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French President Emmanuel Macron arrived at Pointe-à-Pitre on Tuesday to visit the hurricane-hit Caribbean. Macron's visit to the islands of St Martin and St Barts comes almost a week since hurricane Irma roared over the region as a maximum Category Five storm, leaving at least 10 dead on French territory and a wide trail of destruction. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron travelled Tuesday to the hurricane-hit Caribbean, joining the Dutch king in the region for a tour of the devastated islands. SOUNDBITE
Cuban President Raul Castro visits the eastern town of Baracoa, which was hit hard by Hurricane Matthew. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A makeshift migrant camp looks nearly empty in Mexico's Matamoros, at the border with Brownsville, Texas, where Democrat US President Joe Biden is expected to meet border patrol and other law enforcement agents. Also heading to the border is Republican former president Donald Trump, who will be about 300 miles (480 kilometers) to the west in Eagle Pass. The Texas showdown comes at a time when record numbers of migrant crossings into the United States are posing a threat to Biden's chances of preventing a Trump comeback in November's presidential election. IMAGES
Metro, bus and tramway services are at a standstill in Berlin, as in many other German cities, due to a strike by public transport employees. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by his wife and several ministers, visits Saint-Omer in the northern Pas-de-Calais region, which has been devastated by several days of rain, flooding and high water, to offer his support. IMAGES