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By 94 votes in favour and 49 against, Senegalese MPs pass an amnesty law covering acts linked to deadly protests in the last three years, a controversial text aimed at calming the crisis sparked by the presidential election delay. IMAGES
Cheering and joy as several government opponents are released from the Reubeuss prison in Senegal, amid a political crisis that has gripped the country since the presidential election was delayed. IMAGES
General Laura Richardson, commander of the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), arrives at the Carondelet Palace in Quito, Ecuador. A US government delegation, led by Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas to Joe Biden's administration, Christopher Dodd, is beginning a three-day visit to discuss plans for security cooperation between the two countries. IMAGES
Heavy machinery moves soil at a makeshift dam while workers hoist giant pipes over mounds of earth at two construction sites in the south of Uruguay, as the South American country struggles to enhance its aging water delivery infrastructure to cope with an unprecedented three-year-long drought that has put at risk the supply of tap water for about 60% of the population. IMAGES
President Joe Biden will still leave Wednesday for the G7 summit in Japan but is reevaluating the rest of his planned tour of Asia, spokesperson for the White House National Security Council John Kirby tells reporters, as the White House negotiates with Republican leaders to avoid a US debt default. Until now the president had planned to also visit Papua New Guinea and Australia after the G7 meeting in Hiroshima. SOUNDBITE
EU finance ministers meet in Luxembourg for the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN), as Europe finds itself in the midst of an energy crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
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