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The trial of a divisional commander who ordered the attack that injured the septuagenarian activist Genevieve Legay during a "yellow vest" demonstration in the southeastern French city of Nice in March 2019 begins at the Lyon Criminal Court. IMAGES
US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin says that the US would "evaluate any future steps that would prioritise both our democratic and our security goals" referring to the situation in Niger in a speech made in Nairobi. The comments comes a day after French President Emmanuel Macron announced the withdrawal of French troops and diplomats from the country. "We really want to see a diplomatic solution evolve" says Austin. SOUNDBITE
Several thousand demonstrators gather in Paris to protest against 'systemic racism' and 'police brutality', while around 30,000 people are expected in several French cities. The demonstrations have been led for over a month by the radical left and other organisations, and are being closely monitored by a large security force. IMAGES
Demonstrators gather outside a military base housing French forces in Niamey, Niger, for the third day running, to demand their departure. IMAGES
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin arrives at a police station in Nîmes to meet police officials, following the deaths of a 10-year-old child and an 18-year-old teenager, in suspected drugs-related violence. IMAGES
Images from the working-class neighbourhood of Pissevin in the southern French town of Nimes, where a 10-year-old boy was shot dead the previous day in suspected drugs-related violence. IMAGES