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After another night of violence, French President Emmanuel Macron chairs a Defence and National Security Council meeting on the riots in New Caledonia. IMAGES
The working session of the Franco-German Security and Defence Council kicks off in Meseberg, north of Berlin, with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, as well as French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stéphane Séjourné and his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, in attendance. IMAGES
During a press conference on his two-day state visit to Sweden, French President Emmanuel Macron says that "the cost of a Russian victory is too high for all of us" and that Europe must support Ukraine "whatever it takes, whatever it costs." SOUNDBITE
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says "the United Nations-centered system is enduring a profound crisis" as he presides over a Security Council meeting in New York amid Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
French so-called "non-essential" shops should soon find out whether they can reopen or not: a Defence council starts at the Elysee Palace, where President Macron and his ministers are expected to take several decisions, two weeks after the start of a second lockdown and before a new PM presser later in the day. 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.