Raqa (Syria) (AFP) – Around war-torn Syria’s biggest freshwater reservoir, fishermen say their catch is now a fraction of what it used to be as environmental pressures have decimated aquatic life. Many used to fishing in Lake Aleppo say that declining fish stocks mean that they’re struggling to support their families.
Niamey (AFP) – Nigerien soldiers claim to have overthrown President Mohamed Bazoum’s government, in a statement made on national television. “We, the defence and security forces, have decided to put an end to the regime as you know it,” Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane tells the Sahel nation.
Ingham (Australia) (AFP) – Australian police officers pull over a man allegedly driving a ride-on lawnmower whilst drunk, as seen in their body cam footage. According to police, the man was intercepted by highway patrol around 1 am on Sunday while driving the wrong way down a street in the Queensland town of Ingham under the influence of alcohol.
Saint Petersburg (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin offers free grain to six poor African countries at the opening of a summit with leaders from the continent days after withdrawing from the Ukraine grain export deal. Russia last week refused to extend a deal under which Ukrainian grain exports passed through the Black Sea to reach global markets, including Africa, increasing pressure on food prices.
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – “The era of global boiling has arrived,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says in remarks at the UN headquarters.
Pyongyang (AFP) – Images released by the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 27, 2023 show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meeting Russia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and giving him a tour of North Korea’s newest and most advanced weaponry.
Seoul (AFP) – Korean War veterans recollect the horrors of the war and speak about their wishes to witness the end of the war they fought in. Relations between them are at one of their lowest points since the war, with talks stalled and Kim Jong Un’s nuclear-armed North threatening the South with “annihilation” as Seoul beefs up military cooperation with long-time ally Washington.
Sint-Truiden (Belgium) (AFP) – A specialised type of drone capable of carrying passengers carries out its first delivery — in this case bags of blood — flying in European airspace. This new type of aircraft will be very useful for medical purposes, in particular for transporting blood and medical personnel to disasters.
Greater Noida (India) (AFP) – Parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) witnesses waterlogging and flooding in several areas, disrupting farm activities as monsoon season is in full swing.
East Rutherford (United States) (AFP) – Activist Bill Sheehan has moved mountains to protect and clean up the Hackensack River, relentlessly polluted by industry just a few miles away from Manhattan.
