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Added on the 20/12/2017 11:54:48 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Images of Dover's white cliffs, harbour and beach as the Brexit transition period nears. Starting on January 1, ties between the European Union and Britain will be determined by their post-Brexit trade deal that was finalised last week after ten months of fierce negotiations. IMAGES
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki says President Joe Biden has informed G7 leaders that the US mission in Kabul is "on pace" to end by an August 31 pullout deadline. "As you all know, in the last nine days, we have effectively helped evacuate 57,000 people and that has continued to escalate," Psaki tells reporters during a press briefing at the White House. SOUNDBITE
Fireworks light up the sky above Tokyo's Olympic Stadium as the closing ceremony for the postponed 2020 Olympic Games ends. IMAGES
Images show the port of Dover on the first day after the Brexit transition period ends and the UK officially leaves the EU single market. Scores of heavy goods vehicles have passed through the Channel Tunnel connecting Britain and France "without any problem", its operator has said, dispelling fears of immediate snarl-ups as Brexit took effect. Almost 200 lorries crossed into France and left the country for the UK after Britain formally left the EU customs union and single market at midnight in the final act of its exit from the European Union. IMAGES
Images of the Palace of Westminster in London as Britain ends an 11-month transition period and has definitively left the European Union. 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.
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