Krasnodar (Russia) (AFP) – Russian emergency services extinguish a fire at a fuel depot with foam in a video posted on Telegram by the Krasnodar Krai governor, Veniamin Kondratyev. According to Kondratyev, the depot caught fire overnight in the Russian village of Volna, close to the Kerch Bridge, which connects the Crimean peninsula to mainland Russia. Kondratyev did not mention the cause of the blaze.
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Israeli air strikes hit Gaza City as they trade fire with Gaza militants in a flare-up of violence following the death in Israeli custody of a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike.
Warsaw (AFP) – An intrepid French traveller embarked on a solo rowing expedition from Poland to France to shed light on the pollution of waterways of Europe.
New York (AFP) – Thousands of writers form picket lines outside studios in New York and Los Angeles as they down their tools in a strike over pay and conditions in the streaming era.
London (AFP) – Images of policemen in front of Buckingham Palace in London, where a man was arrested after items thought to be shotgun cartridges were thrown into the grounds.
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – An Israeli air strike hits Gaza overnight after militants fired rockets from the Palestinian enclave towards Israel. The flare-up in violence comes hours after the death in Israeli custody of a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike.
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Multiple Israeli air strikes hit sites in Gaza City belonging to Palestinian factions in response to the firing of missiles from Gaza towards Israeli territory.
New York (AFP) – TV and movie writers demonstrate in New York as thousands of them across the country went on their first strike in 15 years, after talks with studios and streamers over pay and working conditions failed to clinch a deal.
Arlington (United States) (AFP) – The United States will deploy 1,500 additional troops to the border with Mexico, the Pentagon says, ahead of an expected surge of migrants when Covid-era restrictions are lifted next week. “For 90 days, these 1,500 military personnel, who will be sourced from the active duty component, will fill critical capability gaps, such as ground-based detection and monitoring, data entry, and warehouse support,” spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder tells reporters during a press conference.
Jaén (Spain) (AFP) – May “the Lord help us and save us from this drought”: Worshippers take part in the “El Abuelo” religious procession in the southern Spanish city of Jaen, where temperatures already exceed 30 degrees, to ask for rain as the country’s water reservoirs run low. Mainland Spain and Portugal have broken temperature records for a month of April as both nations wilt in an unusually early heatwave. The last “El Abuelo” procession held in Jaén to ask for rain was in 1949, according to the province’s diocese.
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – “Stop the threats and attacks. Stop detaining and imprisoning journalists for doing their jobs. Stop the lies and disinformation.” says UN Chief Guterres in a pre-recorded video message as UNESCO hosts the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day at the United Nations in New York.
Minneapolis (AFP) – 16-year-old Jasper relocated from Texas to Minnesota with their parents in order to escape from the alarming multiplication of bills targeting transgender youth. “I feel like this is much, much safer,” says Mary, the mother of Jasper (their names have been changed to protect their identity).
