Bogotá (AFP) – Colombians pray at an altar erected in honour of senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe outside the clinic where he is currently undergoing emergency surgery for “acute intracerebral bleeding”, according to the medical team. The 39-year-old conservative senator was shot twice in the head and once in the leg while giving a speech in a park on June 7 in western Bogota. IMAGES
Tuam (Ireland) (AFP) – A quiet, walled patch of grass in the middle of an Irish housing estate is set to reveal the latest disturbing chapter in Ireland’s “mother and baby” home scandal. In the town of Tuam, 135 miles (220 kilometres) west of Dublin, significant quantities of human remains have been identified. Excavation crews are set to seal off the site before beginning the search for remains in July. Women pregnant outside of wedlock were siloed in the so-called ‘mother and baby’ homes by society, the state and the Catholic church, with some 56,000 unmarried women and 57,000 children passing through them, according to state-backed enquiries.
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) – Syrian doctor Alaa Mousa arrives at a German court in Frankfurt, before being handed a life sentence for crimes against humanity for torturing detainees at military hospitals under former ruler Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted from power in December 2024. Mousa was accused of torturing patients at military hospitals in Damascus and Homs on 18 occasions between 2011 and 2012. In one instance, Mousa was said to have set fire to the genitals of a teenage boy and in another case, to have delivered a lethal injection to a detainee who resisted a beating.
Vienna (AFP) – Iran’s ambassador to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, Reza Najafi, urges the IAEA to condemn Israeli attacks on nuclear sites in the Islamic republic at an emergency meeting in Vienna. The strikes have targeted several of Iran’s nuclear facilities, as Israel claims Tehran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons — an accusation it denies. Iran says it is scrapping planned nuclear talks with the United States following the bombardments.
Haifa (Israel) (AFP) – Cleanup efforts begin in Haifa, one of several Israeli cities hit by Iranian missiles overnight, as Israel strikes deep inside the Islamic republic. Israel’s military says it has destroyed one third of Iran’s surface-to-surface missile launchers, as strikes between the two arch foes enter a fourth day.
Verona (Italy) (AFP) – Two tourists are captured on CCTV footage breaking a crystal-covered chair displayed at an art museum in Verona and then fleeing once the damage became apparent. The “Van Gogh” chair by artist Nicola Bolla was described by the Palazzo Maffei museum as “extremely fragile” and covered in “a myriad of Swarovski crystal.”
Palma (Spain) (AFP) – Thousands of local demonstrators take part in a protest against mass tourism and house prices in Spain’s Palma de Mallorca. Similar protests were staged in tourist hotspots across southern Europe.
Barcelona (AFP) – Protesters take to the streets of Barcelona to demonstrate against mass tourism, firing water pistols at tourists and putting stickers and cordon tape on hostels. Around 600 people protested to demand a limit on tourism, according to the Barcelona police force.
(AFP) – Israeli first responders from Magen David Adom arrive on site after an Iranian missile hit a home near Haifa in northern Israel. The MDA said a woman was killed and 14 people were wounded. IMAGES
Amman (AFP) – Jordanian defense systems operate to intercept Iranian missiles or drones crossing over Amman, Jordan. Israel and Iran exchanged fire a day after Israel unleashed an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign that Iran said hit its nuclear facilities, “martyred” top commanders and killed dozens of civilians. IMAGES
Marjayoun (Lebanon) (AFP) – A salvo of Iranian missiles crosses the sky along Lebanon’s border with Israel as wedding guests in a nearby village pause the music to look up and film on their phones. Israel and Iran exchanged fire a day after Israel launched an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign that Iran said hit its nuclear facilities, “martyred” top commanders, and killed dozens of civilians. IMAGES
Tehran (AFP) – Fire blazes from oil depots in Shahran, northwest of Tehran, after an Israeli strike. Israel and Iran exchanged fire a day after Israel unleashed an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign that Iran said hit its nuclear facilities, “martyred” top commanders and killed dozens of civilians. IMAGES
