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Protesters blockade entrances to court buildings in the Armenian capital after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called for a demonstration against judges he accuses of political bias. Pashinyan on Sunday called on Armenians to "blockade court buildings across the republic" after a Yerevan court released former president Robert Kocharyan from pre-trial detention. The symbolic protest comes as Pashinyan tries to consolidate power in the ex-Soviet country a year after leading a popular revolt against former president Serzh Sarkisian and corrupt elites. IMAGES
Prime Minister Theresa May is poised to win Britain's snap election but lose her parliamentary majority, a shock exit poll suggested Thursday, in what would be a major blow for her leadership as Brexit talks loom. IMAGES
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigns hoping to strengthen his hold on power in snap elections after seven months in office in which he fought Greece's creditors for a better bailout deal. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Two British men accused of spying for China, arrive at the Westminster Magistrates' Court in London. Christopher Cash, 29, of east London, and Christopher Berry, 32, are accused of breaking the Official Secrets Act 1911 - providing articles, notes, documents or information to a foreign state. They were released on conditional bail and will next appear at the Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey in London on May 10 for a preliminary hearing. IMAGES
UK leader Rishi Sunak arrives in Warsaw for talks with Polish premier Donald Tusk and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg that will focus on Ukraine and wider European security. While in Poland's capital, the British prime minister will announce £500 million ($617 million) in additional military funding for Kyiv in its more-than two-year battle against Russia's full-scale invasion, according to his Downing Street office. IMAGES