Week in pictures: From deadly protests in Kenya to elections in France
A roundup of some of last week’s events. Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook Original Source
India celebrates ICC T20 World Cup 2024 triumph with trophy and fireworks | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
India’s T20 World Cup triumph was celebrated far and wide across the country after Rohit Sharma and his team ended the country’s global trophy drought in Barbados. Virat Kohli hit a match-winning 76 to set up India’s seven-run win over South Africa in a thrilling final on Saturday and cap…
Squatters take London’s housing crisis into their own hands | Housing
In the shopping streets and housing estates of the South London town of Croydon, some once-derelict buildings are slowly coming back to life. At a former school, peeling walls are getting a new coat of paint, and laundry hangs on a line to dry. Over at a disused youth centre,…
Record heat, surging blazes push Delhi’s firefighters to the brink | Climate
Indervir Singh has worked for the Delhi Fire Services for 32 years but he cannot recall responding to as many fires as this summer. Temperatures in India’s capital, New Delhi, home to about 20 million people, have hit record highs, with the mercury climbing to nearly 50 degrees Celsius (122…
Unrest erupts again in New Caledonia after activists sent to France | Politics News
Protests have flared up in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia with several buildings set on fire, including a police station and a town hall, after pro-independence activists were arrested and taken to France. The latest round of violence on Monday came as France prepares to vote in legislative…
Thousands of refugees in Indonesia have spent years awaiting resettlement | Refugees News
Morwan Mohammad walks down an old hotel corridor on Batam Island in northwestern Indonesia before entering a six-square-metre (64sq-foot) room that has been home to him and his growing family for the past eight years. Mohammad, who fled war in Sudan, is one of hundreds of refugees living in community…
Photos: Pagan-inspired bonfire jumping at a Ukrainian midsummer celebration | Russia-Ukraine war News
Despite war-time restrictions, Ukrainians marked midsummer with festivals that featured frenetic folk dancing, flower decorations and jumping over bonfires. The festival of Ivana Kupala on Sunday was held as Ukrainians start their third summer at war, with Kyiv and other cities hit by regular blackouts and remaining under nightly curfew…
Week in pictures: From Putin visiting North Korea to International Yoga Day
A roundup of some of last week's events. Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook Original Source
DRC’s biggest dance festival embodies the spirit of perseverance | In Pictures
For Virginie Magumba, a 22-year-old professional dancer from Goma, in eastern Congo, dancing is more than just a career. “Dancing helps me liberate myself, manage my emotions, and not feel all alone,” she said. “All that I have become I owe to dancing.” Magumba won the prize for Best Congolese…
Deadly heatwaves in US, Mexico made more likely by climate change | Climate Crisis News
Deadly heat that recently blanketed the United States, Mexico and Central America was made 35 times more likely due to global warming, an international network of climate scientists has said. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) group also said the extreme highs experienced across the region in May and June were…