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French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in French Guiana for a two-day visit to the suffering South American territory, which is pushing for increased autonomy from Paris and voted overwhelmingly for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the 2022 election. IMAGES
President Emmanuel Macron lands in India at the start of a two-day visit, with France eyeing lucrative trade deals with the world's fifth-largest economy. IMAGES
A series of strikes hit the northern Gaza Strip as rockets are intercepted above the Israeli border city of Sderot, on the third day after a seven-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war expired. Israel carries out deadly bombardments in Gaza on Sunday as international calls mounted for greater protection of civilians and the renewal of an expired truce with Palestinian militant group Hamas. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in the second edition of Paralympic Day in Place de la Republique, where he plays wheelchair basketball and table tennis before meeting some of the thousands of spectators at the event. IMAGES
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed to the Louvre in Paris by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte for an official Bastille Day banquet, where Modi is the guest of honour. Despite differences over the war in Ukraine and concerns over human rights in India, Western democracies including France are courting New Delhi as a military and economic counterweight to China. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at the Louvre Museum in Paris ahead of a grand dinner in honour of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Bastille Day. Despite differences over the war in Ukraine and concerns over human rights in India, Western democracies are courting New Delhi as a military and economic counterweight to China. IMAGES