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French Prime Minister Jean Castex announces at a press conference that France's borders with the United Kingdom will remain closed "until further notice" to prevent the spread of a more virulent variant of Covid-19. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump expresses optimism over the French trade dispute, saying he thinks that the US will "probably be able to work it out". SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte welcome American President Donald Trump and his wife Melania, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Biarritz lighthouse, as the G7 summit opens. IMAGES
French and Spanish farmers gather on their tractors in Biriatou, on the border between the two countries, with the aim of joining forces to make their demands heard, particularly at European level. IMAGES
A makeshift migrant camp looks nearly empty in Mexico's Matamoros, at the border with Brownsville, Texas, where Democrat US President Joe Biden is expected to meet border patrol and other law enforcement agents. Also heading to the border is Republican former president Donald Trump, who will be about 300 miles (480 kilometers) to the west in Eagle Pass. The Texas showdown comes at a time when record numbers of migrant crossings into the United States are posing a threat to Biden's chances of preventing a Trump comeback in November's presidential election. IMAGES
Paris's iconic Eiffel Tower remains closed for a fourth straight day. CGT union leader Sophie Binet stops by this morning to show support to staff who is on strike over the monument's financing. IMAGES
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