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Preparations for voting are underway at a Moscow polling station ahead of Russia's March 15-17 presidential election. The vote is all but certain to hand Vladimir Putin, who has ruled the country since the turn of the century, another six-year term. IMAGES
Dozens of religious Jews, escorted by Israeli forces, enter the Al-Aqsa mosque compound on the eve of Passover, and after a night of clashes at Jerusalem's flashpoint holy site. IMAGES
A pedestrian bridge with glass panels known as the "Klitschko bridge" in central Kyiv shows damage, but remains standing, following several Russian strikes on Ukraine's capital. The bridge was opened in 2019, and is named after the city's mayor, Vitaly Klitschko. IMAGES
Russian missiles have struck Vinnytsia in central Ukraine, killing at least 20 people including three children, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called "an open act of terrorism". IMAGES
Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu salutes military officers on Red Square at the start of the military parade marking the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany. IMAGES
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell decries Russia's attack on the Ukrainian port city Mariupol as "a massive war crime", as the bloc discusses imposing more sanctions on Moscow. SOUNDBITE
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