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Navinwadi (India) (AFP) – Far from the gleaming high-rises of India’s financial capital Mumbai, impoverished villages in areas supplying the megacity’s water are running dry — a crisis repeated across the country that experts say foreshadows terrifying problems. “Whatever water we have, all of that goes to the city (Mumbai) and our situation remains as it was and we don’t get water to drink,” says Sunita Pandurang Satgir. Demand is increasing in the world’s most populous nation of 1.4 billion people, but supplies are shrinking — with climate change driving erratic rainfall and extreme heat.

London (AFP) – Catherine, Princess of Wales, tentatively returns to UK public life for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer, attending a military parade in London to mark King Charles III’s official birthday. Kate, as she is widely known, travelled in a state carriage alongside her three children at the outset of the annual event before watching the ceremonial proceedings from a viewing point.

Guayaquil (Ecuador) (AFP) – Mortuary workers carry corpse after corpse from a container into the forensic institute in Guayaquil, a city where the strong stench of putrefaction has taken hold as more people fall victim to Ecuador’s drug-related violence.

Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Germany thrashed 10-man Scotland 5-1 as the Euro 2024 hosts kicked off the tournament in style in Munich. Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann said he would not be a “killjoy” after the host nation’s blistering start to Euro 2024 — a 5-1 thumping of Scotland in Munich. With five different players scoring goals, Germany delivered their best showing so far under Nagelsmann — and one of their most convincing team performances in some time. The group A teams will also be facing Switzerland and Hungary.

Paderborn (Germany) (AFP) – “It’s sad and very serious. We have to tell everyone to go and vote and, as a citizen, we have to fight to ensure that the National Rally doesn’t get through,” says Marcus Thuram in response to a question about the current political situation in France ahead of the snap legislative elections.

Insel Delos (AFP) – Just a short boat ride from the pounding nightclubs of Greece’s Mykonos island, a silent battle is raging. Delos, one of the most important sites of the ancient world, is slowly disappearing under the rising Mediterranean, with experts saying it could vanish “in fifty years or so”. Rising sea levels have already submerged monuments and caused the shoreline to retreat up to 20 metres on some parts of the island.

Savelletri (AFP) – Addressing a gathering of G7 leaders in Italy, Pope Francis calls for “lethal autonomous weapons” to be banned, warning of the dangers of artificial intelligence.

Tetovo (AFP) – More than twenty years after building her first bee colonies, Magda Miloseska still visits the hives with the same passion. Tending the bees behind her house near Tetovo, western North Macedonia, Miloseska has seen first-hand the harmful effects of climate change on her honey harvests, with warm winters and sudden changes in temperature creating conditions favourable to parasites and the development of disease.

Cota (AFP) – Birds, frogs, monkeys, and other wildlife have been rescued from illegal trafficking and now live at La Reserva biopark (Bioparque La Reserva) in Cota, Colombia, a private, nonprofit sanctuary for animals.

Arauco (AFP) – Severe flooding has hit parts of Chile after heavy rains battered the centre and south of the country, killing one person and causing damage to hundreds of homes. Chile’s weather service issued the highest level of alarm, covering some 14 million of the 20 million people, but this was later lifted as authorities said 80 percent of the storm had passed and was headed for neighboring Argentina.

Moskau (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow would cease fire and begin peace talks “immediately” if Ukraine pulled back troops from four regions and gave up its NATO membership bid.

Blankenhain (Germany) (AFP) – Ahead of England’s Euro 2024 opener against Serbia, Conor Gallagher believes the team will be “more than ready”. Speaking at the team’s Blankenhain base, the Chelsea midfielder describes England’s loss against Iceland in their final warm-up game as “a bit of a wake-up call.”