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French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin pays tribute to the victims of an attack on October 3rd, 2019 at a police station, which left four dead and one injured, during a ceremony at the Paris police headquarters. IMAGES
Gerald Darmanin is voting in Tourcoing, in northern France, for someone who has given him a proxy, for the second round of the legislative elections. The French Interior Minister himself voted earlier in the day. IMAGES
The European Central Bank (ECB) announces its first interest rate cut since 2019, reducing borrowing costs from record highs, but giving few clues about its next move while warning of continuing inflation pressures. "The governing council today decided to lower the three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points," says Christine Lagarde, ECB President. SOUNDBITE
South Africa's electoral commission chief Sy Mamabolo says it is "difficult to call" the election turnout until vote count is completed, adding that it will likely be "well beyond" the 66 percent of the 2019 vote. SOUNDBITE
Turnout in the South African general election is expected to exceed the previous poll in 2019 poll when 66 percent of registered voters took part, electoral commission chief Sy Mamabolo says. As he spoke in Midrand, thousands were still queueing outside polling stations after nightfall, just over an hour away from planned closure. SOUNDBITE
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin arrives at the synagogue in Rouen, where he is greeted by the city's mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, after a knife-wielding man set fire to the building before being shot dead by police officers. IMAGES