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Saint Petersburg (AFP) – Despite lacking equipment, staff and even fabric, Russia’s fashion industry is striving to grow and fill the huge void left by Western brands quitting the country due to its offensive in Ukraine. The YOU clothing brand has cast itself as an alternative to Spain’s Massimo Dutti, which has closed more than 500 shops. “We cannot produce everything abroad” explains YOU CEO Yevgeniya Moseychuk, “we need to reduce distances… and organise production here”. Alexander Peremiatov, the founder of a retail space showcasing Russian designers, believes that “patriotic consumption” is on the rise.

Adamello (Italy) (AFP) – The Adamello, the largest glacier in the Italian Alps, is dying a slow death from global warming. Its guardians give it less than a century to live if temperatures in the glaciers continue rising.

Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis uses his weekly audience to pray for the victims of the flooding in Libya and for the people of Morocco hit by a deadly earthquake. “My thoughts are with the people of Libya” says the 86-year-old pontiff, “let us pray for Morocco… after this terrible ‘ambush’ they have been through.”

Sūsah (Libya) (AFP) – Huge flash floods devastated eastern regions of Libya on the evening of September 10, with a surge of muddy river water ripping away entire neighbourhoods in one coastal city. In the eastern town of Derna, heavy rains caused raging torrents in a river. The death toll from the floods stands at 2,300 people and 10,000 people are believed to be missing. But the Red Cross warned these numbers could soar dramatically as search and rescue operations continue. UGC IMAGES

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un tells Russian President Vladimir Putin that Pyongyang will make bilateral ties with Moscow its “number one priority” and that it supports Russia in its struggle against “hegemonist forces” seeking to undermine its security. Speaking at a meeting with Putin in Russia’s Far East, Kim added “we have always expressed full and unconditional support for all the measures taken by the Russian government, and I take this opportunity again to affirm that we will always be with Russia”.

Vostochny (Russia) (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tour sites of the Angara and Soyuz-2 space launch vehicles at Russia’s Vostochny spaceport.

Vostochnyy (Russia) (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspect the facilities at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, ahead of planned talks that could lead to a weapons deal.

Vostochnyy (Russia) (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands as both arrive at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East, ahead of planned talks that could lead to a weapons deal.

Hanoi (AFP) – Images from the scene of a deadly fire in Hanoi. Dozens of people have been killed after a huge fire at an apartment block in the Vietnamese capital, state media says. IMAGES

Khasan (Russia) (AFP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is welcomed by Russia’s Minister for Natural Resources and Ecology, Alexander Kozlov, as he arrives in eastern Russia ahead of a meeting with president Vladimir Putin. The United States has warned that the visit, a rare foreign trip for Kim, could signal the making of an arms deal to support Moscow’s assault on Ukraine. According to a Kremlin spokesperson, Putin and Kim will meet at an unspecified location in Russia’s Far East later this week.