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Added on the 15/01/2022 04:51:43 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Russian-led troops that were sent to help restore order after peaceful protests over an energy price hike gave way to violence and looting, leaving dozens dead in the country's largest city, Almaty, take part in a ceremony as they prepare to leave Kazakhstan. IMAGES
Air raid sirens ring out in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on day seven of Russia's invasion. Russia has stepped up its bombing campaign and missile strikes, hitting Kyiv's main television tower, two residential buildings in a town west of the city and the city of Bila Tserkva to the south of the capital. IMAGES
The Russian Defence Ministry releases images of Russian troops loading up and boarding military planes on their way to Kazakhstan and armoured vehicles in transit, after the Kazakh government appealed for help. Long seen as one the most stable of the ex-Soviet republics of Central Asia, energy-rich Kazakhstan is facing its biggest crisis in decades after days of protests over rising fuel prices escalated into widespread unrest. IMAGES
Israeli army bulldozers are seen destroying streets and shops in Jenin, six days into an Israeli military operation in the northern occupied West Bank. The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry says at least 26 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched simultaneous raids on Wednesday and militant groups have claimed 14 of the dead as members. IMAGES
Residents assess damage on a street in Jenin's city center after the passage of Israeli army bulldozers on the sixth day of a military operation in the nearby Jenin camp. At least 24 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched simultaneous raids on Wednesday across the north of the occupied West Bank and militant groups have claimed 14 of the dead as members. IMAGES