(AFP) – A humanitarian convoy was attacked in the war-ravaged eastern DR Congo, sources told AFP on July 1. UK organisation Tearfund said two of their members of staff were still missing following the attack that took place in North Kivu province.
Dianjiang (AFP) – Loulee Wilson, an American college student, was born in China but given away by parents fearful of violating the country’s “one-child” policy. Now 19, she is among a growing number of Chinese adoptees returning to their birth country to trace their biological parents and understand where they came from.
Jerusalem (AFP) – Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Haredi Jewish men protest in Jerusalem in rejection of a top court ruling that calls for them to be drafted into the Israeli military.
Paderborn (AFP) – France captain Kylian Mbappe admits that playing with a mask to protect his broken nose is “absolutely horrible” as he prepares for the game against Belgium at Euro 2024.
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.
