washington, DC, presenting US veterans with Legion d’Honneur medals and thanking them for their service.
Vatican City (AFP) – An acrobatic dance group from Kenya, “The Black Blues Brothers”, perform for Pope Francis during his weekly general audience on St. Peter’s Square, with both the Holy Father and the public clapping their show. IMAGES
Rabat (AFP) – “We are very happy,” says Veronique Roger-Lacan, Permanent Delegate of France to UNESCO, after the UN agency awarded the French baguette heritage status. It comes at a challenging time for the industry with France losing some 400 artisanal bakeries every year since 1970.
