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China's top diplomat Wang Yi, who has just taken over as Beijing's foreign affairs minister following the announcement that his predecessor Qin Gang had been sacked, meets with Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara ahead of an expected meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. After a month without being seen in public, Qin was removed from office by Beijing's top lawmaking body on Tuesday after just 207 days in the job, following weeks of speculation that the former ambassador to the United States and confidant of President Xi Jinping had fallen out of favour. IMAGES
France's top diplomat Catherine Colonna meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, as part of a short visit focused on the Israel-Hamas war as well as deepening exchanges between the two countries. IMAGES
Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi arrives in Manila ahead of a series of meetings with Philippine officials, including President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his counterpart, Foreign secretary Enrique Manalo. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington, DC. IMAGES
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sokhonn in Phnom Penh on Sunday during a regional tour to Southeast Asia as tensions flare with the Philippines in the South China Sea. Cambodia has become one of China's strongest allies in the region under the rule of outgoing ruler Hun Sen, receiving huge sums of Chinese investment. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.