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China's Shenzhou-18 mission takes off from a launch centre in Jiuquan, in the northern Gansu province, carrying three astronauts to the country's Tiangong space station. The three are set to replace the space station's current crew and will remain in orbit around the Earth for six months. IMAGES
China sends three astronauts to its Tiangong space station, putting a civilian scientist into space for the first time. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron is greeted by crowds of people as he walks on the campus of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, southern China, with many holding up mobile phones in the hope of a selfie. IMAGES
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Yair Lapid accompany US President Joe Biden to his Air Force One plane as he departs Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport on a direct flight to Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah, latest stop on his first Middle East tour as US leader. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden says that China's leader Xi Jinping made a "big mistake" by not attending the Glasgow climate and G20 summits. SOUNDBITE