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.
Kinshasa (AFP) – Slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba’s only surviving remains, a single tooth, arrives in Kinshasa where it is due to be laid to rest later this week.
Zierikzee (Netherlands) (AFP) – A tornado rips through a city in the Netherlands, killing at least one person and injuring 10 others in the first fatal twister to hit the country for three decades.
Tolima (Colombia) (AFP) – Aerial images show the collapse of the grandstand at a bullring in Colombia which has left at least four people dead and another 30 seriously injured. The collapse occurred during a popular event at which members of the public face off with small bulls, according to officials.
Klais (Germany) (AFP) – Several dozen people protest against the G7, calling for climate protection, cycling in the Bavarian mountains on the second day of the summit held at Elmau Castle.
Gloucester (United States) (AFP) – Competitors run on a greasy pole and try to catch a flag during an annual competition in Gloucester, Massachusetts. “We’re so happy that over 1,000 days later, people are out and about…it’s better than Christmas,” says a resident as the St. Peter’s Fiesta and greasy pole tradition return to the coastal city after a three-year break due to the pandemic.
Lisbon (AFP) – “Today we face what I would call an ocean emergency,” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres tells thousands of policymakers, experts and advocates at the opening plenary of the UN’s Ocean Conference in Lisbon.
Chonburi (Thailand) (AFP) – The riotous and muddy Thai buffalo races mark the beginning of the rice planting season in the country’s east. The event, with a festival-like atmosphere, take place for the first time after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – “All pilots, dispatchers, mechanics, and other people who ensure the launch of missiles on Ukraine must understand – we will find you all,” says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after Russian strikes hit a residential building in Kyiv, killing one person.
Petaluma (United States) (AFP) – California’s decades-old World’s Ugliest Dog Contest crowned Mr Happy Face as this year’s homeliest pooch.
