Glasgow (AFP) – Activists and protesters call on world leaders to “stop playing climate games” and to fulfil their climate pledges at a protest inspired by “Squid Game”, the South Korean dystopian show that became a global sensation after its release on Netflix. The UN’s climate conference started this week in Glasgow and will continue for another two weeks to try to craft national plans to forestall the most devastating impacts of global warming.
Lagos (AFP) – Rescue workers continue to search for survivors at the site of a deadly building collapse in Lagos. Desperate relatives wait for news of missing people, a day after the Lagos high-rise building fell down, killing more than a dozen people and leaving many more trapped inside.
Glasgow (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron calls on the world’s “largest emitters” behind on their plans to slash carbon pollution to boost their commitments during the crunch UN COP26 summit.
Mosul (Iraq) (AFP) – Spurred on by their coach, Christian girls kick the ball around a field in Iraq’s Bartalla, a former jihadist stronghold where football is helping them dream of a better future. In 2014, the Islamic State group seized control of the town in its sweep through the northern province of Nineveh, before subjecting women and girls to a harsh interpretation of Islam
Abomey-Calavi (Benin) (AFP) – In Abomey-Calavi near the port city of Cotonou in Benin, a voodoo priestess organises a large, traditional ceremony bringing together dozens of twins to be honoured as deities. In southern Benin, Nigeria and Togo, twins are worshipped as demigods.
Los Angeles (AFP) – American magician Kayla Drescher is a rising star at Magic Castle, an iconic Los Angeles stage where the young woman is now a regular. But behind the magic, her greater challenge is establishing herself as a legitimate woman performer, in a male dominated environment.
Tel Aviv (AFP) – People wearing costumes and face paint pose as they take part in a “Zombie walk” in Tel Aviv.
Rome (AFP) – Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies, including France’s Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Angela Merkel, and Britain’s Boris Johnson, pose for photographs in front of the world-famous Trevi Fountain before throwing coins into the water.
Vatican City (AFP) – Speaking from the Vatican, Pope Francis says ‘let’s pray that the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor will be heard’ as the COP26 conference begins in Glasgow, Scotland.
