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Three decades later, the appeal trial of the non-ministerial financial part of the 'Karachi scandal' opens: six men are suspected of having played a role in a system of kickbacks on arms contracts that boosted the presidential campaign of former French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur in 1995. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron hosts the foreign ministers of four key Arab states for talks on the war in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. IMAGES
Hundreds of people gather at Paris' Trocadero as French lawmakers are expected to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution, a world first that has garnered overwhelming public support. IMAGES
France's new Prime Minister, former Education Minister Gabriel Attal pledges to "give schools all the resources they need to succeed". "It will be one of my absolute priorities as head of government" says Attal at the handover ceremony with his predecessor Elisabeth Borne. SOUNDBITE
Delegates from Italy, Saudi Arabia and South Korea arrive at the congress centre south of Paris, as a decision is taken on whether Rome, Riyadh or Busan will host World Expo 2030, a show of prestige and accelerated development. IMAGES
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol and the Saudi Arabian delegation arrive at the Palais des Congrès in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, to defend their bids to host the 2030 World's Fair. IMAGES