Paris (AFP) – Two Afghan women, living in exile in Paris since the Taliban took back control of their home country one year ago, share the difficulties they have faced and their concerns for the future of women’s rights in Afghanistan.
Mostuéjouls (France) (AFP) – French firefighters light tactical fires to try and contain a blaze between Lozere and Aveyron which has destroyed at least 700 hectares of land. No injuries have been reported.
Karbala (Iraq) (AFP) – Shiite Muslims perform mourning rituals marking Ashura in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala, the burial place of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.
Geneva (AFP) – Last month marked one of the three hottest Julys ever recorded, with global temperatures measuring nearly half a degree above average, according to the United Nations’ weather agency. “The world just had one of the three warmest Julys on record,” says World Meteorological Organization (WMO) spokeswoman Clare Nullis.
Lahore (Pakistan) (AFP) – Pakistan zoo is auctioning off a dozen lions to private collectors next week to free up space for a pride that won’t stop growing. The zoo is currently home to 29 lions, and officials plan an auction on August 11 to sell 12 of them, aged between two and five years old.
Kabul province (Afghanistan) (AFP) – ‘Nafeesa’ goes to a secret school in Afghanistan. And to add risk to an already tough situation, her brother is with the Taliban. “I use madrasa as an excuse to come here. My brother doesn’t know that I come to school – only my mother supports me” says Nafeesa, one of hundreds of thousands of girls and young women deprived of the chance of education with the Taliban in power.
Baikonur (Kazakhstan) (AFP) – A live feed from Russian space agency Roscosmos shows an Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasting off from Kazakhstan amid controversy that Moscow might use it to improve its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine. The Russian mission control confirmed its subsequent entry into orbit. IMAGES
West Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) – Dozens of supporters of Donald Trump gather in West Palm Beach outside his Mar-A-Lago home. The former US President said that the Florida residence was being “raided” by FBI agents in what he called an act of “prosecutorial misconduct.” IMAGES
Nairobi (AFP) – Kenyans line up to vote in a high-stakes election, with the East African powerhouse on edge as two political heavyweights battle it out in a fiercely contested race for the presidency. IMAGES
Sugoi (Kenya) (AFP) – Kenya’s William Ruto, the sharply-dressed deputy president now running for the top office, casts his ballot as the East African powerhouse heads to the polls in a high-stakes election. IMAGES
Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) – Dozens of supporters of former US president Donald Trump gather outside his Mar-A-Lago home in Florida after he said Monday the residence was being “raided” by FBI agents. IMAGES
Seoul (AFP) – Images of damaged cars and traffic jam in Gangnam district of downtown Seoul after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding in the South Korean capital, with at least seven people dead and seven more missing. IMAGES
