Kalimpong (India) (AFP) – At least 14 people have died in the wake of devastating flash floods in northeastern India. Rescue teams are searching for 102 missing people. The deadly water surge was triggered by a high-altitude glacial lake burst.
Russia (Russia) (AFP) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu oversees training routines of contract service members at a military ground situated in Russia’s south, according to the Defence Ministry, in the region bordering Ukraine.
Pingtung County (Taiwan) (AFP) – Typhoon Koinu knocks out power to thousands of homes as it grazes the southern edge of Taiwan, lashing the island with record-strength winds.
Ahmedabad (India) (AFP) – Fans gather at the world’s biggest cricket arena, the 130,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which is hosting the opening match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup between defending champions England and New Zealand.
Jerusalem (AFP) – Hundreds of Palestinian and Israeli women rally in Jerusalem and the Dead Sea in the occupied West Bank, calling for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Havana (AFP) – Rescue efforts are ongoing in the Cuban capital Havana after at least one person, a rescuer, died and two others were reported missing follwowing the collapse of a building housing around 50 people.
Cambridge (United States) (AFP) – MIT professor Moungi Bawendi speaks after winning the 2023 Nobel chemistry prize for helping develop “quantum dots” — nanoparticles that are now found in next generation TV screens and help illuminate tumors within the body.
Taif (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – As Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar pack Saudi stadiums, a quieter but equally dramatic transformation is unfolding for women’s professional football, which didn’t even exist in the Gulf kingdom five years ago. “Come here to Saudi, have a look – witness yourself what is happening and how to see these players how they are passionate,” says Monika Staab, technical director of the Saudi female national football team.
Mestre (Italy) (AFP) – Doctor Federica Stella speaks outside the Venice-Mestre Hospital, where some patients are being treated for injuries from a deadly bus crash that killed 21 people in Venice. Stella says she witnessed the accident: “We saw the bus fall 10 metres and a fire had broken out inside,” adding that the injured were all “young people” and foreign nationals. The crash happened when the bus careered off an overpass and caught fire. The victims are thought to have been mostly tourists that were returning from Venice’s historic centre.
New York (AFP) – Former US President Donald Trump addresses reporters outside the courtroom on the third day of his civil fraud trial. “I’m here stuck here and I can’t campaign,” he tells reporters before leaving the courthouse.
