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The White House expresses "deep concern" for jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who is on a hunger strike and began refusing water to coincide with the COP27 climate summit. "We have been in high level communication with the Egyptian government on this case, we have deep concern about it, we would like to see him freed," US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan tells reporters during a press conference in Washington. SOUNDBITE
After a lavish welcoming ceremony at the Hôtel des Invalides, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi arrives at the Elysée Palace where he is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron. The heads of state are set to discuss major regional crises but also the human rights situation in Egypt. IMAGES
French Defence minister Florence Parly attends a ceremony in India marking the induction of Rafale fighter jets into the Indian Air Force. India has bought 36 Rafale fighters from France in a deal estimated to be worth $9.4 billion. All are scheduled to be delivered by the end of 2021. IMAGES
French Rafale jets take off this past weekend to strike a warehouse containing improvised explosive devices situated 30 kilometers south of Mosul. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The latest fighter jets, military drones, and missiles are on display at the Paris Airshow. Jim Drury went to look at them.
Europe's top rights court says Switzerland is not doing enough to tackle climate change, in the first such ruling on the responsibility of states in curbing global warming. SOUNDBITE
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