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Narusawa (AFP) – Mount Fuji’s summer climbing season begins with new crowd control measures on the Japanese volcano’s most popular hiking trail to combat overtourism.

Kapstadt (AFP) – South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen addresses the nation a day after the announcement of a new government with former opposition parties getting 12 out of 32 portfolios after the ruling ANC lost its outright parliamentary majority.

Seoul (AFP) – For nearly thirty years, Seo Seung-ho has cleaned the windows of South Korea’s tallest building, Lotte World Tower. It’s a reliable, well-paying job. There’s just one problem: He’s scared of heights.

Caribbean sea (AFP) – Hurricane Beryl plows towards the southeast Caribbean as residents are urged to finish preparations ahead of the Category 4 storm’s expected landfall. It’s the first ever recorded in June.

Paris (AFP) – France’s far right is eyeing a historic chance to form a government and claim the post of prime minister after winning the first round of legislative elections with the centrist forces of President Emmanuel Macron coming in only third.

Santiago (AFP) – Thousands take to the streets of Chile’s capital Santiago for the annual Pride March. This year marks 25 years since the decriminalization of same-sex relationships in the South American country.

Chonchocoro (Bolivia) (AFP) – Former army chief Juan Jose Zuniga, the suspected leader of a failed coup against Bolivian President Luis Arce, enters the Chonchocoro high-security prison close to Bolivia’s capital La Paz. A total of 21 active, retired and civilian military personnel have been arrested after the June 26 events.

Nookat (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) – Over 1,300 have been evacuated and seven have died following mudslides in Kyrgyzstan’s south. The mountainous Central Asian country is on the front line of climate change and its consequential natural disasters.

Corumba, Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil) (AFP) – Sheltered in their nest overlooking the burnt vegetation, a pair of jabirus, the emblematic stork species of the Brazilian Pantanal, symbolises the resilience of the fire-ravaged biodiversity sanctuary. Satellites have recorded more than 3,000 fires in the wetland region so far this year.

Zermatt (Switzerland) (AFP) – At least seven people have died after ferocious storms and torrential rains hit southern Switzerland, France and Italy. Scientists say climate change driven by human activity is increasing the severity, frequency and length of these extreme weather events.

Nicosia (AFP) – Armed with acrylic paints and a paint brush, French street artist SETH brings colour to Nicosia, the capital of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The island was “once a whole entity” explains SETH as he nears the end of the project, “I wanted to talk about this.”

Essen (Germany) (AFP) – Protesters stand off with police in Essen, Germany, where a number of gatherings have been organised to protest against the far-right party AfD holding its congress.