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Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani says Iran’s missile strikes targeting the US base on Qatari soil was an “unacceptable” attack on the country.

Aranyaprathet (Thailand) (AFP) – Dozens of tourists and workers, some carrying children, have been left stranded at Thailand’s main land crossing with Cambodia, after the army stopped almost all border traffic in an escalating territorial dispute.

Missiles are seen crossing Jordanian airspace towards the west, leaving trails of smoke in the sky over Amman as Iran launched a new wave of strikes at Israel following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire between the two foes.

Israel army spokesman Effie Defrin warns that “danger persists” despite a ceasefire with Iran and invites the population to remain on alert during a press conference. The comments come moments after Israel said it had agreed to US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire with Iran on the 12th day of war between the foes.

When wedding season comes in India, the phone of child rights activist Tatwashil Kamble never stops ringing with appeals to stop girls from being married off due to poverty. Kamble says he has helped stop thousands of illegal marriages in India, where nuptials before the age of 18 are banned.

Paris (AFP) – Representatives from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) gather outside China’s embassy in Paris to mark four years since the closure of the Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong. The pro-democracy paper’s founder, Jimmy Lai, has been behind bars since 2020.

Cauca (Colombie) (AFP) – Colombian soldiers pick up their gear and walk away, moments after being released from captivity in a guerrilla-dominated region of the country’s southwest. The 57 troops detained by local residents were freed in a joint operation by the army and police, who also arrested several “alleged kidnappers,” according to authorities. The area, known as the Micay Canyon, is a stronghold of guerrilla groups and cocaine production. In conflict-ridden regions of Colombia, some illegal groups at times order civilians to carry out actions to impede the advance of security forces. They are usually released hours later after the intervention of human rights organizations. IMAGES

Cauca (Colombie) (AFP) – In uniform, some of the 57 Colombian soldiers held captive by residents of a southwestern region appear silent, sheltered from the rain in a soaked courtyard. Authorities announced their release by the army, supported by police forces, who also arrested several “alleged captors.” The area, known as the Micay Canyon, is a stronghold of guerrilla groups and cocaine production. In conflict-ridden regions of Colombia, some illegal groups at times order civilians to carry out actions to impede the advance of security forces. They are usually released hours later after the intervention of human rights organizations. IMAGES

Acapulco (Mexique) (AFP) – Forensic teams work at the scene after five bodies were found in a burnt out bus in the popular tourist town of Acapulco on Mexico’s Pacific coast. The bodies were found by firefighters after receiving a report of a bus on fire in the street, according to local authorities. In its heyday in the 1950s and 60s, Acapulco was a playground of the rich and famous. Today the city once known as “the pearl of the Pacific” is blighted by criminal violence. IMAGES

Baghdad (AFP) – Hundreds of people attend the funeral in Baghdad of Hussein Khalil – the former bodyguard of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah – his son Mahdi, and Haider al-Moussawi, commander of the security unit of the Iraqi armed group the Sayyed al-Shuhada Brigades. All three were killed a day earlier in an Israeli drone strike in Iran near the Iraqi border.

Chitral (Pakistan) (AFP) – Tourists and locals attend the Shandur Polo Festival in northwestern Pakistan, which each year features local teams competing in freestyle polo, the oldest form of polo that exists only in northern Pakistan, where there are no rules for the game. Located at a height of 3,700 meters, Shandur, at the top of a mountain in Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, is home to the highest polo ground in the world and a festival dating back to 1936.

Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin slams strikes on Tehran as “unprovoked aggression” and says Moscow is trying to help the Iranian people as he hosts Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.