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The United States' special envoy for climate, John Kerry, is welcomed in Paris by France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, before a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron scheduled for the end of the afternoon. The former US Secretary of State is visiting Europe to strengthen cooperation in the fight against climate change. IMAGES
"This constitutional revision will make this tragedy irreversible for the weakest members of society," says Marie-Lys Pellissier, spokesperson for the "March for Life", at an anti-abortion rights demonstration of about fifty activists near Port-Royal as the Senate prepared to vote on enshrining abortion in the Constitution. IMAGES
Two environmental activists throw soup at the armoured glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" at the Louvre museum in Paris, justifying their action by their desire to promote "the right to healthy and sustainable food." IMAGES
Trial resumes for Benoit Feuillu and four other alleged organisers of two banned demonstrations in western rural France. The activists argue they fight to preserve water and are opposing large artificials reservoirs or "bassines" which they see as a way to monopolise water resources for the farming industry. in October 2022 and specially, in March 2023, the protests turned into violent clashes with police with many protesters injured. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in the second edition of Paralympic Day in Place de la Republique, where he plays wheelchair basketball and table tennis before meeting some of the thousands of spectators at the event. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron receives Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the summit attended by some forty heads of state and government, most of them from developing countries whose economies have been shaken by a succession of crises in recent years. IMAGES