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Hurricane Beryl slams into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula near the resort town of Tulum with fierce winds, battering palm trees. The National Hurricane Center said the storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (160 kph) making it a Category 2 hurricane, weaker than earlier in the week as Beryl hit islands in the Caribbean. IMAGES
Hurricane Beryl slams into Grenada, one of the Caribbean islands in the direct path of the Category 4 storm, bringing torrential rain and strong winds. IMAGES
King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive by carriage at Royal Ascot, British racing's most important week, with £17.5 million ($22.1 million) on offer over five days that span a heady mix of top-class racing, the very height of fashion and the patronage of the Royal Family. The royal procession also saw Lady Gabriella Windsor and Princess Anne, Princess Royal in a second carriage. IMAGES
Images outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London as two judges are to pass down a decision on whether to grant Julian Assange a final appeal against his extradition to the United States, where he faces 175 years in prison for leaking confidential documents. IMAGES
A handout portrait of Catherine, Princess of Wales, dominates UK newspapers for a second day after the 42-year-old British royal apologised for editing the image which was pulled by global photo agencies. The Daily Mirror calls it a 'Picture of Chaos', The Daily Mail refers to a 'PR Disaster', while The Sun demands 'Lay Off Kate'. The princess has not been seen in public since attending a Christmas Day church service, and underwent abdominal surgery in January. IMAGES
Guyana's leader, who heads the Caribbean bloc CARICOM, voices optimism at an emergency summit on finding a political solution in crisis-torn Haiti. "I'm very optimistic based on all the discussions today," President Irfaan Ali says. SOUNDBITE