Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – US President Joe Biden tells Arab leaders that Washington will remain fully engaged in the Middle East and will not cede influence to other world powers.
Seoul (AFP) – Thousands of LGBTQ supporters gather at Seoul City Hall Plaza for the Seoul Queer Culture Festival for the first time in three years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Outside of the police-barricaded plaza, a counter-protest against gay rights goes ahead. The police barricades were put up to separate the two large groups and prevent any clashes.
Landiras (France) (AFP) – Aerial images filmed from a helicopter show the ongoing operation to tackle wildfires in Gironde, southwest France, in the Landiras area.
Boom (Belgium) (AFP) – Festival-goers from around the planet return to Tomorrowland, one of the world’s biggest electronic music festivals after a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mexico City (AFP) – Mexican authorities have captured notorious drug kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero, who was on the FBI’s list of 10 most-wanted fugitives for the murder of a US undercover agent that strained the countries’ diplomatic relations. Quintero, 69, is accused by the United States of ordering the kidnap, torture and murder of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985.
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – US President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bump fists before heading inside the Al-Salam Royal Palace for a meeting with King Salman, in the coastal city of Jeddah. Jeddah marks the final stop on Biden’s Middle East tour, following Friday’s talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and meetings with Israeli officials a day earlier.
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Images of the aftermath of an Israeli air strike on Gaza City. The Israeli military said its warplanes struck what it called a Hamas weapons manufacturing facility in the Gaza Strip following rocket fire against Israeli territory. The exchange of fire came hours after US President Joe Biden visited Israel and the occupied West Bank. IMAGES
San Marcos Atesquilapan (Mexico) (AFP) – In the Mexican state of Veracruz, family and friends bid farewell to brothers Jair Valencia Olivares (19), Yovani Valencia Olivares (16) and their cousin Misael Olivares (16), who were among the migrants found dead after being abandoned in a sweltering tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas. Mexicans were the largest group of victims in this tragedy, which left 53 dead in total, including citizens of Honduras and Guatemala.
Rhodes (France) (AFP) – It’s a rather special snack for the animals in the Sainte-Croix wildlife park in Moselle, north-eastern France. Along with much of southwest Europe, the animals are enduring an extreme heatwave and, in a bid to keep them cool, animal keeper Anais Huard is hanging fruit ice lollies from trees.
Algiers (AFP) – In a house in Algiers, three cousins, Wassim, Chafik and Nouceiba, immersed in Algeria’s rich musical culture since their childhood, pick up their instruments and play a composition inspired by their country’s classical music. Next, they upload the video onto social media in a bid to share their culture with the rest of the world.
