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A makeshift migrant camp looks nearly empty in Mexico's Matamoros, at the border with Brownsville, Texas, where Democrat US President Joe Biden is expected to meet border patrol and other law enforcement agents. Also heading to the border is Republican former president Donald Trump, who will be about 300 miles (480 kilometers) to the west in Eagle Pass. The Texas showdown comes at a time when record numbers of migrant crossings into the United States are posing a threat to Biden's chances of preventing a Trump comeback in November's presidential election. IMAGES
Pope Francis begins his visit to the Mavrovouni migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos where he is expected to highlight refugee issues and call for their integration in Europe in the face of anti-migrant sentiment. IMAGES
Pope Francis arrives to the Mavrovouni migrant camp on Lesbos island, where he is expected to plead for better treatment of refugees as attitudes towards migrants harden across Europe. IMAGES
Migrants, part of a caravana heading to the United States, resume their journey after waking up in a makeshift camp in Nuevo Morales, Mexico. IMAGES
The Belarusian State Border Committee releases new video of a migrant camp near Polish border, as Warsaw says it has seen a surge in attempts to breach its border. Poland accuses Minsk of "state terrorism" by provoking a new migrant crisis in Europe, while Belarus blames the migrant crisis on the European Union and accuses the bloc of rejecting talks. IMAGES
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).