France's Macron and DR Congo's Tshisekedi meet at UN headquarters
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands before a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. IMAGES
Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France, but still face a "complicated" struggle. Officials warn that scorching heat and dry winds could reignite the blaze. "The fire is now under control. This still requires continued mobilisation. We must hold on and not weaken," Amelie Trioux, chief of staff of the Aude prefect, tells a press briefing. SOUNDBITE
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands before a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump says he is considering strikes targeting Venezuelan cartels on land, after a series of deadly strikes at sea against alleged drug-carrying boats. "We are certainly looking at land now, because we've got the sea very well under control," Trump tells reporters in the Oval Office, when asked if he was weighing strikes on land. SOUNDBITE
The notion that the south of Gaza is a safe zone is "farcical", UNICEF spokesperson James Elder says. Speaking from Gaza during the United Nations' bi-weekly press briefing, Elder insists there is no safe place for Palestinians order to leave Gaza City, where Israel has launched a renewed offensive in recent weeks. SOUNDBITE
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