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People stand still at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem as Israel marks a sombre Memorial Day overshadowed by the war in Gaza. IMAGES
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne says her government "stands by the people of Mayotte", at the start of a visit to Mayotte, France's poorest department, which is facing severe drought, migratory pressure from neighbouring Comoros and growing insecurity. SOUNDBITE
French police officers stand guard on Bir-Hakeim Bridge in Paris near the site where an attacker stabbed a German tourist to death and injured two other people before being arrested. IMAGES ++ COMPLETES VIDI346U3K9_EN and VIDI346T9RW_EN ++
Pilgrims arrive at Mount Arafat on the third day of Hajj, for the climax of the pilgrimage. The ritual is the high point of the annual pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, that officials say could be the biggest on record after three years of Covid restrictions. IMAGES
Images show a Russian passenger plane landing in Georgia for the first time since 2019, following a decision last week from Russian President Vladimir Putin to lift a flight ban. The resumption of flights has stirred protests in Georgia, as Moscow fought a brief but bloody war with Georgia and recognised two separatist territories in the north of the country as independent. IMAGES
Seen from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, US soldiers stand guard by the US-Mexico border as they wait for the expiration of Title 42, a set of pandemic-era border restrictions that have prevented virtually all asylum claims. Tens of thousands of people are expected to make their case over the coming weeks, further inflaming America's already heated immigration debate. IMAGES