Kabul (AFP) – On a stage inside Kabul Stadium, dozens of bodybuilders take turns flexing and posing in a bid to clinch the title of Mr Afghanistan — albeit with their legs modestly covered to just below the knee.
Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentine football fans gather in a bar in Buenos Aires ahead of the start of the Copa America final against Colombia. The kick-off in Miami has been delayed by 30 minutes amid chaotic crowd scenes outside the venue. IMAGES
London (AFP) – Outside Buckingham Palace, the Band of the Coldstream Guards joins in on festivities ahead of the highly-anticipated Euro 2024 finals opposing England to Spain. “Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home)”, “Hey Jude” and “Sweet Caroline” are performed for the crowds just hours before kick-off.
Butler (United States) (AFP) – Former US President Donald Trump clutches his ear and drops to the ground after shots ring out at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Secret Service agents surround him then bundle him off stage, as he raises a fist in defiance, with blood streaked across his ear and face. The shooter and a bystander were killed and two spectators critically injured in the worst act of US political violence in decades.
Newark (United States) (AFP) – The former US president Donald Trump is seen disembarking from a plane upon his arrival in Newark, New Jersey, just hours after surviving an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Frontignan (France) (AFP) – In Frontignan in southern France, under a blazing sun, two dromedary camels roam the beach with a bag on their backs, in search of rubbish to collect from holidaymakers. For beachgoers, it’s an unlikely sight. “It’s surprising but it was for a good cause against pollution,” said Luc.
Butler (United States) (AFP) – Former US President Donald Trump clutches his ear and drops to the ground after shots ring out at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Secret Service agents surround him then bundle him off stage, as he raises a fist in defiance, with blood streaked across his ear and face. The shooter and a bystander were killed and two spectators critically injured in the worst act of US political violence in decades.
Bone Bolango (Indonesia) (AFP) – As Indonesian rescuers near the end of their search and rescue operation following a landslide on 6 July, more than a dozen people remain missing and at least 27 have died. The landslide hit a remote village in Bone Balango district, on the central island of Sulawesi, following heavy rain.
Vaideeni (Romania) (AFP) – Locals in the village of Vaideeni, at the foot of Romania’s Carpathian mountains, are angry at French luxury brand Louis Vuitton, who they say have “stolen” the design of their traditional blouse. Maria Gioanca, one of two dozen women who still hand sew the black and white garment in the village, believes the blouse should “stay here in our area”.
Cienega de Zapata (Cuba) (AFP) – The wings of the world’s smallest birds are an almost invisible blur as they whiz around tourists visiting Bernabe Hernandez’s private garden in Cuba, transformed into a haven for a hummingbird found only on the island. The small bird is listed as “near-threatened” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
