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Soldiers carry the casket of former Ghanaian president Jerry Rawlings, 73, during a state funeral for the revered leader who held power for 20 years, first as military ruler and later as elected head of state. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Vietnam during a tour of Asia to attend the funeral of late communist leader Nguyen Phu Trong, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller announces during his press briefing. SOUNDBITE
Preparations are underway on Duomo square in Milan, as Italy prepares to bid farewell to former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who died on Monday, aged 86. Thousands of people are expected to attend the billionaire media mogul's state funeral which will be held in the city's Gothic Duomo cathedral and shown live on big screens on the square. IMAGES
The ashes of assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, carried by his widow Akie, arrive at Nippon Budokan venue in Tokyo as controversial state funeral attended by Japanese and foreign dignitaries begins. IMAGES
Guests at the funeral of the assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrive at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo for his state funeral. IMAGES