Mirpur Khas (Pakistan) (AFP) – Mango farmers in Pakistan say production of the prized fruit has fallen by up to 40 percent in some areas because of high temperatures and water shortages in one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change.
Tokyo (AFP) – A hearse carrying the body of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated while on the campaign trail last week, arrives at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo. DUARTION: 00:16
Tokyo (AFP) – “He had the rarest of quality. A man of vision with the ability to realise that vision,” says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “I’m here because the United States and Japan are more than allies; we are friends. And when one friend is hurting, the other friend shows up.”
Colombo (AFP) – Sri Lankan protesters refuse to budge from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence, after they stormed his home, forcing him to flee with the navy and announce that he would resign.
Sydney Opera House (Australia) (AFP) – Australia’s landmark Opera House in Sydney lights up in the colours of the Japanese flag, in honour of slain former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.
Alvaiázere (Portugal) (AFP) – Firefighters battle wildfires at dawn in Casais do Vento, in the Alvaiazere region of Portugal. IMAGES
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – In his nightly address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that Russian “terrorist actions” can only be stopped with modern weapons.
Namur (Belgium) (AFP) – As if cycling competitions weren’t hard enough, Belgium has launched its first competition of waterbiking: pitting competitors pedalling afloat bikes atop catamarans. The first Belgian Waterbiking Championships, held in the central city of Namur, saw a couple of hundred competitors on the river Meuse. The first Belgian Waterbike Championships in the central city of Namur, are an entree to the European Waterbike Championships to be hosted by the city November 4-5.
Tokyo (AFP) – Polls opened Sunday in Japan’s upper house elections, just two days after former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while on the campaign trail. The election, which is expected to see Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party increase its majority, has been overshadowed by the murder. But Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and other politicians have insisted the shock killing would not halt the democratic process. DURATION: 01:09
Washington (AFP) – The Women’s March returns to Washington, DC with hundreds protesting in favour of abortion rights in the US capital, two weeks after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade decision that enshrined a nationwide right to abortion.
