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On Tuesday night in Paris, the French National Assembly approved a draft constitutional reform aimed at widening the electorate for New Caledonia's provincial elections, a move that some local leaders fear will dilute the Kanak vote against a backdrop of serious violence in the Pacific archipelago. IMAGES
Thousands of Polish farmers in Warsaw rally against the European Union's Green Deal which they say is impacting the economy. The Deal is an ambitious commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, making the 27-nation bloc the "first climate-neutral continent". IMAGES
Farmers use tractors to block roads in Stary Konik, just east of Warsaw, Poland, to protest against EU climate measures and imports from Ukraine. IMAGES
Hundreds of tractors block streets around the EU's headquarters in Brussels as ministers met to seek ways to streamline farming rules and red tape that have fuelled protests around the bloc. IMAGES
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen rules out any alliance between her centre-right camp and Russian leader Vladimir Putin's "friends" in the next EU parliament, two days after announcing she is seeking a second term. SOUNDBITE