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Images of waves hitting the coast in Taiwan's southern region ahead of an expected landfall of Typhoon Koinu, the second major storm to make a direct hit in a month. IMAGES
Emergency services combat wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes. Tens of thousands of people have already fled blazes on the island, with many tourists scrambling to get home on evacuation flights. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron launches "a coalition of champions for the financing of natural capital" at the Elysée Palace, in the presence of Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Gabonese President Ali Bongo, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, World Bank President Ajay Banga and US Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry. IMAGES
Paris police fire tear gas to disperse climate protesters trying to block an annual general meeting of French oil giant TotalEnergies. IMAGES
Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle Spain's first major forest fire of the year, as authorities say that they're beginning to make headway in limiting the blaze. "The overall development is positive," firefighters in the province of Castellon, where the fire broke out on Thursday afternoon, said on Twitter. The fire has already burnt 3,800 hectares of vegetation and led to the evacuation of 1,500 people in the Valencia area. More than 500 men are still fighting the flames. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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