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Chung Pui-kuen, the former chief editor of Hong Kong's now shuttered pro-democracy news outlet Stand News, arrives at Wanchai District Court ahead of a ruling in a landmark sedition trial. It's the first case of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997. IMAGES
Gendarmes resume the search operation for Lina in a forest more than 130 km from the place where the teenager disappeared last September in Bas-Rhin. 90 gendarmes, accompanied by dogs trained to detect human remains, have been mobilised for the operation in the Saulx sector of Haute-Saone. IMAGES
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeals for his country and the United States to stand together in a landmark speech aimed at rallying support in a US Congress split over his military campaign in Gaza. "For the forces of civilization to triumph, America and Israel must stand together," Netanyahu says, after arriving to applause and cheers from Republicans and a much more muted reception from Democrats. SOUNDBITE
Far-right leader Jordan Bardella and Republicans leader Eric Ciotti, the driving force behind a 'coalition' between the mainstream right and the far-right National Rally in France's snap elections, appeared side by side for the first time since announcing their alliance at a major speech to business leaders in Paris. (COMPLETES VIDI34XT33W_EN, VIDI34XT7R8_EN, VIDI34XV2XW_EN, VIDI34XU2WT_EN and VIDI34XT7RZ_EN) IMAGES
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims flock to Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat, the climax of a hajj pilgrimage held in fierce summer heat. The ritual is the high point of the annual pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam. IMAGES TO COMPLETE VIDI34WP3UV_EN
Nigel Farage says he will stand as a candidate for the anti-immigration Reform UK party at the UK general election next month, after initially ruling out running. "I have changed my mind... I am going to stand," Farage, 60, told a news conference. Farage, a Eurosceptic politician and now a television presenter, campaigned for decades for Britain's withdrawal from the European Union and was a key figure in the 2016 Brexit referendum. He is a former leader of the Brexit Party and the anti-immigration party UKIP. SOUNDBITE