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Speaking in a video message to world leaders after ill health prevented her from travelling to the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth II says that 'when nations come together in common cause, there is always room for hope.' IMAGES
Hundreds of firefighters backed by planes and helicopters battle a massive forest fire in the Harz mountains of central Germany for the second day. The blaze began in the Harz Mountains on 6 September prompting the evacuation of about 500 hikers and other tourists from the area. IMAGES
Greta Thunberg and other environmental activists gather outside the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, northeastern France, which is due to rule in three separate cases to decide wether states are doing enough in the face of climate change. IMAGES
Prince William takes the stage at a London Air Ambulance Charity Gala Dinner in the British capital, with the British throne's heir apparent taking the opportunity to thank well-wishers for their "kind messages of support" in the wake of his father King Charles III's shock cancer diagnosis as well as his wife Catherine's stint in hospital. "It means a great deal to us all," William adds. With Charles, 75, undergoing cancer treatment following Monday's announcement and Kate recovering from abdominal surgery, William has found himself thrust back to the frontline of royal duties. SOUNDBITE
Britain's King Charles III says he is praying that the UN's COP28 climate talks will be a "critical turning point" in the fight against global warming, speaking to world leaders in Dubai. "I pray with all my heart that COP 28 will be another critical turning point towards genuine transformational action," he tells the World Climate Action Summit, held in parallel with COP28. SOUNDBITE
Britain's King Charles III is greeted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the UN climate conference in Dubai. IMAGES