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Pope Francis arrives in Muslim-majority Indonesia for the first stop of a four-nation tour in the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest of the 87-year-old's papacy. IMAGES
US Treasury chief Janet Yellen meets with her South African counterpart Enoch Godongwana on the last stop of her African tour. The trip has been aimed at forging a new "mutually beneficial" economic strategy toward Africa, where countries are being aggressively courted by Russia and China. IMAGES
After a stop in Budapest, Pope Francis arrives in Slovakia for a four-day visit where he will meet with Holocaust survivors and members of the Roma community. Pope Francis, who called for believers to be "grounded and open" after meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest, was greeted by Solvakian President Zuzana Caputova at the airport. IMAGES
Not deserted, but central London is a lot emptier than usual as many people stay home on government advice to avoid spreading COVID-19. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government has ramped up the response to coronavirus, asking people to avoid unnecessary social contact, after new scientific advice that infections and deaths would spiral without drastic action. IMAGES
Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrive at an education workshop in Nyanga, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town crippled by gang violence. They are on the first leg of a 10-day trip around southern Africa. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in Nouakchott, the first Turkish head of state to visit Mauritania, on the second leg of his Africa tour which he has described as "historic". Erdogan will next head to Senegal and Mali. IMAGES