Sao Paulo (AFP) – A hill in Paraisopolis, Sao Paulo’s second-largest favela, showcases the work of Estevao Silva da Conceicao, who has spent four decades building a unique castle that has earned him the nickname “the Brazilian Gaudi.”
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) – The trial of the suspected murderers of Councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes, begins at the Rio de Janeiro courthouse. IMAGES
Parotani (Bolivia) (AFP) – At a traffic stop on a road leading to the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba, a group of coca-chewing protesters man barricades of in the town of Parotani. For over two weeks, supporters of former president Evo Morales have been blocking roads around the country to ward off his potential arrest on rape charges and demand the resignation of President Luis Arce. [TO COMPLETE 36L63PN_EN]
Villa Gesell (Argentina) (AFP) – Rescue workers scramble to reach several people trapped under the rubble of a ten-story hotel that collapsed in the Argentine seaside resort of Villa Gesell. At least one person died when the Dubrovnik hotel, which had been undergoing renovations, collapsed in the middle of the night.
Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) – Israeli bombardment of Lebanon has forced Mohammed Fawaz and thousands of others to flee many kilometres away to find respite in central Iraq.
Villa Gesell (Argentina) (AFP) – Aerial shots of a ten-story hotel building that collapsed in the Argentine seaside resort of Villa Gesell, resulting in the death of an elderly man and leaving a dozen others missing. IMAGES
Tucson (AFP) – In Tucson, Arizona, volunteers canvass to try to persuade voters to back a ballot measure to inscribe abortion rights in the state constitution. But abortion sentiment in this state shows there is little consensus among voters.
New York (AFP) – For Latinos living in Brooklyn, New York, the joke made by a comedian at Trump’s rally in Madison Square Garden, calling Puerto Rico “a floating island of garbage,” is “racist” and will backfire. “That’s why I’m going to vote for Harris,” says one resident.
Tucson (AFP) – In Tucson, Arizona, volunteers canvass to try to persuade voters to back a ballot measure to inscribe abortion rights in the state constitution. But abortion sentiment in this state shows there is little consensus among voters.
Atlanta (AFP) – Donald Trump tells supporters at a rally in swing state Georgia he is “not a Nazi,” refuting accusations of authoritarianism, including from a former top aide who branded him a fascist. The comments come a day after Trump held a major rally in New York’s famed Madison Square Garden that was widely condemned for racist remarks his allies made during the event.
Atlanta (AFP) – Donald Trump tells supporters at a rally in swing state Georgia he is “not a Nazi,” refuting accusations of authoritarianism, including from a former top aide who branded him a fascist. The comments come a day after Trump held a major rally in New York’s famed Madison Square Garden that was widely condemned for racist remarks his allies made during the event.
Sanaa (AFP) – Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels claim responsibility for missile attacks on three ships in the Red Sea. Maritime security agencies reported three explosions near a ship in the Red Sea off Yemen. The Huthis have targeted ships they say are linked to Israel in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since last November in support of Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war.
