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The Ferrari in which Formula One legend Michael Schumacher won the 2003 World Championship title sells for more than $13 million at auction in Geneva. Schumacher raced nine times in the car, winning five Grands Prix in the 2003 season and driving it when he clinched the title in Japan. IMAGES
European Central Bank President, Christine Lagarde, announces the ECB is lifting its key rates of interest by 75 basis points, leaving them sitting in a range of between 0.75 and 1.5 percent. It came after the bank hiked rates by 50 basis points in July, its first increase in more than a decade, in order to tame record eurozone inflation. These levels "will ensure the timely return of inflation to our 2% medium term target" she says, during a press conference in Frankfurt. SOUNDBITE
An iconic swimming pool picture painted by British legend David Hockney is sold for $90.3 million in New York, setting a new auction record for a living artist, Christie's says. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomes King Charles III at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordhsire, England, for the meeting of the European Political Community. Starmer has vowed to rebuild trust with European allies damaged by Brexit as he hosts dozens of leaders at the summit where they have reaffirmed backing for Ukraine and pledged to tackle irregular migration. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is joined by European leaders including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for talks on migration as part of the European Political Community Summit at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is welcomed by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he arrives at Blenheim Palace near Oxford for the European Political Community summit. IMAGES