United Nations (United States) (AFP) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounces the “devastation” caused by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine during a Security Council meeting chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, saying that the Russian invasion is a violation of international law and is “causing massive suffering” to the Ukrainian people.
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says “the United Nations-centered system is enduring a profound crisis” as he presides over a Security Council meeting in New York amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Washington (AFP) – The United States has “deep concern about the engagement” of the Russian paramilitary force Wagner Group in Sudan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says during a news conference in Washington.
Basse-Terre (AFP) – The underwater exploration programme “Under The Pole” has been exploring the depths of the world’s seas for the past fifteen years. Two months ago, they dropped anchor off the French island of Guadeloupe, in the Caribbean, to study the deep-sea animal forests of the mesophotic zone (between 30 and 200 metres), a section still largely unexplored.
Lisbon (AFP) – Climate activist Andreas Noe gathered 650,000 cigarette butts and piled them up in the heart of Portugal’s capital Lisbon to raise awareness about the often-overlooked form of pollution.
Lisbon (AFP) – Climate activist Andreas Noe gathered 650,000 cigarette butts and piled them up in the heart of Portugal’s capital Lisbon to raise awareness about the often-overlooked form of pollution.
Idlib (Syria) (AFP) – Hundreds of Syrians protest in the rebel northwestern city of Idlib against a thawing of ties between several Arab countries and Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Tapachula (Mexico) (AFP) – A caravan of some 2,000 migrants of different nationalities march from Chiapas in southern Mexico for Mexico City, demanding the end of detention centers. Last month, 40 people were killed in a fire that broke out in a cell in Ciudad Juarez, a city near the US border.
Paris (AFP) – Hundreds of Tibetans gather in Paris in support of the Dalai Lama, after a video of him asking a young boy to suck his tongue triggered a massive backlash. “We know that behind all this, it is really Chinese propaganda,” denounces Yangkey Muccini, one of the organisers of the demonstration. The Dalai Lama is the face of the Tibetan autonomy mouvement, mostly governed by China.
Sevare (Mali) (AFP) – Ten civilians and three soldiers were killed and 88 jihadists “neutralised” in multiple incidents across Mali on Saturday, according to the government, in a wave of bloodshed it describes as a resurgence of “terrorist incidents”.
