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The caskets of Irma Linda Garcia, who was killed when a teenage gunman went on a rampage at Robb Elementary on May 24, and of her husband Joe Garcia, who died days later of a medical emergency, are brought inside the church ahead of the funeral Mass in Uvalde, Texas. IMAGES
A 'national homage' to French rocker Johnny Hallyday began in Paris Saturday with an honour guard of up to 700 bikers following his hearse down the Champs Elysees. IMAGES
Funeral services are held in Malta for victims of the Libya migrant shipwreck disaster, as EU leaders meet to discuss plans aimed at preventing similar tragedies in the future. Mana Rabiee reports.
The 2024 solar eclipse begins in the city of Kerrville, Texas, which is in the path of complete totality for the astronomical phenomenon. The maximum extent of the Moon's shadow will land on Mexico's Pacific coast at 11:07 am local time (1807 GMT), then speed northeast across a 15-state swath of the United States and on to Canada, exiting the continent over Newfoundland just under an hour-and-a-half later. The next total solar eclipse that can be seen from a large part of North America won't come around until 2044. IMAGES
Polls have closed and the vote counting begins in polling stations in the Senegalese capital. Volunteers open up sealed ballot boxes and start counting the ballot papers from the first round of the country's presidential election. IMAGES
Election officials count ballots in Lisbon for the legislative elections where, after eight years of socialist government, the center-right opposition is the favourite. Final opinion polls published on Friday put the centre-right Democratic Alliance (AD) narrowly ahead of the Socialist Party (PS) but short of an outright parliamentary majority, which could make the far-right Chega the kingmaker for a coalition government. IMAGES