Versailles (France) (AFP) – The Chateau of Versailles is ready to host the 2024 Olympic Games’ equestrian and modern pentathlon events. In this western Parisian town, horses have long been omnipresent.
Karakuduk (Kazakhstan) (AFP) – In the middle of the Kazakh steppes, residents of the village of Karakuduk will not find any alcoholic drinks on shelves due to a prohibition movement growing in popularity across the Central Asian country. The village is one of the firsts to ban alcohol in the country with a long-standing alcoholic problem.
Paris (AFP) – Arson attacks have scrambled France’s high-speed rail network for tens of thousands of passengers, after what officials called premeditated acts of “sabotage” just hours before the Paris Olympics opened. French rail operator SNCF says 800,000 people will be affected.
(AFP) – Former US President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama endorse Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the White House. Obama’s backing will add to the growing momentum behind Harris’ campaign, which has enjoyed a groundswell of support since she announced her 11th-hour candidacy.
Chasiv Yar (Ukraine) (AFP) – Destroyed homes pockmarked with holes line the streets of the hilltop town of Chasiv Yar, near Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine. The sound of artillery fire rings out as FPV drones remain an ever present threat for those operating there, trying to prevent Russians from occupying the town.
Caracas (AFP) – Uncertainty hangs over Venezuelans when they head to the polls on July 28, with incumbent Nicolas Maduro vowing a “bloodbath” if he loses. The election poses the biggest threat yet to 25 years of “Chavismo,” the populist movement founded by Maduro’s predecessor and mentor, Hugo Chavez. [TO COMPLETE 364Y8NK_EN, 364Y8NK_EN]
Khishig-Undur (Mongolia) (AFP) – Mongolian herder Purev Batmunkh sighs as he picks through waste strewn across a field — the refuse of an unsightly and deadly waste pollution problem affecting swathes of the steppe.
Abidjan (AFP) – Residents from the Adjame village in Ivory Coast’s Abidjan search through rubble for their belongings as excavators demolish homes to make way for a new road.
Abidjan (AFP) – Residents from the Adjame village in Ivory Coast’s Abidjan search through rubble for their belongings as excavators demolish homes to make way for a new road.
Paris (AFP) – Preparation and security near the Hotel de Ville in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony. IMAGES
