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Supporters of Joe Biden gather at a 'Blue Tsunami' caravan by parking their cars together as a group at Doral Central Park in Florida and displaying Biden-Harris flags and other paraphernalia to show their support for the Democratic nominee. IMAGES
"We're safe and sound, so we've come to help our brothers", says Hicham, a Moroccan who has come to donate blood at a medical centre in Marrakesh. Moroccan volunteers and rescue workers, supported by foreign teams, are trying to speed up the search for possible survivors and provide shelter for hundreds of families who lost their homes in the earthquake that destroyed entire villages. SOUNDBITE
Ex-president Donald Trump brands his successor Joe Biden an "enemy of the state" during a rally in Pennsylvania, as he slams last month's FBI raid of his Florida home. "You want to know the truth? The enemy of the state is him and the group that controls him," Trump tells cheering supporters. SOUNDBITE
Firefighters battle to extinguish a fire in an old people's home in Haguenau, in the Bas-Rhin region, which has left one man, an 88-year-old, dead in his room. IMAGES
Armenian Americans rally in Los Angeles on the 106th anniversary of the killings of Armenians by Ottoman troops. Earlier on Saturday, Joe Biden became the first US president to recognize the 1915 killings as genocide. It's a watershed moment for descendants of the hundreds of thousands of dead as Biden defied decades of pressure by Turkey. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.