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"No one will forget you," promises new French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to flood victims in the Pas-de-Calais, northern France, on his first trip as head of government. IMAGES
The United Nations extends its "deepest condolences" following the death of Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah, who was killed while covering shelling in south Lebanon near the border with Israel. "This is yet another example of the daily dangers journalists face in covering conflict throughout the world," UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
The death toll from floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warns. "The death toll is huge, it might reach thousands," says Tamer Ramadan of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies told reporters in Geneva via video link from Tunis. SOUNDBITE
Floodwaters cover a city in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost region, where the death toll of an extratropical cyclone has risen to 27. IMAGES
South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, visits Kew Gardens in London as part of his official visit to the UK. Ramaphosa is greeted by UK Environment minister, Therese Coffey, and discusses biodiversity a day after he urged rich nations to help protect vulnerable ones from climate change. The South African leader's state visit is the first of King Charles III's reign. IMAGES
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visits Westminster Abbey in London on the first day of his visit to the United Kingdom and lays a wreath of flowers next to the grave of the Unknown Warrior. The two-day visit sees King Charles III presiding over proceedings after decades playing a supporting role to his mother Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September. IMAGES
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