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WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says the organisation "regrets" US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend funding of the UN agency over criticism it had mismanaged the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. SOUNDBITE d'une conférence de presse de l'OMS
US President Donald Trump attends the Bastille Day military parade alongside his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. This year's celebration features US troops to commemorate the centenary of the US entering WWI. IMAGES
Russian television shows air force servicemen at Hmeymim air base in Syria packing equipment, after President Vladimir Putin ordered most of his country's military contingent there to start to withdraw. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The United States announces sanctions on Iraqi low-cost airline Fly Baghdad, saying it provided assistance to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and proxies, while also targeting leaders of a pro-Iranian Iraq militia for sanctions. US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters the sanctions are "designed to protect not only our financial system but our national security." SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron visits at a temporary Air Force base, after celebrating an early Christmas with French forces in Jordan. IMAGES
E. Jean Carroll, the former columnist accusing ex-US President Donald Trump of rape and defamation, arrives at a New York court as the jury prepares to deliberate. Images also show the arrival of Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina and a handful of Carroll supporters outside the courthouse with signs. IMAGES