La Défense (France) (AFP) – Alain Robert, nicknamed the “French Spider-Man”, free-climbs the 187-metre Total Tower in Paris’s La Defense district to denounce the war in the Middle East and as “an act of solidarity” with the victims.
Paris (AFP) – Eight environmental groups are blocking the entrance to the Ministry of Energy Transition in Paris “to draw attention to the fact that very important decisions are being made for us and for future generations,” says Pauline Boyer, Greenpeace’s energy transition campaigner. During the action, activists built a wall of cinder blocks in front of the ministry’s main entrance.
Cairo (AFP) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi receives his counterpart from South Sudan Salva Kiir at the Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo.
Singapore (AFP) – The UK’s Prince William speaks at a global summit for United for Wildlife, a charity of which he is the president, on the second day of his climate-focused trip to Singapore, where he is meant to present the 2023 Earthshot Prize. “I am delighted to announce today that United for Wildlife has led the creation of a world-first International Statement of Principles,” he tells the audience, “to prevent, detect and deter the financial activity that sustains illegal wildlife trade.”
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. “The unfolding catastrophe makes the need for a humanitarian ceasefire more urgent with every passing hour,” he tells reporters at the UN headquarters.
London (AFP) – An interfaith prayer for peace in the Middle East was held at Britain’s biggest mosque. Religious leaders, local politicians and members of the community attended the evening’s ceremony organised by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community at their Baitul Futuh Mosque in South London. The ceremony comes as Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip intensify, killing 200 people on the night of 5 November. Israel launched an offensive on the besieged strip in response to Hamas’s 7 October attacks which Israeli officials say killed more than 1,400 people. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says Israeli strikes have killed at least 10,000 people, mostly women and children.
New York (AFP) – Former president Donald Trump arrives at a New York court to testify in the civil case threatening to upend his real estate empire and deal him a damaging financial blow as he seeks to retake the White House next year. Entering the court in Manhattan, Trump tells journalists he was a victim of “political warfare.” He is set to defend himself against charges that his business empire routinely inflated asset values on financial statements as a fraudulent method to obtain favorable financial deals.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Artistic swimmers Maryna and Vladyslava Aleksiiva rest on the only free day in their rigorous training program in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. They are the stars of Ukraine’s Olympic-medal-winning team, which returned to the city to train for next summer’s Paris Olympics, despite its proximity to the front line and being regularly shelled.
New Delhi (AFP) – Images of New Delhi as it is smothered by acrid smog, primarily blamed on stubble burning by farmers in the neighbouring agrarian states. The Indian capital — which has a population of 30 million — once again ranked as the world’s most polluted city on Sunday, according to monitoring firm IQAir.
Lopburi (Thailand) (AFP) – Hundreds of passengers boarded this year’s first so-called floating train from Bangkok before sunrise, crossing a reservoir over a series of viaducts to enjoy the spectacular water views. During the cool season the water is high so when you cross the reservoir one can enjoy spectacular views.
