Guadalajara (Mexico) (AFP) – Around 130,000 fans gather on one of Guadalajara’s most important avenues to watch an exhibition drive by Mexican driver Sergio Pérez ahead of next weekend’s Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix.
New York (AFP) – Keke Palmer, Simone Ashley, Lily Collins and Ncuti Gatwa, among other honorees, attend the TIME100 NEXT gala in New York, which recognizes each year 100 emerging leaders in their fields, from a range of industries.
Chittagong (Bangladesh) (AFP) – Cyclone Sitrang made landfall in southern Bangladesh on Monday, killing dozens of people. Cyclones — the equivalent of hurricanes in the Atlantic or typhoons in the Pacific — are a regular menace in the region but scientists say climate change is likely making them more intense and frequent.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – In his nightly address, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says that he has just gotten off a call with new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and says that he believes “that the partnership between our countries” will continue to strengthen.
Krasnogorsk (Russia) (AFP) – Speaking via video link, US basketball star Brittney Griner appears in a Russian court during her appeal to reduce her nine-year prison sentence, issued on drug charges. Speaking from behind metal bars in a detention center, Griner says that people with “more severe crimes have gotten less”.
Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden warns Russia against using a nuclear weapon in the war with Ukraine, saying such an escalation would be a grave error. Asked by reporters whether he thinks Russia is preparing a dirty bomb attack that it would then blame on Ukraine, Biden says: “Russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake if it were to use a tactical nuclear weapon”.
Khartoum (AFP) – Sudanese protesters chant slogans and wave flags during a demonstration in central Khartoum, marking the first anniversary of a coup that derailed a transition to civilian rule and sent hunger and inflation soaring.
New Delhi (AFP) – New Delhi wakes up to toxic smog after Diwali revellers defied a firecracker ban and risked jail to celebrate the annual Hindu festival. According to international monitoring company IQAir, harmful PM 2.5 particles surged to 350 on the air quality index — more than three times the reading a day earlier. The reading for the particulates — so tiny they can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream — is more than 23 times the recommended daily maximum set by the World Health Organization.
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Demonstrators burn tyres and hurl stones across the border with Israel east of Gaza City during clashes with Israeli forces following a demonstration along the border. Six Palestinians were killed in sweeping Israeli raids on 25 October in the occupied West Bank as the army targeted an emerging armed group, and thousands later massed for the funerals of the alleged gunmen.
Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis criticises the threat of nuclear disaster in Ukraine, and regrets that he sees peace ‘trampled’ in Europe. The Pope was speaking during an ecumenical event involving a prayer for peace at the Colosseum in Rome.
