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Beirut, Jun 7 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Wael Hamzeh) The French financial prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into the personal assets of the governor of the Lebanese Central Bank, Riad Salameh.FOOTAGE OF THE LEBANESE CENTRAL BANK.
The French National Assembly observed a minute's silence in tribute to the victims of the deadly attack on a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow, claimed by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS). IMAGES
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire, assisted by his Agriculture colleague Marc Fesneau, receive officials from the French Banking Federation (FBF) at Economy and Finance Ministry following Emmanuel Macron's announcements to support farmers' cash flow. IMAGES
France's new foreign minister Stephane Sejourne arrives in Kyiv on Saturday for his first official trip abroad, in a sign of support as the Russian invasion of Ukraine nears its second year. Stephane Sejourne and his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba lay flowers at the "Wall of Memory" of those who died for Ukraine IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin will succeed in his bid to seize Ukrainian territory if the United States halts support for Kyiv, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says at a Senate hearing on supplemental funding for national security priorities including Ukraine, for which $44.4 billion has been requested. "I can guarantee you that without our support, Putin will be successful," Austin says. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Jordan after meeting with Israel leaders in Jerusalem and Palestinian President in Ramallah earlier in the day. He is expected to meet with King Abdullah of Jordan on Wednesday. IMAGES