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French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire meets with representatives of retailers, restaurateurs, hoteliers, insurers and banks to review the consequences of the violence in their sectors, after a fourth night of riots following the death of 17-year-old Nahel M., who was killed by a police officer. IMAGES
Reappointed to the Ministry of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire meets representatives of employers' organisations and professional federations for a working meeting at the finance ministry in Paris. IMAGES
French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti meets with prison guards' unions the day after two prison officers were killed in an attack on a prison van at a toll booth in Normandy. The unions are calling for "a drastic reduction in prison transport by promoting the use of videoconferencing by judges or their travel to prisons." IMAGES
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal meets his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in The Hague. IMAGES
After meeting with the largest farmers union FNSEA, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal met with Rural Coordination, France's 2nd largest farming union. Its president, Veronique Le Floch, said it was "catastrophic" that the Prime Minister had not yet made any emergency announcements, while farmers continued to express their anger throughout France, in a protest that was mourned by the death of a farmer in Ariège, hit by a car at a roadblock. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).