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Spain's former King Juan Carlos arrives at a sailing club in Sanxenxo, Galicia, where he'll attend a regatta while on a controversial first trip home after nearly two years in exile following a string of financial scandals. Although prosecutors have closed their probes into Juan Carlos I's affairs, revelations about the murky origins of his fortune have done irreparable damage to a figure once revered for his role in Spain's democratic transition after decades of dictatorship. IMAGES
King Felipe VI of Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Catalan President Quim Torra make their first joint appearance at the opening of the 18th edition of the Mediterranean Games taking place in Tarragona, Catalonia, until 1 July. IMAGES
Three Spanish journalists who were kidnapped some 10 months ago in Syria return home to Spain, a day after their release. IMAGES
US Vice President Kamala Harris makes a surprise appearance at the start of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago where she will be appointed as the party's presidential nominee. IMAGES
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko makes his first public appearance in months, greeting and waving at hundreds of supporters in the capital Dakar, a day after his release from prison. Sonko is welcomed by the crowd ahead of a press conference he was due to hold with his deputy, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was also released from prison on Thursday and who Sonko has endorsed as a candidate for the country's March 24 presidential vote. 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.