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Thirty years after the bombing of the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, sirens sound at 9:53 local time (12:53 GMT) - time when the attack took place - in memory of the 85 victims. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden's medical team says there is no need for him to prove his cognitive abilities, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters after his poor debate performance last week. SOUNDBITE
Starship, SpaceX's massive prototype rocket, launches for its fourth test flight, and is now attempting to fly halfway around the globe before splashing down in the Indian Ocean. The most powerful launch system ever built, vital to NASA's plans for returning astronauts to the Moon and for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's hopes of one day colonizing Mars, blasts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas at 7:50 am (1250 GMT). IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron awards the Legion of Honor to Brazilian First Lady Rosangela "Janja" da Silva in Brasilia. Macron concludes a three-day state visit to Brazil that ultimately took a more political turn, showing his disagreement with his Brazilian counterpart on Ukraine. IMAGES
Several dozen gendarmes are stationed near Clairvaux Abbey, in the Aube region of north-eastern France, for the start of the Olympic torch relay test, four months before the Paris 2024 Games. IMAGES