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Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepts rockets fired by Hezbollah and wildfires break out along the border between Lebanon's Kafr Kela and Israel's Metula after Israel and Hezbollah exchange cross-border fire. Lebanese official media said separate Israeli strikes on south Lebanon killed five people including three Syrian children, with Hezbollah announcing rocket fire at Israel in retaliation. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof on the sidelines of the NATO 75th anniversary summit in Washington, DC. IMAGES
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage arrives at the vote count in Clacton, ahead of the announcement of his election as an MP, telling waiting reporters that general election's exit polls show "it's a rebuke actually of the entirety of the political system". Projections forecast his anti-immigration party has gained 13 seats. IMAGES
Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte hands over power to his successor Dick Schoof. Two hundred and twenty-three days after far-right leader Geert Wilders swept to an election victory that stunned Europe and the world, Schoof takes over from Mark Rutte after 14 years in power. IMAGES
The European Parliament building in Brussels early on the last and biggest day of voting in EU elections, with voting taking place in 21 member countries, including heavyweights France and Germany. EU voters go to the polls at a crucial time for the bloc, with challenges including the war in Ukraine, global trade and industrial tensions, a climate emergency and a West that, within months, may have to adapt to a new Donald Trump presidency. IMAGES
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