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Protesters gather oustide parliament in Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, as lawmakers gear up to overturn a presidential veto and push through a controversial "foreign influence" bill. Opponents say the law, which will almost definitely pass after a prolonged parliamentary session, will place onerous restrictions on foreign-funded NGOs and derail the country's path to the European Union. IMAGES
The White House applauds the adoption of the foreign aid legislation and urges the US lower House to approve the long-delayed funding for Ukraine's war efforts against Russia. "The president urges the House to send this legislation to his desk immediately so that he can sign it into law," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Following a damming Pisa report card for French pupils, Education Minister Gabriel Attal wants to entry to high school be pending on passing an exam. Attal says the 'Brevet', currently a nation-wide test taken the last year of junior high school will now be used as a pass or fail exam to entre lycee. SOUNDBITE
Sirens wail in Tel Aviv as rockets pass overhead. Israel warned Palestinians on Saturday to get out of the northern Gaza Strip before an expected large-scale ground offensive against Hamas, one week on from the deadliest attack in Israeli history. IMAGES
Migrants wade across the Rio Grande from Mexico and cross through barbed wire to reach Eagle Pass, Texas where they are met with Border Patrol agents. The city has seen an influx of migration. In the last 11 months, at least 1.8 million people have reached the southern US border. IMAGES
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