Jerusalem (AFP) – Protesters travel to Jerusalem to rally outside the Israeli parliament and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence, clashing with police and urging new elections as part of what has been dubbed a week of disturbance by activists.
Mina (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Saudi Arabia warned of a temperature spike in Mecca as Muslim pilgrims wrapped up the hajj in searing conditions. Authorities recorded more than 2,700 cases of “heat exhaustion” on June 16 alone.
Afghanistan (AFP) – Destitute Afghans forced to flee Pakistan following the country’s crackdown on undocumented migrants mark a somber Eid al-Adha in a tent encampment in the border province of Nangarhar.
Kabaw (Libya) (AFP) – Once flourishing and known for its figs, olives, and almonds, fields around Kabaw are now mostly barren and battered by climate change-induced drought, pushing villagers to foresake lands and livestock. “Most people have left this region and migrated to the capital Tripoli,” explains the village mayor Mourad Makhlouf.
Chimborazo (Ecuador) (AFP) – Emergency responders evacuate people after heavy rain triggered a landslide in a tourist region of southern Ecuador, where at least six people were killed and 30 others remain missing.
Munich (Germany) (AFP) – A section of seating from a stadium in war-torn Kharkiv has been installed in Munich, hours before Ukraine took to the field for their opening game of Euro 2024. Andriy Shevchenko, head of the Ukrainian football association and the country’s all-time top scorer, was on hand to unveil the temporary exhibition.
Matsusaka (Japan) (AFP) – Far from Parisian bistros where Burgundy snails are usually served, one Japanese man has figured out how to farm the slimy species — a feat that has long eluded the French. Toshihide Takase, 76, says he is “the only person in the world” breeding this specific delicacy.
Beijing (AFP) – China hits back after G7 leaders warned Beijing to stop sending weapons components to Russia, saying their end-of-summit statement was “full of arrogance, prejudice and lies”. When the seven leaders met last week in Italy, souring trade relations with Beijing as well as tensions over Ukraine and the South China Sea were a focus of their discussions.
Nirmaljote (India) (AFP) – At least eight people have been killed in India’s West Bengal state, when an express passenger train and a goods train collided, derailing three passenger carriages.
Sao Paulo (AFP) – Thousands take to the streets of Brazil’s most populous city, Sao Paulo, to march in favor of the decriminalization of marijuana and protest against a proposed constitutional amendment that would criminalize possession, regardless of the quantity.
Gelsenkirchen (Germany) (AFP) – England coach Gareth Southgate praises the ‘spirit’ of his England side after the Three Lions secured a 1-0 victory over Serbia in their opening match of Euro 2024. Serbian coach Dragan Stojkovic says his side had improved on two years ago.
Swiss President and host of a first summit on peace in Ukraine, Viola Amherd, outlines the key points of the final declaration at the summit’s closing ceremony. The topics covered include nuclear energy safety, safe passage of merchant ships, the exchange of prisoners of war, and the return of deported Ukrainian children. “A just and lasting peace in Ukraine is fundamental for the people in the war zones and for all those directly affected by the consequences of the war. For the whole world, international relations must be based on rules, on international law and on the charter of the United Nations,” says Amherd in Burgenstock.
