Nga Wai hono i te po Paki was chosen during ceremonies to honour her late father, who was buried on Thursday.
Cheering crowds greet taekwondo player Palesha Goverdhan, whose podium finish brought Nepal its first Paralympic medal.
More than 300 athletes with varying disabilities are set to compete in 14 different sports over the 10-day event.
Children were among the dead in the strike on the historic centre of western Ukraine close to Poland’s border.
Judicial workers are striking in opposition to Morena-led reforms that would include the direct election of judges.
Thousands take to streets, calling for PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to sign a ceasefire and captives swap deal.
About 20 big storms and typhoons hit the Philippines or its surrounding waters each year between late June and October.
Air raid alerts went out across Ukraine as Russia pounded the country with missiles.
Anger rises against PM Netanyahu as protesters call on him to work harder to secure the return of captives held in Gaza.
The campaign was announced after Gaza recorded its first polio case in a quarter of a century last month.
Israeli forces withdraw from areas of Khan Younis after a 22-day military operation, leaving destruction in their wake.
Israel has launched its largest military assault in the territory in more than 20 years, attacking four areas.
The games, which open two and a half weeks after the end of the Olympics, will run until September 8.
Violence by Israeli soldiers and settlers has intensified in the occupied territory as Israel’s war on Gaza escalates.
