Coimbra (Portugal) (AFP) – Armed with big beats and a clerical collar, Father Guilherme has become an unlikely rising star in Portugese electronic music, a medium he uses to transmit “a message of hope and faith” to young people, many of whom are not at all religious. N°364U4K2
Sydney (AFP) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urges citizens to leave Lebanon amid fears the war in Gaza could escalate into a region-wide conflict. The warning came after Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group said that senior military commander Fuad Shukr was killed in an Israeli strike on a south Beirut building, alongside the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
Tehran (AFP) – Thousands of Iranians crowd the streets of Tehran for the funeral procession of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh who was killed in the early hours of July 31 in a strike blamed on Israel. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers for Haniyeh ahead of his burial in Qatar, having earlier threatened a “harsh punishment” for his killing.
Istanbul (AFP) – From Morocco to Pakistan, thousands of people across the Islamic world have taken to the streets to condemn the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in a strike in Iran.
Dhaka (AFP) – Hundreds of students take to the streets of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka to demand justice for their fellow students who have been killed in recent protests over quotas in government jobs. At least 206 people were killed last month during some of the worst unrest of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s tenure, sparked by student demonstrations against civil service hiring rules.
Sinuiju (North Korea) (AFP) – Images released by North Korean state media on July 31 show the country’s leader Kim Jong Un riding in a rubber boat and inspecting the flooding caused by record-breaking rains in the city of Sinuiju in North Pyongan Province.
London (AFP) – Tensions flare at a far-right demonstration in London, with bottles thrown at police and several people arrested. The demonstrators are angry about the government’s response to the mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party that killed three children.
Tel Aviv (AFP) – “While we prefer to resolve hostilities without a wider war, the IDF is fully prepared for any scenario,” says Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, Israeli army spokesman, after an Israeli strike in the area of Beirut. Israel says the target of the strike was Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukur.
Unknown (AFP) – Russia announces it has launched the third stage of its exercises on the use of tactical nuclear weapons, which includes forces involved in the conflict in Ukraine.
Deir el-Balah (AFP) – Gazans express their opinion on the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, saying that it would affect the hostage deal negotiations and ruling out any effect on the movement’s military capabilities.
