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'UNRWA is irreplaceable and indispensable' says former French Minister of Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna at the United Nations. Catherine Colonna lead an independent review group created following allegations made by Israel in January that 12 UNRWA staff may have participated in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. SOUNDBITE
The Law committee at France's National Assembly begins going throught nearly 1,500 amendments to the Immigration bill, some designed to undo the text passed by the Senate, others to make it even tougher. The committee aims to produce a text that can be voted on by a majority of MPs by Sunday. IMAGES
The EU says it will review the protected status of wolves in Europe and decide on possible changes to introduce flexibility "where it is necessary" based on a data collection exercise. The remarks follow European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warning of the "real danger" of wolf packs in the European Union, and a call for data on wolf numbers and their impact to be submitted by September 22. Under the EU Habitat Directive, first adopted in 1992, the wolf enjoys protected status but local and national exceptions to the law are possible. SOUNDBITE
The White House says it is making available to Congress a long-awaited classified report on the 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan, which ended 20 years of attempts to defeat the Taliban guerrillas. SOUNDBITE
The investigating chamber of the Versailles Court of Appeal confirms the placement under judicial supervision of footballer Aminata Diallo, who is under investigation for "aggravated violence", after her former PSG teammate Kheira Hamraoui was assaulted. IMAGES
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, carries out the Colonel’s Review of the Irish Guards as part of the final preparations for next week’s Queen’s Birthday Parade (Trooping the Colour), to take place during the Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations. IMAGES
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