Pointe-à-Pitre (AFP) – Crowds pack the streets of Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe’s main city, to welcome French judo legend Teddy Riner. who has won his fourth and fifth gold medals at the Paris Olympics. The 35-year-old 11-time world champion, who is the world’s most decorated judoka, claimed individual heavyweight and mixed team gold medals.
Annapolis (United States) (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns both Iran and Israel to avoid actions that “raise the risk of dangerous outcomes” in the Middle East. Iran has vowed a response after Israel’s suspected killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, an assassination at which US President Joe Biden has hinted at frustration.
Philadelphia (AFP) – Hours after being announced on the Democratic ticket, Minnesota governor Tim Walz hit the campaign trail with presidential hopeful Kamala Harris in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania.
Paris (AFP) – Supporters of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who has been embroiled in a major gender controversy at the Paris Olympics, celebrate after she won her semi-final.
London (AFP) – The UK government says 6,000 specialist police are ready to deal with any further unrest in Britain following far-right riots. Almost 400 people have been arrested and 100 charged over the week-long disturbances.
Venezuela (AFP) – A Russian training ship of the Baltic Fleet Smolniy arrives in Venezuela and is received with honors at the port of La Guaira, near the capital, as part of a working visit to the Caribbean nation amid a climate of tension after the last presidential election. IMAGES
Tokyo (AFP) – Halloween may not be for months, but it’s already peak haunted house season in Japan, where seeking a bone-chilling fright is a long-established summer tradition. Summer is closely associated with the dead in Japan, because it is believed that ancestral souls return to their household altars during the mid-August “obon” holiday.
Najaf (Iraq) (AFP) – Joufi is one among several farmers to be receiving support from the agriculture ministry whose experts have been developing innovative methods to save Iraq’s rice production. “Using traditional methods, 10 to 15 people were required to manually get the water from here and there. Now, only one person is needed to operate the sprinklers and pump, and the field is irrigated properly,” he explains.
Tokyo (AFP) – Japanese philosopher Kohei Saito has become a face of the global movement for “degrowth.” From his collectively-owned patch of forest outside Tokyo, he argues that humans need to stop consuming to save the planet.
Hong Kong (AFP) – With two of its three gold medals won in fencing, Hong Kong has emerged as a powerhouse in the sport at the Paris games. The impact of the success of Edgar Cheung Ka-long, and in particular Vivian Kong, is already being felt across the city.
Dhaka (AFP) – Bangladesh student protest leaders say they want Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead an interim government, a day after the military took control as mass demonstrations forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to flee the country.
Dhaka (AFP) – Hundreds of thousands of protesters in Bangladesh march towards the prime minister’s residence in the capital Dhaka to celebrate after Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country in the wake of more than a month of deadly protests.
