Pjöngjang (AFP) – North Korea welcomes home boxing champion Pang Chol Mi after she won gold at the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship in Serbia. The Olympic medallist and other athletes is greeted by enthusiastic crowds and officials at Pyongyang International Airport where she shows off her IBA belt.
Brasília (AFP) – Images of Brazil’s Supreme Court ahead of its decision on whether to open a trial against ex-president Jair Bolsonaro should be tried for orchestrating an attempted coup. The former far-right leader is one of more than 30 people, including former ministers and high-ranking military members, charged over an alleged plot to overthrow Bolsonaro’s left-wing successor, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. IMAGES
Paris (AFP) – “This impunity is unbearable — it has to stop,” says actress Anouk Grinberg as French actor Gerard Depardieu goes on trial at a Paris court on charges of sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021.
Lomé (AFP) – Hundreds of supporters of Togo’s opposition parties gather in the capital, Lome, to rally against the new constitution. Adopted in April 2024, it replaces the direct election of the head of state by a parliamentary system, which critics say paves the way for President Faure Gnassingbe to remain in power indefinitely.
China (AFP) – At first glance, the office desk could belong to any Chinese executive — but it is in fact part of a defiant art show named “RE:URGENT”, challenging Hong Kong’s stuffy power structures.
Uiseong (South Korea) (AFP) – Aerial images of the wildfire in South Korea that has killed at least three firefighters and a public servant, prompting the government to declare a state of emergency in southeastern regions.
Quito (AFP) – Ecuador’s presidential candidates Luisa Gonzalez and Daniel Noboa arrive to attend a debate in Quito ahead of April 13 runoff. IMAGES
Athènes (AFP) – The lights of the Parthenon on top of the Acropolis in Athens go out for a few minutes as part of the international campaign Earth Hour. IMAGES
Paris (AFP) – The lights of the Eiffel Tower go out for several minutes as part of the international campaign Earth Hour. IMAGES
Bourges (AFP) – “It is a very dramatic turning point, a turning point because the risks are becoming increasingly clear,” says France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou while discussing the country’s defence industry.
Shendi (AFP) – Sudanese army spokesman Nabil Abdallah says “our forces completely destroyed the enemy’s fighters and equipment, and seized large quantities of equipment and weapons” in a statement broadcast on state television, as they recaptured the presidential palace in Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after a fierce battle.
Rom (AFP) – Musician Felice Carella plays Schubert’s ‘Ave Maria’ for Pope Francis outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where he remains after 35 days of treatment for pneumonia. The Vatican reported earlier in the week that the 88-year-old pontiff has suspended the use of an oxygen mask, adding that his clinical condition was “improving”.
