Amman (AFP) – Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah marries Saudi architect Rajwa Al Saif on June 1, in a wedding attended by royals from across the globe. The ceremony took place in the mid-century Zahran Palace in the capital of Amman.
Russia says its forces struck Ukraine’s air defence systems protecting “key” military infrastructure in the pro-Western country. In a video briefing, defence ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov claims that “long-range precision-guided air-launched weapons” were used in the attack, adding that “all assigned targets have been hit.”
Nazca (Peru) (AFP) – Since the fourth century AD a network of ancient aqueducts have provided water to the valleys of Peru’s Nazca region, making fertile land out of the desert. The aqueducts were built over 1,700 years ago by the pre-Hispanic Nazca people and are on UNESCO’s tentative list to be declared a World Heritage Site.
Singapore (AFP) – Residents with dementia hold hands and dance to golden oldies at a Singapore care home under a ‘silent disco’ initiative to help those with the disorder. In a silent disco format, they listen to tunes via their headphones. “Studies have generally shown that musical programmes do have positive outcomes on persons with dementia in terms of their overall well-being, cognition and emotion,” Grace Wong, Associate Psychologist at Apex Harmony Lodge says.
Jerusalem (AFP) – Thousands of Israelis march in Jerusalem for the annual Pride parade, a high-security event in the conservative city where critics of LGBTQ rights held a counter-demonstration nearby.
Singapore (AFP) – Dazzling artworks using sustainable materials illuminate Singapore’s Marina Bay. The annual festival runs from June 1 to 25.
Washington (AFP) – US senators vote to suspend the federal debt limit, capping weeks of fraught negotiations to eliminate the threat of a disastrous credit default just four days ahead of the deadline set by the Treasury.
Toulouse (France) (AFP) – “We reproduce on the ground the effects on the human body” felt in space, explains Marie-Pierre Bareille, head of the Toulouse space clinic, where volunteers spend two months lying down under supervision, in order to recreate the absence of gravity and thus help improve the living conditions of astronauts during their missions.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – In the Desnyanskyi district of Kyiv, a team of Ukrainian investigators erect a cordon around the bodies of those killed by a Russian rocket strike overnight in the capital, before calling over the anxious relatives of those still missing to identify the dead. Officials say the attacks killed at least three and injured a dozen more, with a child apiece amongst the dead and wounded.
Copenhagen (AFP) – Around 100 people gather to perform yoga by the Copenhagen harbour – cans of crisp, cold, refreshing beer in hand. The booze-fuelled class has been open for four years, and appears popular with its practitioners.
