Barrancas (Colombia) (AFP) – The father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz arrives home after he was freed by Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group, triggering celebration in his hometown, where he thanks members of the Colombian police and military.
Montcavrel (France) (AFP) – The northern French village of Montcavrel in the Pas-de-Calais region has been flooded after a night of torrential rain. The flooding follows an already destructive rise in water levels on 7 November. Dozens of towns were affected by flooding, leaving roads sometimes only accessible by boat and dozens of schools closed. OF THE VILLAGE OF MONTCAVREL FLOODED
Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Many Gazan workers stranded in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank and forced to sleep outside on mattresses in the courtyard of the local community centre, want to return home, despite the war. “I miss my family, my daughters, my mother and father,” says Ahmed Misbah Saqr, a worker from Khan Yunis in Gaza. Not long after Hamas launched its surprise attack on 7 October, Israel annulled the 18,500 work permits given to Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, where unemployment sits at 50 percent. Some workers have already been returned to the Gaza Strip. In early November, Israel sent thousands of Palestinian workers back to the territory, several of whom told AFP they had been imprisoned after their work permits were cancelled.
Singapore (AFP) – US climate envoy John Kerry says greed is the biggest impediment to climate action. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, he also called the building and funding of coal power plants “irresponsible.” Kerry is visiting the city-state from November 10 to 12 to advance US objectives on climate and clean energy and speak at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, the State Department said.
The Hague (AFP) – Lawyers representing a large group of Palestinian NGOs have filed a complaint of “genocide” against Israel with the International Criminal Court. The court’s chief prosecutor, who is investigating the situation of the Palestinians, will decide how to deal with the complaint. Israel is not a member of the court.
Chiang Mai (Thailand) (AFP) – Popular across Southeast Asia, so-called elephant pants made of thin baggy cotton were once synonymous with grubby backpackers in search of themselves. Today, Thai social media influencers and socialites are claiming them back.
Gazipur (Bangladesh) (AFP) – Violence breaks out in the industrial town of Gazipur outside the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, after more than 10,000 workers staged protests in factories and along highways to reject a government offer of a pay rise. A government-appointed panel raised wages earlier this week by more than 50 percent for the country’s four million garment factory workers, who are seeking a near-tripling of their monthly wage.
Burbank (United States) (AFP) – Hollywood actors celebrate the deal that was announced between the actors union SAG-AFTRA and the Hollywood studios to end a months-long strike that has crippled the entertainment industry, delayed hundreds of popular shows and films, and cost billions to the US economy.
Paris (AFP) – French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says that he has asked the Pas-de-Calais authorities to close schools, nurseries and colleges in 200 communes due to flooding. “It is possible that tonight’s events will be very significant”, warns Darmanin, with more heavy rain expected in the north of France.
Islam Qala (Afghanistan) (AFP) – The number of Afghans coming home from Iran has doubled in the past month, according to a top border official at the Islam Qala crossing near the western Afghan city of Herat, with returnees telling AFP that Iran’s security forces have increased pressure on them to leave. The rise comes as Afghanistan’s eastern border crossings with Pakistan are being inundated with returnees after Islamabad ordered 1.7 million undocumented Afghans to leave voluntarily or face deportation.
