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Tlaquepaque (Mexico) (AFP) – Local residents wade down flooded streets while the Mexican military support evacuation efforts after heavy rains in the city of Tlaquepaque, Jalisco state, Mexico.

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United fans rush to snap up shirts with Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic number seven, that he will wear again after Edinson Cavani agreed to give it up. The Portuguese player rejoined United from Juventus last week, and is set to make his second debut in the Premier League match against Newcastle on September 11.

Wellington (AFP) – New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reacts to the country’s first death from the coronavirus in six months. A woman in her 90s is the 27th person to die with Covid-19 in New Zealand and the first recorded since February 16 this year.

Jardin (Colombia) (AFP) – Juan Guillermo Jaramillo, agronomist and Colombian nature photographer, is the co-author of an inventory that led to Colombia being recognized as having the widest variety of butterfly species in the world. The Checklist of Colombian Butterflies identifies 3,642 different species, which makes up 19.4 percent of the known global varieties.

Vladivostok (Russia) (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin says he hopes the Taliban will behave in a “civilised” manner in Afghanistan so the global community can maintain diplomatic ties with Kabul. “Russia is not interested in the disintegration of Afghanistan. If this happens, then there will be no one to talk to,” Putin says. 

Taez (Yemen) (AFP) – Many Yemini school children have only ever known makeshift schooling. Classes take place wherever they can, on roofs, in bombed out buildings and on the streets. As a new school year rolls around, the students’ simple hope of a ‘real school’ remains a distant reality in the war-torn city of Taez. With 600,000 people under government control but besieged by the Huthi rebels since 2015, Taez is one of Yemen’s most troubled cities, and has been repeatedly bombed by insurgents.

Glacier d’Aletsch (Switzerland) (AFP) – As head of Glacier Monitoring Switzerland (Glamos), Matthias Huss is at the forefront of observing the impact of climate change because glaciers are like a “giant thermometer” that indicates that upheavals are “very, very fast”.

Stockholm (AFP) – Fans of ABBA in Stockholm outside a museum dedicated to the group say they are thrilled after the Swedish superstars announced a musical comeback with a new album and a London show featuring their performances captured by digital avatars.

Tokyo (AFP) – Paris 2024 CEO says they “are proud to be driving the development of a new global standard for accessibility in major sport and cultural event” ahead of the Games’ handover ceremony.

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) – Alexanda Kotey, a member of the notorious Islamic State kidnapping cell dubbed the “Beatles,” pleaded guilty Thursday in a US court to charges of conspiring to murder four American hostages. “Contrary to the propaganda perpetrated by ISIS, we have given Alexanda Kotey the opportunity to face justice,” acting US Attorney Raj Parekh tells reporters outside the court, alongside some of the victims’ parents.

Queens (United States) (AFP) – High waters and heavy rain are seen through a vehicle’s window in New York as Storm Ida wreaks further havoc on the northeast United States. The storm has forced airport closures and state of emergency declarations in the state and neighbouring New Jersey.

Doha (AFP) – Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani says his country is working with Taliban to reopen Kabul airport “as soon as possible”, during a joint press conference with his British counterpart Dominic Raab in Doha.