AFP Video

Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns NATO ally Turkey against a military offensive in Syria, saying it would put the region at risk.

Ankara (AFP) – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renews threats of a military offensive in northern Syria, which he said would target Kurdish “terrorists”.

Copalita (Mexico) (AFP) – Aerial images of the swollen Copalita River after Hurricane Agatha passed through Oaxaca, Mexico, where it left at least 33 people missing and 11 dead.

Erradura (Mexico) (AFP) – The local community gather to assess the damage to a bridge that was severely damaged after Hurricane Agatha swept through Mexico. The storm made landfall along Mexico’s Pacific coast, and has left at least 33 people missing and 11 dead.

Kharkiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – As investigators survey the damage in a bombed-out block of apartment buildings in Saltivka, on the outskirts of the eastern city of Kharkiv, residents gather around them, eager to know if and when they’d be compensated for the bombing of their buildings. The investigators were dispatched to decide if this attack constituted a war crime. Floor by floor they go through the building, taking stock of the damage caused by the Russian army’s shelling.

Berlin (AFP) – In the Bundestag, Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany will deliver to Ukraine an air defence system capable of shielding a “major city from Russian airstrikes”, rejecting accusations that his government was slow to arm Kyiv.

Copenhagen (AFP) – Traditionally eurosceptic Denmark votes in a referendum on whether to overturn its opt-out on the EU’s common defence policy after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The vote comes on the heels of neighbouring Finland’s and Sweden’s historic applications for NATO membership, as the Ukraine war forces countries in Europe to rethink their security policies. IMAGES

Washington (AFP) – Suga, the South Korean rapper who is part of South Korean K-pop supergroup BTS, calls on people to “embrace all of our differences” as the band visits the White House. The group were in Washington, DC, to meet US President Joe Biden and discuss anti-Asian hate crimes.

Shanghai (AFP) – Shanghai slowly whir back to life Wednesday as a range of Covid-19 restrictions were eased after a two-month lockdown that confined residents to their homes and battered the Chinese economy.

Singapore (AFP) – Singaporeans queue at a popular chicken rice stall on Tuesday to get their fix of the local favourite before Malaysia’s curbs on chicken exports kick in.