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Images from outside a police station in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, after a man seized a weapon and shot and seriously wounded two officers, a source close to the case told AFP. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron is paying tribute to the heroism of members of the World War II Resistance based at a remote Alpine plateau who were attacked by the Nazi army and French collaborationist forces. Members of the resistance used the Vercors Plateau as a refuge after the occupation of France from 1940, receiving airdrops from the Allies and even occasional visits by British agents with the top-secret Special Operations Executive (SOE) unit. With 2024 marking 80 years since the penultimate year of World War II, Macron is making a series of high-profile commemorations to remember resistance heroes but also to note the role played by native French collaborationist militia (milice) in the German occupation. IMAGES
Exterior of the hospital in Langkawi where Norway's King Harald, aged 87 and in poor health, is treated for an infection while on a holiday in Malaysia. The king will remain in hospital on the island of Langkawi and it is not yet known when he will return home, the Royal House of Norway said in a statement. IMAGES
Around 80 new tractors arrive at a protest held by Italian farmers on the outskirts of Rome to pressure the government to improve their working conditions. Italy is one of a number of countries across Europe where farmers have staged weeks of demonstrations to demand lower fuel taxes, better prices for their products and an easing of EU environmental regulations that they say makes it more difficult to compete with cheaper foreign produce. IMAGES
Israeli forces guard the entrance to the Ofer military prison ahead of the expected release of Palestinian prisoners after Israel and Hamas agreed to extend by one more day a truce under which hostages are exchanged for Palestinian prisoners and aid flows into the war-devastated Gaza Strip. IMAGES
Exterior of Israel's Sheba hospital in Ramat Gan ahead of the expected arrival of Israeli hostages after they entered Israel via the Rafah border crossing as part of Israel-Hamas hostage-prisoner exchange deal. Hamas released a second group of Israeli and foreign civilians it had been holding hostage in the Gaza Strip after an hours-long unexpected delay set nerves on edge. IMAGES