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Added on the 08/03/2024 04:53:46 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Joe Biden's motorcade arrives at the US Capitol ahead of the US president's State of the Union address. IMAGES
The sun sets over the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, where President Joe Biden is to use his State of the Union address to take a swipe at rival Donald Trump's desire for "revenge and retribution" while touting the US economy's "greatest comeback story" under his own leadership, according to excerpts released ahead of the speech. IMAGES
Swedish police remove several pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Malmo outside the arena hosting the Eurovision Song Contest final. Hundreds in Malmo protested Israel's participation in the Eurovision final on Saturday amidst the ongoing conflict in Gaza. IMAGES
The war in Gaza looms over the Eurovision Song Contest, with demonstrators again taking to the streets of the host city, Malmo, in Sweden, to protest against Israel's participation in today's event. Israel ranks with Croatia and Switzerland as one of the bookmakers' favourites to succeed Sweden and take home the colourful and kitschy competition watched by more than a hundred million people. IMAGES
Young pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in front of the Pantheon in Paris, while French police intervened at the capital's prestigious Sciences Po university to remove activists who had occupied the building to denounce the Israeli military offensive in Gaza. IMAGES