Guatemala City (AFP) – The European Union’s electoral observation mission in Guatemala says arrest warrants against officials of the Supreme Electoral Court and of opposition party activists represents an “undue interference” in the electoral process.
Key Largo (United States) (AFP) – Record seawater temperatures in recent days have resulted in widespread coral bleaching in Florida’s coral reef, the third largest in the world.
Saint Petersburg (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is “carefully” examining proposals made by some African leaders to end the conflict in Ukraine. “We respect your initiatives and we are examining them carefully,” Putin says on the second day of a Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg.
Antakya (Turkey) (AFP) – For years, Emel Duman has produced cruelty-free “silk of peace” in her hometown of Antakya. But after a deadly earthquake struck southeastern Turkey in February 2023, Duman was forced to start her life’s work all over. Now she’s hoping to gain a protected designation of origin for her cloth.
Eastmain (Canada) (AFP) – Aerial shots of the wildfires which are continuing to rage across the forests of Quebec, mostly in the northern part of the territory which is mainly populated by isolated Indigenous communities. The province is experiencing an exceptional fire season, shattering all previous records. Canada, which is warming faster than the rest of the planet because of its geography, has been confronted with extreme weather events whose intensity and frequency have increased due to climate change.
Jiamusi (China) (AFP) – Hundreds of dancers twirl in unison by a riverside in northeastern China, thrusting their hips and shimmying their shoulders in a routine that has taken the country by storm.
Odesa (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the historic Transfiguration cathedral in the southern port city of Odesa, a few days after it was damaged by a Russian strike.
Canet-en-Roussillon (France) (AFP) – For many migrants who made the perilous journey to Europe by boat, the sea can represent death and despair. A nonprofit in France is trying to help people overcome their fear of the water through swim lessons.
Dublin (AFP) – Dubliners in Ireland’s capital react to the death of singer Sinead O’Connor at the age of 56, after the Irish star was pronounced dead at a residence in London.
Port-au-Prince (AFP) – Fleeing gangs, displaced Haitians seek refuge in front of the US embassy in Port-au-Prince.
