Kunduz (Afghanistan) (AFP) – Climate change, women’s rights, displacement, poverty: Afghanistan remains a priority as it faces overlapping crises, the UN’s relief chief Tom Fletcher tells AFP, deploring “brutal” aid budget cuts.
Kunduz (Afghanistan) (AFP) – Climate change, women’s rights, displacement, poverty: Afghanistan remains a priority as it faces overlapping crises, the UN’s relief chief Tom Fletcher tells AFP, deploring “brutal” aid budget cuts.
Saada (Yemen) (AFP) – “I don’t want to remember the scene,” says Abed Ibrahim Saleh, an Ethiopian migrant injured in deadly US strikes which Huthi-controlled media say killed 68 people in a migrant detention centre in Yemen. The US strikes are in response to attacks by the Huthis targeting Israeli and Western vessels in the Red Sea in what the rebels describe as solidarity with the Palestinians, starting shortly after Hamas conducted the worst-ever attack on Israel in October 2023.
Morwell (Australia) (AFP) – The trial opens for an Australian woman accused of murdering three people with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington, in a case that has grabbed global attention. The accused served beef Wellington to four guests in 2023 on four large grey dinner plates, while she ate from a smaller, orange plate, the prosecutor says. Only one guest survived. Erin Patterson allegedly invited the four to her home and told them during the meal she had cancer, though medical tests later found no evidence she had the disease.
Warren (United States) (AFP) – Surrounded by cheering supporters in Michigan and his rally staple song “Y.M.C.A.” blasting out, US President Donald Trump touts the “most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country.” But polls show Americans becoming disenchanted with the economic and political tumult. A poll published on 27 April by The Washington Post and ABC News found that 39 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s performance.
Versailles (France) (AFP) – With 70 years since its last restoration, the Diane Salon in France’s Palace of Versailles is getting a makeover. The room served as an entertainment room during the reign of King Louis XIV.
Bukittinggi (Indonesia) (AFP) – The recent birth of a female Sumatran tiger cub at a zoo in Indonesia has boosted hopes for the critically endangered species. There are currently fewer than 90 Sumatran tigers at conservation agencies around the world, while the estimated population in the wild is around 600. Deforestation and illegal hunting are the main threats to their existence.
Santo Domingo (AFP) – Dominican Foreign Minister Roberto Alvarez welcomes his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Santo Domingo. IMAGES
Beijing (AFP) – China says its EU ties “inject precious stability” into the global economy and trade. Beijing is seeking closer relations with the bloc as its trade war with Washington persists.
Paju (South Korea) (AFP) – The Daonsoop cafe in Paju, South Korea, is so close to the North Korean border that to obtain a building permit its owners, both the children of North Korean refugees, had to construct the property with a bunker. Once a year, the bunker is requisitioned by the army for military exercises, but the rest of the time it is used by cartoonist Kim Dae-nyeon to display his artwork. N°43PD8G4
