Deir el-Balah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – “Living here is terrifying, but there is no alternative,” says Wafaa Fahmy, standing amid graves at a cemetery in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah where she and other displaced Palestinians have set up tents and taken shelter.
Seoul (AFP) – A divide has emerged among South Korea’s youth since President Yoon Suk Yeol declared a bungled martial law decree in December and hunkered down at his residence resisting arrest. On one side, young conservative men — including evangelical Christians and those who openly support Trump — are railing against his impeachment. On the other, young women and supporters of liberal causes like the LGBTQ+ community, climate justice and labour rights are calling for his immediate detention.
Tapachula (Mexico) (AFP) – Days before Donald Trump returns to the White House with a vow of mass deportations, migrants in Mexico say they are increasingly nervous about whether their asylum appointments will be honored.
Prayagraj (India) (AFP) – Aerial images of Hindu holy men and devotees taking a ceremonial dip in Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, for Shahi Snan or “royal bath” as part of the Kumbh Mela festival. Organisers are expecting some 400 million people to attend the Kumbh Mela festival in northern India — a six-week-long celebration of prayer and bathing that began before dawn on Monday. IMAGES
London (AFP) – Climate activists target Charles Darwin’s grave with chalk paint, in the latest controversial disruptive action by protesters over the UK government’s environmental policies. Two Just Stop Oil (JSO) supporters are seen spray-painting with chalk “1.5 is dead” on the 19th-century biologist’s grave in Westminster Abbey in central London, a reference to the internationally agreed target upper limit for global warming, which the world breached in 2024.
Paris (AFP) – Almost 1,000 collectors criss-cross the French capital at the wheel of vintage cars, motorbikes, bicycles and even tractors, for the 25th “Traversee de Paris”, organised annually by the “Vincennes en Anciennes” motoring club.
Lima (AFP) – Peru’s President Dina Boluarte arrives at the prosecutor’s office in Lima to testify about a nose job that sparked intense controversy, with some lawmakers calling for her to be removed from office for not delegating her responsibilities during the procedure. IMAGES
Sälen (Sweden) (AFP) – Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson speaks at the Folk och Forsvar defence forum in the central town of Salen on threats to his country from Russia and Iran. “We and our neighbouring countries are subjected to hybrid attacks that are not carried out with missiles and soldiers but with computers, money, disinformation and threats of sabotage,” he says.
Deir el-Balah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Palestinian paediatrician Khaled al-Saidani moves through his Gaza hospital with determination, using a prosthetic leg and an aluminium walker as he cares for children also injured in the war. He knows all too well the devastating impact of wounds sustained during war, having lost his right leg after an Israeli air strike on his house last year.
Mbouini (Mayotte) (AFP) – Less than a month after the ravages of cyclone Chido, residents of Mbouini are coping with downpours and flooding in Mayotte, due to tropical storm Dikeledi, which killed three people in Madagascar.
