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Added on the 04/07/2018 11:47:05 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Speaking at the opening of the Farnborough International Airshow, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he respects Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the US presidential race. Starmer notes it was "not an easy decision, but a decision that I know that he will have arrived at taking into account the best interest of the American people." SOUNDBITE
People react as exit polls for the UK general election are projected onto the BBC's London headquarters, with the figures predicting a landslide victory for the opposition Labour Party. Those gathered in the British capital cheer when projected Labour seat tally (410) is revealed and boo when the Reform UK tally (13) is shown. With the Conservatives predicted to win just 131 seats, the party could be on track for its worst defeat since the beginning of the 20th century. IMAGES
Images of the scene outside a private London hospital where Britain's Princess of Wales is facing a stay of up to two weeks after undergoing successful planned abdominal surgery. Kensington Palace announced that the 42-year-old wife of William, Prince of Wales, heir to the British throne, was admitted to the clinic in central London on Tuesday. IMAGES
Thousands of people take to the streets of Sanaa in protest against overnight US and British strikes on Yemen's Huthis. An ally of Hamas, the Iran-backed group has carried out a growing number of attacks on Red Sea shipping in solidarity with Gaza. IMAGES
People gather outside the Hamdaniyah general hospital where wounded and dead victims have been taken after a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Al-Hamdaniyah, leaving 100 dead and more than 150 injured according to state media. IMAGES