Buenos Aires (AFP) – Argentine grill masters fire up their spits for the fourth annual Federal Asado Championship in Buenos Aires, where thousands of people crowded July 9 Avenue to get a taste of the barbecued meat.
Kabul (AFP) – A crowd consisting of mostly Taliban militants attend a spontaneous rally at Kabul’s Shah Massoud square as the hardline Islamists marked the first anniversary of their return to power in the country with a national holiday. Exactly a year ago, the hardline Islamists captured Kabul after their nationwide lightning offensive against government forces ended 20 years of US-led military intervention. IMAGES
Zaporizhzhia (Ukraine) (AFP) – A new support centre for internally displaced persons from the Kherson region in southern Ukraine opens in Zaporizhzhia, about 300 km northeast from Kherson. The centre, called “Ya – Kherson” (I am Kherson, in Ukrainian), has already received hundreds of people during the past week. In total, nearly 750 people have been evacuated from the Kherson region, seized by Moscow early on in their invasion, to Zaporizhzhia in the past 24 hours.
Yerevan (AFP) – Rescue workers clear debris on the scene of a deadly explosion at a retail market in the Armenian capital Yerevan. The explosion sparked a fire, killing one person and injuring 20, according to the emergency situations ministry.
Dubai (AFP) – Vehicles drive in low visibility on the streets of the Gulf emirate of Dubai as large parts of the United Arab Emirates are hit by dust and sandstorms, prompting authorities to urge caution on the roads.
Beijing (AFP) – A growing number of animals are being signed up for traditional medicine in China. In one Beijing practice, pets of all shapes and sizes come for acupuncture.
Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis calls for international help for Somalia to fight a “deadly” drought that the UN says has displaced one million people. The 85-year-old pontiff drew attention to what he called the “serious humanitarian crisis” in Somalia and parts of surrounding countries after his weekly Angelus prayer at the Vatican.
Imatra (Finland) (AFP) – A crowd of people gathers in the Eastern Finnish city of Imatra on a bridge overlooking Imatrankoski rapids. At the same time every day, the river’s almost century-old dam is opened and water rushes under the bridge, to the sound of music. It is a popular attraction especially for Russian tourists. But since the end of July, the show has kicked off with the Ukrainian national anthem, to protest the Russian invasion.
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Zookeepers assist a lioness in feeding its three newly-born lion cubs at Nama zoo in Gaza City, amid fears that they will die due to nutritional factors. The zoo’s staff took several precautionary measures to ensure that the cubs were safe once they were born. Each cub needs to be breastfed every hour.
Chibayish (Iraq) (AFP) – As drought devastates swathes of the Mesopotamian Marshes, Iraqi locals, whose livelihood depends on the resources of the southern marshlands, struggle to make ends meet, with many forced to leave in search of different jobs.
