WAO ART #124

World Sea Turtle Day, marked annually on June 16, raises awareness for the protection and conservation of sea turtles. The Caribbean welcomes various types of sea turtles each year during turtle nesting season, although some species can be found in Caribbean waters year-round.

The BBC's drama series "Ten Pound Poms" has brought attention to the history of Brits leaving post-war austerity for a new life in Australia. The scheme, officially known as the Assisted Passage Migration Scheme, offered cut-price travel to the other side of the world for about £315 in today's money.

Elon Musk has announced a new feature on Twitter that will allow anyone to create communities based on any topic, which has been welcomed by various cryptocurrency communities, including XRP, DOGE, and MATIC. Musk has not yet added DOGE as an official payment method on Twitter.

President Biden confused the audience at the National Safer Communities Summit in Connecticut by closing his speech on gun control with the phrase "God Save the Queen." Videos of the incident quickly circulated online, with social media users questioning what he meant.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed that a first batch of tactical nuclear weapons has been stationed in Belarus, to be used only if Russia's territory or state is threatened. The move is about "containment" and to remind anyone "thinking of inflicting a strategic defeat on us," Putin said.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that African countries are ready to participate in a peace pact in Ukraine. Speaking at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other African leaders, Ramaphosa stressed the importance of commitment to peace.

Thousands of people in the Philippines' Albay province are living in shelters as the Mayon volcano oozes lava and remains under watch for a possible violent eruption. For many, spending weeks or even months in evacuation centres has become routine.