Elmau Castle (Germany) (AFP) – France’s President Emmanuel Macron says he will not use the description of a “state sponsor of terrorism” on Russia, when asked about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for Russia to be branded as such. “We don’t need any qualification whatsoever to carry these sanctions” against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, he says.
Kremenchuk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Images published by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine show rescue workers clearing rubble at the Amstor shopping centre in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, after a Russian missile strike left 16 people killed and 59 wounded, according to Ukraine’s emergency services.
Amman (AFP) – CCTV images released on Jordanian state TV al-Mamlaka show the moment a large cylinder plunged from a crane on a moored vessel in Jordan’s Aqaba port, causing a violent explosion of yellow gas which killed 10 people and injured more than 200.
Sloviansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – While some farms near the frontline in eastern Ukraine have been abandoned due to the fighting, shepherds Valentyna Gakova and her husband are still looking after their goats in Sloviansk.
Elmau Castle (Germany) (AFP) – The G7 stands “closely and steadfastly with Ukraine” after the strike on a shopping centre in the centre of the country, says Olaf Scholz at the final press conference of the G7 summit. of Olaf Scholz
Buenos Aires (AFP) – Dozens of women march to the United States embassy in Buenos Aires to protest the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the right to abortion.
Hong Kong (AFP) – Ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover from Britain to China, AFPTV speaks to the city’s former chief executive Leung Chun-ying. Leung, whose administration faced down the Umbrella Movement, says the crackdown over the last three years was “not an overkill”. Echoing Beijing, Leung describes the implementation of One Country, Two Systems as a success, and says that the arrangement might continue beyond its 50-year term — calling July 1, 2047 “a non-event”. DURATION: 01:22
Hong Kong (AFP) – Fishing boats Tuesday parade in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour with banners and flags ahead of the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover from Britain to China. DURATION: 00:44
Zhengzhou (China) (AFP) – Thousands of people cool down in a giant open-air swimming pool in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou on Saturday A blistering heatwave hit the city, causing temperatures to reach a record 42 degrees Celsius (108 degrees Fahrenheit), according to local media.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has “appealed to the United States to recognize Russia as a state that sponsors terrorism.” The statement follows a Russian missile strike on a crowded mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk killed at least 16 people.
