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The trial of a French researcher accused of violating Russia's "foreign agent" law begins in Moscow amid simmering tensions with Paris over Ukraine. Laurent Vinatier, who worked on conflict mediation for a Swiss NGO and was arrested in June, appears in a glass cage for defendants at Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky court as the trial opens. He faces up to five years in prison. IMAGES
Departure boards at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport show delayed flights, as a nationwide strike aimed at ramping up pressure on Israel's government to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza begins. IMAGES
Images of Venezuelan Attorney General's Office as opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia is hit with a fresh summons for failing to appear before prosecutors as part of a probe into his claim of winning last month's presidential election. IMAGES
Left-wing supporters march through Marseille to celebrate the results of the French general election, in which the New Popular Front came out on top, ahead of the presidential camp and the far-right National Rally. IMAGES
The President of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Laurent Wauquiez, candidate in the legislative elections in the first constituency of Haute-Loire, votes at the town hall in Le Puy-en-Velay. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak concedes defeat to Keir Starmer's opposition Labour party in the UK general election, saying, "I take responsibility for the loss". "The Labour Party has won this general election, and I've called Sir Kier Starmer to congratulate him on his victory," he says after retaining his parliamentary seat in the Richmond and Northallerton constituency, despite a punishing night for his Conservative Party. SOUNDBITE
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