Rio devotees celebrate Zé Pelintra Day with music, dance and prayer
Dozens of devotees gather in Rio de Janeiro’s Lapa neighbourhood to celebrate Ze Pelintra Day with prayer, music, dancing and candle offerings.
Dozens of devotees gather in Rio de Janeiro’s Lapa neighbourhood to celebrate Ze Pelintra Day with prayer, music, dancing and candle offerings.
Mongolian wrestlers train at Basu camp with sparring, fitness and football drills as they prepare for the annual Naadam festival.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had struck US military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait in response to fresh American strikes. They also warned their responses would expand to other bases across the region if US attacks were repeated.
Asked during a press conference whether the change was for security reasons related to Iran, Trump sidestepped the question by talking about previous alleged assassination attempts by Tehran.
Over 6,500 people took part in a peace march to remember the victims of the Srebrenica genocide and the survivors who walked for days to save their lives.
Experts say human-caused climate change is intensifying South Asia’s monsoons, which traditionally run from June to September and again from October to December.
Meanwhile, the United Nations launched an urgent appeal on Wednesday to raise €259 million for relief operations.
Trump had said that the ceasefire with Iran is “over” after Washington launched strikes on the country overnight, to which Iran responded by targeting US bases in the Gulf.
From the front lines of the US-Iran confrontation, the Gulf nations have again urged both sides, with strategic restraint, not to abandon their negotiations, while Tehran is telegraphing that the Strait of Hormuz is now Iran’s.
NATO leaders including Trump and Zelenskyy arrive in Ankara for a state dinner hosted by Erdogan ahead of key summit talks in Turkey.