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Veteran US politician Mitch McConnell, 82, says he would step down as leader of the Republican Party in the Senate later this year, ending his tenure as the longest-serving Senate leader in American history. "I stand before you today, Mr. President and my colleagues to say this will be my last term as Republican leader," McConnell says in chamber. SOUNDBITE
A large French flag flies above the first level of the Eiffel Tower as part of the annual 8 May commemorations. This year marks 75 years since the end of the Second World War in Europe but ceremonies have had to be scaled back and held without the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. IMAGES
Alicia Keys has announced a worldwide tour this year - her first in seven years.
Following the $71.3 billion dollar merger between Disney and Fox, Tom Hanks' film 'News of the World' will now be distributed by Universal Pictures after the Fox 2000 studio was retired.
Israel, the United States and the Arab world are under threat from Iran's "axis of terror," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells lawmakers in a landmark speech before the US Congress. "Our world is in upheaval. In the Middle East, Iran's axis of terror confronts America, Israel and our Arab friends. This is not a clash of civilizations. It's a clash between barbarism and civilization," Netanyahu says. SOUNDBITE
Thirty years after the bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, sirens sound at 9:53 local time (12:53 GMT) - time when the attack took place - in memory of the 85 victims. IMAGES
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