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Added on the 07/12/2021 11:05:46 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Several explosions sounded early Thursday morning in the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv following an air alert prompted by missiles and drones launched by Russia. IMAGES
Russian citizens hold a rally at the former embassy of Russia in Georgia's capital Tbilisi for deceased opposition politician Alexei Navalny. The building, currently the site of the Swiss Embassy, houses a Russian Federation Interests Section. The 47-year-old Kremlin critic was serving a 19-year prison sentence in the Arctic when Russian authorities announced his death, prompting fear and disbelief among his supporters. IMAGES
Images of EU, Ukraine foreign ministers arriving for a meeting in Kyiv. The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has announced that all of the bloc's foreign ministers were for the first time meeting beyond its borders, in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. "We are convening a historic meeting of EU Foreign Ministers here in Ukraine, candidate country and future member of the EU. We are here to express our solidarity and support to the Ukrainian people," Borrell said in a statement on social media. IMAGES
Images taken from Shusha, Azerbaijan, show the town of Stepanakert, capital of the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, as Azerbaijan forces tighten their grip on the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh and international concern mounts over the plight of ethnic Armenian civilians trapped there. Nagorno-Karabakh is a predominantly Armenian-populated region where Azerbaijani forces scored a lightning victory earlier this week. IMAGES
Images show the aftermath of a Russian attack on the Darnytskyi district of Ukraine's capital Kyiv. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that according to medics, seven people were injured in that district. Ukrainian military authorities said Russia launched cruise missile attacks on Kyiv overnight. The falling debris from shot-down missiles resulted in seven people injured and damage to buildings. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).