Lysychansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the front lines in eastern Ukraine to support his troops. The leader stopped in Lysychansk, a town next to Severodonetsk, currently under heavy fire from Russian forces, as well as Soledar which is further south.
Paralimni (Cyprus) (AFP) – To mark World Environment Day, volunteers gather and sort through plastic waste and rubbish collected at one of Cyprus’ first two plastic-free beaches, in an effort to keep the stretches of sand free of single-use plastics.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Russian shellings have left Ukrainian railway infrastructure in Kyiv in smouldering ruin in the first such strikes on the capital since April 28. Moscow states its missiles have “destroyed T-72 tanks supplied by eastern European countries and other armoured vehicles,” while Ukrainian officials say the infrastructures are purely railway waggons repair facilities.
Kuwait City (AFP) – Superstores in Kuwait remove Indian products from their shelves after remarks on the Prophet Mohammed by an official in India’s ruling party prompted calls on social media to boycott Indian goods. Gulf countries on Sunday condemned the remarks made by the spokesperson for Indian Prime Minister that were described as “Islamophobic”.
London (AFP) – The curtain comes down on four days of celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s historic Platinum Jubilee, with a picnic finale, a public parade and a pop serenade.
Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis calls again for “true negotiations” in the face of “macabre destruction” in Ukraine, at the end of the Pentecost celebrations during the Regina Coeli prayer in St. Peter’s Square.
Juban (Philippines) (AFP) – A volcano in the eastern Philippines spewed a huge, dark cloud on Sunday, prompting evacuations from ash-covered towns while authorities warned of possible further eruptions. The blast from Bulusan volcano in the rural Sorsogon province lasted about 17 minutes, sending a grey plume shooting up at least one kilometre (0.6 miles).
Almaty (Kazakhstan) (AFP) – Voting is underway in Kazakhstan for a referendum to overhaul the constitution after deadly unrest in January ended the founding leader Nursultan Nazarbayev’s three-decade grip on Central Asia’s richest country.
Juban (Philippines) (AFP) – A volcano in the eastern Philippines has spewed a huge, dark cloud, prompting evacuations from ash-covered towns while authorities warned of possible further eruptions. The blast from Bulusan volcano in the rural Sorsogon province lasted about 17 minutes, sending a grey plume shooting up at least one kilometre (0.6 miles), according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
Sloviansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Some 70 residents evacuate Sloviansk, a town in eastern Ukraine now deprived of water and electricity, as Russian air strikes in the region escalate.
