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French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attend a ceremony in the courtyard of Les Invalides to mark the Qatari leader's state visit to France. IMAGES
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends an awards ceremony for distinguished employees of the Ukrainian railways alongside the countyr's president Volodymyr Zelensky, with the EU leader in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine's accession. Kyiv applied for EU membership just days after Russia's invasion on February 24, 2022, and received candidacy status several months later in a strong signal of support from Brussels. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a military ceremony in Noumea, as part of a presidential visit to the French island territory of New Caledonia. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Jean Castex arrives in Biscarosse in the Landes, welcomed by the President of the MoDem party, former Education minister François Bayrou. This visit by the leader of the majority comes at a time when three new deputies from president Emmanuel Macron's LREM (La Republique en Marche) group have joined the centrist group in the Assembly. IMAGES
French President Francois Hollande said the UK must accept several preconditions if it is to access the single market following any exit from the European Union, during a press conference held in Brussels on Wednesday. Hollande also suggested the UK would have to pay direct costs to the EU, similar to Norway, in order to access the single market. The French president also ruled out any "prenegotiation" period, urging the new UK Conservative government to trigger Article 50 as soon as possible.
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).