Rugezi (Rwanda) (AFP) – Rwanda faces many accusations of rights abuses, but it has been praised for its conservation work, which is key to its vital tourism sector. Spearheading efforts to preserve the Grey Crowned Crane is conservationist Olivier Nsengimana, whose work has seen the migratory bird make a comeback in recent years. N°43DK462
Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) – Lebanon holds the the 21st edition of the Beirut Marathon after it was delayed from November 2024 due to the war between Israel and Hezbollah.
Odesa (Ukraine) (AFP) – A Russian drone strike overnight has killed at least two people and wounded 15 others in a residential area of Odesa. The strike came as the United States and Ukraine on Wednesday signed a minerals deal. Kyiv has accepted the minerals accord as a way to secure long-term investment by Washington.
Muzaffarabad (Pakistan) (AFP) – School playing fields in Pakistan’s Kashmir are being transformed into first aid camps for children to learn how to respond if war breaks out with India.
Kunduz (Afghanistan) (AFP) – Climate change, women’s rights, displacement, poverty: Afghanistan remains a priority as it faces overlapping crises, the UN’s relief chief Tom Fletcher tells AFP, deploring “brutal” aid budget cuts.
Kunduz (Afghanistan) (AFP) – Climate change, women’s rights, displacement, poverty: Afghanistan remains a priority as it faces overlapping crises, the UN’s relief chief Tom Fletcher tells AFP, deploring “brutal” aid budget cuts.
Saada (Yemen) (AFP) – “I don’t want to remember the scene,” says Abed Ibrahim Saleh, an Ethiopian migrant injured in deadly US strikes which Huthi-controlled media say killed 68 people in a migrant detention centre in Yemen. The US strikes are in response to attacks by the Huthis targeting Israeli and Western vessels in the Red Sea in what the rebels describe as solidarity with the Palestinians, starting shortly after Hamas conducted the worst-ever attack on Israel in October 2023.
Morwell (Australia) (AFP) – The trial opens for an Australian woman accused of murdering three people with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington, in a case that has grabbed global attention. The accused served beef Wellington to four guests in 2023 on four large grey dinner plates, while she ate from a smaller, orange plate, the prosecutor says. Only one guest survived. Erin Patterson allegedly invited the four to her home and told them during the meal she had cancer, though medical tests later found no evidence she had the disease.
Warren (United States) (AFP) – Surrounded by cheering supporters in Michigan and his rally staple song “Y.M.C.A.” blasting out, US President Donald Trump touts the “most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country.” But polls show Americans becoming disenchanted with the economic and political tumult. A poll published on 27 April by The Washington Post and ABC News found that 39 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s performance.
Versailles (France) (AFP) – With 70 years since its last restoration, the Diane Salon in France’s Palace of Versailles is getting a makeover. The room served as an entertainment room during the reign of King Louis XIV.
Bukittinggi (Indonesia) (AFP) – The recent birth of a female Sumatran tiger cub at a zoo in Indonesia has boosted hopes for the critically endangered species. There are currently fewer than 90 Sumatran tigers at conservation agencies around the world, while the estimated population in the wild is around 600. Deforestation and illegal hunting are the main threats to their existence.
Santo Domingo (AFP) – Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez welcomes his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Santo Domingo. IMAGES
