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France's President Emmanuel Macron is greeted by Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam ahead of a welcome ceremony. Macron is in the city-state to attend the Shangri-la Dialogue, Asia's premier security forum. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump says he believes that "great progress" is being made to bring an end to the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. "I think great progress is being made on Gaza, I think because of this attack that we made," says Trump, suggesting the US strikes on Iran could have a positive impact on the Middle East. SOUNDBITE
Smoke rises from the Tehran skyline as Israel presses its intense bombardment campaign on Iran during the most intense confrontation between the two arch foes in history. Israel's military said that its air force had targeted "more than 80" positions in Iran's capital Tehran in the third day of the conflict. IMAGES
View of Givon prison in Ramla, near Tel Aviv, where activists of the Gaza-bound boat are detained. Israel is seeking to deport the pro-Palestinian activists who were detained and brought to shore when their boat was intercepted by the navy, a legal aid centre advising them said. The 21 activists from 10 countries were taken into custody when the Handala was boarded in international waters as it attempted to breach an Israeli maritime blockade of the Palestinian territory. IMAGES
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