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Police fire tear gas at protesters mobbing the Prime minister's residence in Colombo as crisis-hit Sri Lanka declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country. IMAGES
Outgoing French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin arrives in Frontignan, Hérault, to greet firefighters, as a fire was put out during the night after ravaging 350 hectares of pine forest without causing any injuries. IMAGES
Firefighters continue to work to fully extinguish the blaze, which is now under control. The fire broke out around midday on Thursday in the spire of the cathedral in the northern French city of Rouen. IMAGES
A light plume of smoke rises from scaffolding surrounding the spire of Rouen cathedral, while an outbreak of fire is brought under control. IMAGES
Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrives in Sri Lanka, entering the port of Colombo a year after a similar port call by a spacecraft-tracking vessel raised security concerns from neighbouring India. New Delhi is suspicious of China's increasing presence in the Indian Ocean and its influence in Sri Lanka, which is strategically placed halfway along key east-west international shipping routes. IMAGES
Firefighters battling a vast wildfire on Tenerife are facing another very difficult night after severe weather conditions worsened the blaze, displacing over 12,000 people on the Spanish holiday island, regional officials said. IMAGES
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