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Less than two weeks before the opening of the Paris Olympics, a French soldier on patrol was stabbed and injured in the Gare de l'Est, a major Parisian railway station. The suspect, a 40-year-old man has been arrested and the soldier's prognosis "is not life-threatening", says Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on X. IMAGES
The Bank of England holds its interest rate at a 16-year high, insisting it was not yet the right time to cut with inflation staying high despite a fall to just above three percent. "That's encouraging. But we are not yet at a point where we can cut bank rates," he tells a press conference. IMAGES
Students who have staged a protest at Paris’ Science Po school in recent days in support of the Palestinians of Gaza leave the area after striking an agreement with the school leadership. IMAGES
Images from the "Les Sablons" school where a 15-year-old teenager was beaten up by several people on Thursday afternoon as he left his secondary school in Viry-Chatillon, south of Paris, and has since been hospitalised with a life-threatening condition. IMAGES
Around a hundred people gather in front of Paris secondary school Maurice-Ravel in support of its principal who resigned on Wednesday after receiving death threats following an altercation with a student demanding she remove her Muslim veil. French politicians from across the spectrum Wednesday have expressed dismay at the principal's resignation. 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.