Kubinka (Russia) (AFP) – Russia aims to promote its arms industry at the “Army 2022” military forum near Moscow, almost six months after the start of the conflict in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin opened the forum, saying the Russian weapons had been proven “in real combat conditions”.
Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) (AFP) – In the middle of war, hundreds of men are burrowing deep underground to provide energy security to Ukraine. Like most Ukrainians, the miners say they are concerned over the future of the country, and are doing their part to help those on the frontlines. “We are with them in spirit, but after all, the coal also needs to be mined by someone” says one miner.
Vall de Ebo (Spain) (AFP) – Firefighters battle a blaze near Vall d’Ebo in the Valencia region of southern Spain. The wildfire began when lightning hit the area late Saturday and has since spread rapidly, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,000 people and burning through nearly 10,000 hectares.
Vall de Ebo (Spain) (AFP) – Firefighters battle a blaze near Vall d’Ebo in the Valencia region of southern Spain. The wildfire began when lightning hit the area late Saturday and has since spread rapidly, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,000 people and burning through nearly 10,000 hectares.
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Washington of seeking to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and of fuelling conflicts elsewhere in the world, including with the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.
Benirrama (Spain) (AFP) – Firefighters are battling a huge wildfire in southeastern Spain that has burnt through nearly 10,000 hectares in an area notoriously difficult to access, according to officials. The fire began when lightning hit the Vall de Ebo area in the province of Alicante late Saturday and it has since spread rapidly, fuelled by strong winds, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,000 people, Valencia’s regional government says.
West Palm Beach (United States) (AFP) – Women seeking abortions are travelling miles to this clinic in Jacksonville, Florida after their own states clamped down on the procedure. While Florida has reduced its window for abortions to the 15th week of pregnancy — it was previously the 24th week — the state’s laws are still among the most permissive in the southeast United States since the Supreme Court’s stunning reversal of the nationwide right to abortion.
Lusail (Qatar) (AFP) – Qatar’s Lusail stadium, which will be the venue for the 2022 World Cup final, is ready ahead of its official inauguration on September 9.
Mesitas del Colegio municipality (Colombia) (AFP) – Around 100 artists are participating in a body painting festival in Mesitas del Colegio, Colombia. The main theme this year is cultures of the world.
Juiz de Fora (Brazil) (AFP) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives at an event accompanied by his wife Michelle Bolsonaro, to launch his presidential campaign in Juiz de Fora, in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais, where he was nearly killed in a stabbing attack four years ago.
