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Added on the 07/02/2022 18:55:36 - Copyright : AFP EN
People travelling to France from the English port of Dover face huge tailbacks because of heightened French securty checks after the Nice attacks. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin arrives at the Ile-de-France Gendarmerie regional training centre, for a meeting with security forces over measures for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and in particular the security arrangements for the Olympic Torch Relay. IMAGES
Security isn't only a police matter; "it is also a matter for families, for schools, (...) for society as a whole", says France's new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal as he visits a police station in Paris outskirts with French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin. SOUNDBITE
The United States says that Russia's drone strikes on Ukraine's Danube infrastructure show that President Vladimir Putin does not care about food supply for the developing world. "It is unacceptable. Putin simply does not care about global food security," US State Department spokesman Vedant Patel tells reporters during a press briefing. SOUNDBITE
French civil security rescue teams arrive at a NATO military base in the town of Incirlik in the southern Turkish province of Adana. The workers are here to assist the Turkish authorities in the search for survivors following a deadly earthquake that left more than 5,000 people dead in Turkey and Syria. IMAGES
Josep Borrell, the EU foreign policy chief, holds a speech in Bruges to inaugurate the European Diplomatic Academy. "Europe is a garden," he says, praising the "combination of political freedom, economic prosperity and social cohesion". He urges European leaders, whom he compares to "gardeners", to help prevent the invasion of the "jungle". SOUNDBITE