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Protests begin after the closure of polling stations in Belarus. Several hundred people are chanting "Go away!" and "Want a change!" outside the embassy of Belarus in Moscow. IMAGES
Images of the Embassy of Spain in Caracas after Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia arrived in Spain on Sunday, where he is seeking political asylum after a month in hiding in the crisis-hit South American country. Gonzalez Urrutia faces an arrest warrant for insisting he is the legitimate winner of July's elections over strongman Nicolas Maduro, who has claimed a third six-year term. IMAGES
Images outside the Argentine embassy in Caracas after Venezuela said it was revoking permission for Brazil to represent Argentina's interests here in the messy aftermath of President Nicolas Maduro's disputed re-election. IMAGES
Around 150 people protest outside the Russian embassy in the Latvian capital Riga, as Russian citizens vote in a presidential election set to hand Vladimir Putin another six years in the Kremlin. Putin, a 71-year-old former KGB agent, has been in power since the last day of 1999 and is set to extend his grip over the country until at least 2030. IMAGES
Hundreds gather outside the Russian embassy in Berlin to protest against Russia's invasion in Ukraine on the last day of a presidential election guaranteed to see Vladimir Putin win another six-year term. IMAGES