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France's Les Republicains party hold a strategic committee meeting at the party headquarters in Paris, after a surprise agreement in the southern PACA region between the outgoing LR party member Renaud Muselier and Macron's La République en Marche party. IMAGES
Some Parisians woke up to the sound of tractor horns this morning. Several tractors are seen running up the streets of Paris near the Porte de Versailles venue of the International Agricultural Show. The 2024 edition of the fair which opens on Saturday, comes under pressure from farmers feeling still unsatisfied by the government's proposed measures. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says "an immediate full ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas which collapses into fighting "would not be in anyone's interest" ahead of a parliamentary debate on the issue. Speaking during his weekly question session, Sunak tells the House of Commons that he backs an "immediate humanitarian pause" ahead of a motion and vote on a ceasefire in the chamber. SOUNDBITE
In Tarn-et-Garonne, angry farmers are blocking access to the Golfech nuclear power station, which supplies electricity to the Toulouse region. Around fifty tractors and several bales of straw are blocking traffic. IMAGES
France unveils its athletes' outfits for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, with a mix of streetwear and sportswear. IMAGES
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said building six new nuclear reactors is the "biggest industrial challenge of our time for France". Le Maire spoke outside nuclear power plant of Gravelines in northern France. French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to have six EPRs or third generation pressurised water nuclear reactors, by 2035. SOUNDBITE
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