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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visits a centre for the hundreds of migrants that remain in Belarus after attempting to cross into the EU via the Polish border. Thousands of migrants -- mainly Iraqi Kurds -- have spent months trying to get into the European Union from Belarus. The crisis escalated earlier this month with around 2,000 setting up a makeshift camp on the border in freezing conditions. IMAGES
Chung Pui-kuen, the former chief editor of Hong Kong's now shuttered pro-democracy news outlet Stand News, arrives at Wanchai District Court ahead of a ruling in a landmark sedition trial. It's the first case of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997. IMAGES
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeals for his country and the United States to stand together in a landmark speech aimed at rallying support in a US Congress split over his military campaign in Gaza. "For the forces of civilization to triumph, America and Israel must stand together," Netanyahu says, after arriving to applause and cheers from Republicans and a much more muted reception from Democrats. SOUNDBITE
Far-right leader Jordan Bardella and Republicans leader Eric Ciotti, the driving force behind a 'coalition' between the mainstream right and the far-right National Rally in France's snap elections, appeared side by side for the first time since announcing their alliance at a major speech to business leaders in Paris. (COMPLETES VIDI34XT33W_EN, VIDI34XT7R8_EN, VIDI34XV2XW_EN, VIDI34XU2WT_EN and VIDI34XT7RZ_EN) IMAGES
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims flock to Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, the climax of a hajj pilgrimage held in fierce summer heat. The ritual is the high point of the annual pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI34WP3UV_EN