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Added on the 07/02/2023 14:08:32 - Copyright : France 24 EN
The coffin and mourners arrive for the funeral of seven year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe, killed in a mass stabbing in Southport, UK, on July 29. Elsie was among three young girls who died in the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class, which also left ten people injured, eight of them children, and sparked nationwide anti-immigration riots. IMAGES
Hundreds of people in the English town of Southport attend a vigil for the victims of a stabbing attack that killed three children. The mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in northern England also left five children and two adults with critical wounds. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer lays flowers at the police cordon in Southport near the scene where three children were killed in a mass stabbing, with five other children and two adults seriously injured. Some people heckled the prime minister as he laid the wreath, with one saying "Is that it?" but other onlookers said "Shame!" to those who were heckling. IMAGES
During a UN press briefing, UNICEF's senior emergency coordinator, Hamish Young, says that "Over 14,000 children have reportedly already been killed in this conflict" while over 100,000 people have fled Rafah in recent days, according to the head of OCHA's sub-office in Gaza. SOUNDBITE
A helicopter is loaded with supplies for those affected by the Taiwan earthquake. The magnitude-7.4 quake struck on Wednesday killing ten people and injuring more than 1,000. IMAGES
Emergency crews work near a heavily-tilted building in Hualien Thursday morning after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the area the day before. IMAGES