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French President Emmanuel Macron pays tribute in Hanoi to combatants in the Indochina war, which pitted French colonial forces against Vietnamese independence fighters from 1946 to 1954. Macron is in Vietnam for his first official visit to the country. IMAGES
British doctors launch a five-day strike after talks with the Labour government for a new pay rise failed to reach a deal, arguing that their pay in real terms has eroded by more than 21 percent over the past two decades. Resident doctors, those below consultant level, are out on picket lines outside hospitals carrying placards saying "passion does not pay bills" and "cuts so deep not even a surgeon can fix it". IMAGES
Aerial images taken at night of tens of thousands of protesters in central Belgrade, who demand early elections after months of student-led strikes. Anti-graft protests have rocked the Balkan nation since November when the roof of a train station collapsed in the northern city of Novi Sad, killing 16 people -- a tragedy widely blamed on entrenched corruption. IMAGES
The Pentagon is conducting a "capability review (...) to ensure US military aid [in Ukraine] aligns with our defense priorities," its chief spokesperson, Sean Parnell, tells reporters. Parnell's comments come after the White House said it is halting some key weapons shipments to Ukraine that were promised under the Biden administration for Kyiv's battle against the Russian invasion. SOUNDBITE
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