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Added on the 25/01/2022 11:28:57 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Pope Francis, warned by doctors not to travel to Ukraine in the immediate future, embarks on a three-day trip to Kazakhstan instead to bear a message of peace. Images of the Argentine pope in a wheelchair as he boards the plane at Fiumicino, Italy. IMAGES
Burnt-out cars and administrative buildings in central Almaty speak to the intensity of protests against a hike in energy prices that swept through the city. Protesters stormed government buildings in Almaty and fought running battles with police and the military, with officials saying 748 security officers were wounded and 18 killed. IMAGES
An immense cloud of smoke billows over the central Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli border, as Israel continues to pound the Palestinian territory in its war against Hamas. IMAGES
A large plume of smoke rises over central Gaza, seen from Israel. Heavy fighting rages on in the Gaza Strip where Israeli forces launched new strikes and ground combat operations, killing 92 people overnight according to the health ministry of the Hamas-ruled territory. IMAGES
Cameroon launches the world's first large-scale systematic vaccination campaign against malaria, a "historic step" according to the WHO in the fight against one of the biggest killers of African children. IMAGES