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The US Attorney for the eastern district of Virginia announces that the two members of the notorious Islamic State kidnapping cell dubbed the "Beatles" pleaded not guilty in US court to charges of conspiring to murder four American hostages. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by his wife Brigitte, welcomes US counterpart Joe Biden and his wife Jill to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris at the start of the US President's state visit. IMAGES
A German court sentences a Gambian man to life in prison over his participation in a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, including AFP journalist Deyda Hydara. Bai Lowe,48, has been convicted of crimes against humanity, murder and attempted murder for his role as a driver for the hit squad known as the "Junglers". IMAGES
The United States says it welcomes EU support for continuing development aid to the Palestinian people after attacks on Israel by Islamist militant group Hamas. "They did reverse that, which is a step that we welcome. We have made very clear that we do not have any grievance with the Palestinian people," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. Brussels had earlier rowed back comments from EU neighborhood commissioner Oliver Varhelyi that the bloc was immediately suspending "all payments" to the Palestinians. SOUNDBITE
Aircraft from the Patrouille de France and the Royal Air Force Red Arrows perform a flypast over the Arc de Triomphe to welcome King Charles III and Queen Camilla on their first state visit to France. IMAGES