Elmau Castle (Germany) (AFP) – The G7 stands “closely and steadfastly with Ukraine” after the strike on a shopping centre in the centre of the country, says Olaf Scholz at the final press conference of the G7 summit. of Olaf Scholz
Buenos Aires (AFP) – Dozens of women march to the United States embassy in Buenos Aires to protest the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the right to abortion.
Hong Kong (AFP) – Ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from Britain to China, AFPTV speaks to the city’s former chief executive Leung Chun-ying. Leung, whose administration faced down the Umbrella Movement, says the crackdown over the last three years was “not an overkill”. Echoing Beijing, Leung describes the implementation of One Country, Two Systems as a success, and says that the arrangement might continue beyond its 50-year term — calling July 1, 2047 “a non-event”. DURATION: 01:22
Hong Kong (AFP) – Fishing boats Tuesday parade in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour with banners and flags ahead of the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover from Britain to China. DURATION: 00:44
Zhengzhou (China) (AFP) – Thousands of people cool down in a giant open-air swimming pool in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou on Saturday A blistering heatwave hit the city, causing temperatures to reach a record 42 degrees Celsius (108 degrees Fahrenheit), according to local media.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has “appealed to the United States to recognize Russia as a state that sponsors terrorism.” The statement follows a Russian missile strike on a crowded mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk killed at least 16 people.
Kinshasa (AFP) – Slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba’s only surviving remains, a single tooth, arrives in Kinshasa where it is due to be laid to rest later this week.
Zierikzee (Netherlands) (AFP) – A tornado rips through a city in the Netherlands, killing at least one person and injuring 10 others in the first fatal twister to hit the country for three decades.
Tolima (Colombia) (AFP) – Aerial images show the collapse of the grandstand at a bullring in Colombia which has left at least four people dead and another 30 seriously injured. The collapse occurred during a popular event at which members of the public face off with small bulls, according to officials.
Klais (Germany) (AFP) – Several dozen people protest against the G7, calling for climate protection, cycling in the Bavarian mountains on the second day of the summit held at Elmau Castle.
Gloucester (United States) (AFP) – Competitors run on a greasy pole and try to catch a flag during an annual competition in Gloucester, Massachusetts. “We’re so happy that over 1,000 days later, people are out and about…it’s better than Christmas,” says a resident as the St. Peter’s Fiesta and greasy pole tradition return to the coastal city after a three-year break due to the pandemic.
Lisbon (AFP) – “Today we face what I would call an ocean emergency,” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres tells thousands of policymakers, experts and advocates at the opening plenary of the UN’s Ocean Conference in Lisbon.
