Ecuador fans gather in front of Al Bayt stadium before World Cup kick-off
Al Khor (Qatar) (AFP) – Ecuador fans sing, dance and play music in front of Al Bayt stadium before World Cup kick-off against host nation Qatar. IMAGES
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Benzema trains before injury forces him out of French World Cup squad
Doha (AFP) – Images of Ballon D’Or winner Karim Benzema during his last training with France in Doha before being ruled out of the World Cup with a left thigh injury dealing a serious blow to defending champions France’s hopes of retaining the trophy. IMAGES
Huge snowfall in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo (AFP) – Huge snowfall has fallen on the city of Buffalo and many parts of the State New York. The governor has advised residents to remain prudent.
UN climate summit adopts ‘loss and damage’ fund
Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) – The UN’s COP27 climate summit approved on Sunday the creation of a special fund to cover the losses suffered by vulnerable nations hit by the impact of global warming. SOUNDBITE
At least nine killed in suspected gas blast in far eastern Russia
Tymovskoye (Russia) (AFP) – Rescue workers are on the scene after a suspected gas explosion in a five-storey residential building killed nine people in Russia’s northeastern Sakhalin island, according to the local governor.
UK PM Rishi Sunak meets Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Kyiv, for the first time. IMAGES
Ukraine: first passenger train arrives in Kherson since Russian forces’ withdrawal
Kherson (Ukraine) (AFP) – The first passenger train arrives in Kherson since Russian forces withdrew from the city on November 11. Arriving with a one hour delay, the train from Kyiv pulled in at ten o’clock as people waved flags from a bridge and relatives waited with flowers on the platform. IMAGES
Sunak says UK will ‘stand with’ Kyiv as it fights Russia’s invasion
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vows his country will “stand with” Kyiv during his first visit to the Ukrainian capital as PM.
Russian penal colony where sentenced US basketball star Griner is now incarcerated
Yavas (Russia) (AFP) – Images of the Russian penal colony in remote Mordovia, where Basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to start serving her 9-year sentence for possessing vape cartridges with a small quantity of cannabis oil.
Xi, Harris arrive for meeting on final day of APEC
Bangkok (AFP) – World leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Vice President Kamala Harris arrive for talks on the final day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bangkok.
