Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) – Ever since authorities in northeast Nigeria closed a dozen camps for people displaced by the region’s jihadist conflict, those still open have found themselves overwhelmed, with food aid more and more scarce. But for most, returning to their homes is not an option — where danger and insecurity remain.
Lahore (Pakistan) (AFP) – “That cleric should have understood that when you gather people in such a charged environment in a country in which people were already very sensitive about blasphemy it is like adding fuel to fire”, says senior police official, Usman Anwar. A Muslim cleric is among a dozen people being investigated for using mosque loudspeakers to order protests against alleged blasphemy by Christians which erupted into mob violence in Pakistan earlier this week.
Guatemala City (AFP) – Guatemalan Bernardo Arevalo, waves at his supporters from a balcony in Guatemala City as he celebrates winning the presidential election. IMAGES
Guatemala City (AFP) – Supporters cheer and celebrate in Guatemala City as their candidate Bernardo Arevalo was swept to victory in Guatemala’s presidential election. IMAGES
Guatemala City (AFP) – Staff at a polling station in Guatemala City start counting votes in the Guatemalan presidential runoff between reformist outsider Bernardo Arevalo and former first lady Sandra Torres. IMAGES
Bucharest (AFP) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Prime Minister of Romania Marcel Ciolacu sign agreements seeking to ease the passage of goods to Romania during a meeting in Bucharest. Romania has emerged a key transit point for grain exports from Ukraine since Moscow scrapped a deal last month allowing safe passage for vessels on the Black Sea.
Djanet (Algeria) (AFP) – Surrounded by sandstone plateaus and some of the world’s most impressive pre-historic etchings, tourists are trickling into the eastern Algerian oasis of Djanet to rejuvenate themselves and explore the unique Saharan landscape.
Dammam (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – Saudi equestrian and the country’s first certified mounted archery trainer Noura Al-Jabr has a vision: reviving mounted archery and sword fighting. In her training centre in Dammam, she welcomes women hoping to enter the male-dominated sport.
Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – In a statement read on their behalf, the families of the victims of British nurse Lucy Letby say that “justice will not take away from the extreme hurt, anger and distress”. Lucy Letby, 33, has been found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to murder six others at the hospital neonatal unit where she worked with sick and premature infants, becoming the UK’s most prolific child killer.
Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) (AFP) – Images of strong winds on a beach in Cabo San Lucas as Hurricane Hilary strengthens into a major storm in the Pacific on its way to in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. IMAGES
