Aqabat Jabr (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Palestinians chant slogans as they carry the body of 15-year-old Mohammed Fayez Balhan during his funeral procession in the Aqabat Jaber camp near West Bank’s Jericho, after he was shot dead by Israeli forces in a raid on the camp.
Walden (United States) (AFP) – Could donkeys hold the key to wolf reintroduction peace in rural Colorado? Some ranchers protect their livestock in unusual ways after attacks by a pack from neighboring Wyoming and before the wolf’s expected return by the end of the year.
Barquisimeto (Venezuela) (AFP) – Venezuela’s Easter tradition of burning a puppet of Judas has taken a political turn this year, with effigies of political figures accused of corruption set alight. In Barquisimeto, Lara state, the Judas puppet resembled president Nicolas Maduro, while in a square in the capital Caracas, a three-headed snake representing corrupt public officials was burned. In Barquisimeto, Lara state, the Judas puppet resembled president Nicolas Maduro, while in a square in the capital Caracas, a three-headed snake representing corrupt public officials was burned.
Pingtan (China) (AFP) – On Beigan island, part of Taiwan’s Matsu archipelago that is within eyesight of China’s mainland, 60-year-old chef Lin Ke-qiang says he does not want war. “The Russia-Ukraine war, that’s terrifying. I feel very emotional seeing the people there become destitute and homeless”, he says. China was due to hold live-fire drills on Monday to round off three days of military exercises in response to Taiwan’s president meeting with the US House speaker.
Les Contamines-Montjoie (France) (AFP) – UGC footage shows an avalanche which killed at least four people in the French Alps near Mont Blanc in southeastern France.
Jerusalem (AFP) – Thousands of Jewish worshippers flock to Jerusalem’s Western Wall for the Passover (Pesach) priestly blessing ceremony. The city is seeing a flare-up in tensions after renewed violence between Israelis and Palestinians.
Castagnaro (Italy) (AFP) – To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso, Italian artist Dario Gambarin uses a tractor to carve a giant portrait of the Spanish painter in a field in the Italian town of Castagnaro. The portrait stretches over a 25,000-square-metre area of wasteland, making it the largest portrait of Picasso in the world, according to Gambarin. Gambarin says he created the work of art freehand, using a tractor, plow and rotary harrow.
Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis underlines his “deep concern” over a flare-up in tensions between Israel and Palestinians, as he leads Easter Mass. He says the renewed violence “threatens the desired climate of trust and mutual respect needed to resume dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians,” as he addresses a crowd of tens of thousands gathered in Saint Peter’s Square.
Marseille (AFP) – The collapse of a four-storey apartment building in the centre of Marseille, France’s second largest city, has left at least five people injured. The fire brigade was on the scene through the night and into the morning, searching the rubble for possible victims.
London (AFP) – British cheese makers are producing a wider variety of soft cheeses — often influenced by France — alongside traditional British hard cheeses such as Stilton and Cheddar as the number of producers grows.
