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The US Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman, says NATO allies 'will not slam the door shut on NATO's open door policy' following Russia-NATO meeting in Brussels. Sherman insisted NATO is 'solely' a defensive alliance and that has never expanded through 'force or coercion or subversion'. SOUNDBITE
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer lays flowers at the police cordon in Southport near the scene where three children were killed in a mass stabbing, with five other children and two adults seriously injured. Some people heckled the prime minister as he laid the wreath, with one saying "Is that it?" but other onlookers said "Shame!" to those who were heckling. IMAGES
Explosions ring out and smoke rises in the area of Ocheretyne, a village in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region which, according to observers, is now mostly controlled by Russian forces. On Sunday, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces said the situation on the frontline had "worsened", with Moscow's troops making a number of notable gains. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kyiv surprise visit, during which he is expected to announce new aid of one billion dollars to Ukraine, after another night of Russian strikes against this country. IMAGES
On his first official visit to Poland since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw alongside Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.
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