Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – A Russian missile strike that hit Kyiv early on 26 June is an act of “symbolic aggression” in the days leading up to a NATO summit, says the city’s mayor Vitali Klitschko.
Elmau Castle (Germany) (AFP) – Images from the start of the first working session of G7 leaders in Elmau Castle in Bavaria. The G7 major powers are meeting for a summit where one of the key issues is to reaffirm Western unity as the war in Ukraine takes hold and drives up energy and food prices around the world.
Quito (AFP) – Protesters clash with security forces near congress in Quito on another day of violent demonstrations against the rise in fuel prices as Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso accused demonstrators of attempting a coup.
Madrid (AFP) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez describes a deadly migrant rush in the enclave of Melilla on the border with Morocco as “an attack on the territorial integrity” of Spain which he blames on “human trafficking mafia”.
samar island (Philippines) (AFP) – A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 metres (23,000 feet) below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world’s deepest shipwreck ever located.
St. Louis (AFP) – Protesters gather in front of the last clinic that was performing abortions in the state of Missouri, United States after it had to shut down its activities. “For me, it’s tragic… Women died getting abortions back then,” says 68 Pamela Lukehart, with tears in her eyes remembering when they were not legal in all of the United States. She joins the protest with her granddaughter, 23 years old Audrey. A few hundred protesters took to the streets of St. Louis, chanting “My body, my choice”. Missouri became the first state to ban abortions after the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade, the 50 years old decision that was guarantying women the right to an abortion in the country.
Cusco (Peru) (AFP) – With an offering to Pachamama (Mother Earth), the ancestral Inca ceremony for the sun god is staged in Cusco before thousands of tourists for the first time after more than two years of pandemic.
Oslo (AFP) – Several hundred people are demonstrating in the streets of Oslo in support of LGBT rights, following the cancellation of the Gay Pride by the authorities due to shootings in the early hours of Saturday in the Norwegian capital that left two people dead and several more wounded. IMAGES
Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Thousands of demonstrators march peacefully in Munich against the G7 summit to begin on Sunday in the region, urging leaders of the alliance leaders to do more for the climate. IMAGES
Berlin (AFP) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock accuses Russia of “using hunger as a weapon of war”, as she speaks at a food security conference in Berlin.
Baku (AFP) – Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that Ukraine and Moldova joining the 27-nation bloc would present “no risks” for Russia. However, Lavrov accuses the EU and NATO of wanting to wage war on Russia, comparing them to the Axis powers in World War II.
Baghdad (AFP) – An all-amputee football team, made up entirely of players who lost limbs in Iraq’s many years of war, knock the ball about in Baghdad. The team cares about more than getting the ball in the back of the net – the goal is to get the players’ confidence back.
