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Added on the 06/10/2011 08:03:23 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Tear gas and warning shots are fired as migrants stand behind fences at the border between Turkey and Greece. IMAGES
Tensions are rising on the Slovenia-Austria border as thousands of migrants wait to cross, with their numbers growing daily. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
Tensions in the Middle East are escalating after officials say Israeli forces shot a Palestinian in Gaza while Palestinians blame Israeli settlers for burning their home in the West Bank. Nathan Frandino reports.
Black smoke rises into the sky beside the court building where Ousmane Sonko is standing trial for defamation. Police are on standby outside the court after Sonko held an authorised rally the day before, where he urged thousands of supporters to come en masse to back him on the day of the trial. Ousmane Sonko is being tried for allegedly defaming a minister, a case that could determine whether he will be eligible to run in presidential elections next February. Sonko's supporters say President Macky Sall is using the judiciary as a means to sideline him for the vote, a charge Sall denies. IMAGES
Italy allows vulnerable migrants off the German-flagged Humanity 1 from the charity SOS Humanity. Sources close to firebrand minister Matteo Salvini warned that those not eligible to remain would be forced back into international waters. IMAGES
East Ukrainian border guards patrol the Sea of Azov off the city of Mariupol at a time of heightened military tension as the West fears an invasion of Ukraine, with tens of thousands of Russian troops deployed on the Ukrainian border. Tensions between Russia and the West have reached levels not seen since the end of the Cold War. IMAGES
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