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Added on the 23/08/2022 10:04:06 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
People arrive at the farewell ceremony and lay flowers for Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the USSR. Gorbachev -- affectionately known in the West as Gorby -- died on Tuesday at the age of 91 following a "serious and long illness", the hospital where he was treated said. IMAGES
Images of the scene outside the House of the Unions in Moscow, where people wait for the farewell ceremony of Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of the USSR, to begin. IMAGES
Trier Mayor Wolfram Leibe leads a ceremony to honour the five people killed when a man drove into a crowd of pedestrians in a shopping district in the German city. IMAGES
The funeral motorcade carrying the coffin of French gendarme officer Arnaud Beltrame, who died offering himself as a hostage in a jihadist attack, drives to the Invalides in Paris for a national ceremony in his honour. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron boards the "command car" with the army's Chief of Staff, General Thierry Burkhard, during the military parade to mark Bastille Day, which, this year, takes an unusual route because of the upcoming Olympic Games. 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.