Jenin (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Several nations that have backed Israel voiced outrage after Israeli troops fired what they called “warning shots” as foreign diplomats visited the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Authority accused troops of “deliberately” shooting at the delegation near the flashpoint city of Jenin.
Ushuaïa (Argentine) (AFP) – Thousands of electronics workers and union members marched in the streets of Ushuaia to protest President Javier Milei’s decision to lower tariffs on cellular phone imports. In the remote southern province of Tierra del Fuego, where electronics manufacturing is a key economic pillar, many fear the free-market policy could cripple local industry and wipe out jobs. IMAGES
Pozuelo de Alarcón (AFP) – Police attend the scene after the shooting of a US-sanctioned Ukrainian ex-MP and senior aide to the country’s former pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych near Madrid. The incident happened in the upmarket town of Pozuelo de Alarcon, where several people shot a man in the back and head as he prepared to climb into a vehicle, a Spanish police source has told AFP, confirming the deceased person to be Andriy Portnov.
Doha (AFP) – The eldest son of US President Donald Trump, Don Jr, says he could run for president “maybe one day”, after previously denying he was considering a White House bid. Asked during the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha if he would consider entering a presidential race to succeed his father, Don Jr first chuckled before suggesting it was possible.
Omdurman (AFP) – Sudanese soldiers patrol the streets of Salha district, south of Omdurman, after retaking it from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The Sudanese army says it has dislodged the rival paramilitaries from their last positions in Omdurman, part of the Sudanese capital, securing all of Khartoum state nearly two months after recapturing the capital’s centre. In recent days, both the army and RSF have launched attacks across the country, trying to claim territory and cut off rival supply lines.
Deir el-Balah (AFP) – “We are still searching for Mohammed,” says a Palestinian man standing by a house in Gaza’s Deir El-Balah, reduced to rubble in an Israeli strike. European countries have ramped up pressure on Israel to abandon its intensified campaign in Gaza and let more aid into the war-ravaged territory, where rescuers say overnight attacks killed at least 19 people, including a week-old baby.
Jundiaí (AFP) – A chemical spill has turned the waters of the Corrego das Tulipas in Jundiai, Sao Paulo, an unnatural shade of blue after dye leaked from a truck and flowed into a nearby park lake, threatening local wildlife.
Vatikanstadt (AFP) – Pope Leo XIV calls for sufficient humanitarian aid to be allowed into war-ravaged Gaza, where humanitarian agencies say a total blockade has sparked critical food and medicine shortages. “I renew my heartfelt appeal to allow the entry of sufficient humanitarian aid and to put an end to the hostilities,” the pope says during his first weekly general audience in the Vatican.
Miami (AFP) – Venezuelan migrants in Miami express their fears for the future after the US Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to end legal protections that have shielded some 350,000 Venezuelans from potential deportation.
Attari (India) (AFP) – India has resumed its daily border ceremony with Pakistan at the Attari-Wagah crossing after a brief suspension due to deadly conflictearlier this month—the most serious clash between the two rivals in decades.
Karachi (AFP) – A team of doctors and vets in Pakistan has developed a novel treatment for a pair of elephants suffering from tuberculosis that involves feeding them at least 400 pills a day.
Acapulco (Mexico) (AFP) – National Guard and firefighters arrive at night following clashes between armed groups that left several vehicles burned and two people dead, just kilometers from Acapulco’s tourist port. IMAGES
