Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Forced to flee her home by Israeli bombardment, Asmaa Ahmed gave birth in the middle of the night in a Gaza City school that had no electricity.
Beijing (AFP) – China’s foreign minister Wang Yi calls Israel’s war in Gaza a “disgrace for civilisation” while speaking to journalists at a press conference.
Medellín (Colombia) (AFP) – Demonstrators march in Medellin against social reform projects of the government of Gustavo Petro and the violence that persists in the country despite peace negotiations with armed groups. IMAGES
Palawan (Philippines) (AFP) – With its windows shattered, a Philippine supply boat sits in the harbour of Palawan following a run-in with Chinese Coast Guard vessels. This week, Philippine authorities accused the Chinese boats of causing two collisions and using water cannon, actions they say left four crew members injured. The incident occurred in waters around Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, where the two countries have competing territorial claims.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Ten years on from her mother’s disappearance on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Grace Nathan still struggles to accept that she is gone. Like many of those who lost loved ones when the plane vanished, with all 239 people onboard, Grace feels a lack of closure. “The same questions we asked 10 years ago still haven’t been answered” she says. The flight became the object of the largest search in aviation history, but since its disappearance just a few fragments have been found.
Pataudi (India) (AFP) – A government-backed programme to help modernise Indian farming is providing employment for hundreds of rural women, who have traditionally found few opportunities to join the labour force.
Sochi (Russia) (AFP) – The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has lost internal power eight times since the start of the conflict in Ukraine and has had to rely on backup generators, described by Rafael Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as “the last line of defence” against a reactor meltdown. Grossi’s comments come as he visits Russia to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin on the situation at the site, which is in southern Ukraine but under the control of Moscow’s forces.
London (AFP) – “Patience needs to run very thin and a whole series of warnings need to given,” says UK Foreign Minister David Cameron, ahead of a meeting with Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz. “Israel is the occupying power, it is responsible,” Cameron adds as he addresses the UK’s House of Lords.
Kivchovata (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian farmer Lyudmyla Martyniuk’s grain should be on its way to export. Instead, it’s sitting in silos, prevented from travelling by a farmers’ blockade at the Polish border. “This is unacceptable” she says, echoing the word’s of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky who in February decried the actions being taken against his war-torn country. Many EU farmers say the influx of Ukrainian grain has led to a collapse in prices and are calling on the EU to toughen import rules.
Port-au-Prince (AFP) – A powerful Haitian gang leader warns that the chaos engulfing the capital Port-au-Prince will lead to possible “genocide” unless Prime Minister Ariel Henry steps down.
Beijing (AFP) – China accuses the United States of using the Philippines as a “pawn” in the South China Sea, as hostilities between the two Asian nations escalate over their territorial dispute in the region.
Port-au-Prince (AFP) – A powerful Haitian gang leader warns that the chaos engulfing the capital Port-au-Prince will lead to possible “genocide” unless Prime Minister Ariel Henry steps down.
