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The cast and crew of Danish-Iranian director Ali Abbasi's “The Apprentice” pose on the red carpet at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where the film, a much-anticipated biopic about Donald Trump six months ahead of the U.S. presidential election, is being shown in official competition. IMAGES
The red carpet is rolled out for US President Joe Biden at Downing Street, and is briefly occupied by No. 10's chief mouser Larry the cat, before the feline is taken back inside by staff, to boos from assembled photographers. President Biden is meeting UK Prime Minsiter Rishi Sunak, and will later meet King Charles III at Windsor Castle, as the president makes his way to a NATO summit in Lithuania. IMAGES
Swedish director Tarik Saleh and his cast walk the red carpet at the 75th Cannes film festival for the premiere of his lastest feature, "Boy from Heaven," about power struggles in the leading centre of Sunni Islam, the Al-Azhar University in Egypt. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to the Elysee palace for a working lunch ahead of an international conference aimed at ensuring Libya sticks to a plan to hold elections in December and turn a new page after a decade of violent conflict. IMAGES
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi leaves Matignon, where he was welcomed by Prime Minister Jean Castex, on the third day of his state visit to France. The meeting was followed by the signing of various agreements between French and Egyptian ministers. (COMPLETES VIDI8WP4HR_EN) IMAGES
After a lavish welcoming ceremony at the Hôtel des Invalides, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi arrives at the Elysée Palace where he is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron. The heads of state are set to discuss major regional crises but also the human rights situation in Egypt. IMAGES