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British and French troops stage a joint parade at Buckingham Palace to mark the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, the bilateral agreements signed on April 8, 1904 by the two countries to settle colonial disputes. IMAGES
France's President Emmanuel Macron and his Indian counterpart President Droupadi Murmu attend a reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential palace in New Delhi as India marks its 75th Republic Day and France eyes lucrative deals with the world's fifth-largest economy. IMAGES
Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande or Edouard Philippe, several political figures from the right and the left arrive at the Elysee Palace to attend the inauguration ceremony of the second five-year term of Emmanuel Macron. IMAGES
A French paratrooper was killed in northern Mali Wednesday morning during an operation against an “armed terrorist group”, the French presidency said in a statement. The unnamed air command parachute sergeant was killed in the Kidal region’s Adrar des Ifoghas massif, the presidential communiqué said. The presidency expressed “profound respect for the sacrifice” made by the sergeant. France’s Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said French forces had clashed with militants linked to al Qaeda’s North African branch, known as al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb or AQIM.
President Lula welcomes Emmanuel Macron to the Planalto palace in Brasilia, as the French president concludes a three-day state visit to Brazil on a more political note, with the focus on his disagreement with his Brazilian counterpart over Ukraine. IMAGES TO COMPLETE 34MQ8ZP_EN
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).