New UAE president meets Macron as world leaders pay respects

Sheikh Mohamed, the UAE's long-time de facto ruler during Sheikh Khalifa's illness, was chosen to lead the desert state in a unanimous vote by leaders of the country's seven emirates on Saturday.

French President Emmanuel Macron, at the centre, meets the newly-elected president of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on the left, at Al Mushrif Palace in Abu Dhabi on May 15, 2022 /AFP