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Newly elected UK prime minister Keir Starmer begins his first full day in charge with a meeting of his cabinet after his Labour party's landslide election win ended 14 years of Conservative rule. IMAGES
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni votes in a polling station in a school South of Rome at the opening of the polls for the European elections. Polls suggest Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) party looks set to claim 27 percent of the vote, equalling 22 seats, amid a broader surge of far-right groups across the EU. IMAGES
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomes Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to the Palazzo Chigi in Rome, with the Brazilian leader due to visit France next. The veteran leftist has been in diplomatic hyperdrive since taking office, making Brazil a key global player again -- but stoking controversy with some of his stances, including on Ukraine and Venezuela. IMAGES
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomes German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Rome, with the two heads of government to hold meetings on various issues including migration. Ahead of the meeting in Rome, Scholz had said that Italy cannot be abandoned to deal with migrant arrivals alone, in an interview with the Corriere della Sera newspaper. IMAGES
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrives in Kyiv, where she is expected to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Meloni, who took office in October, has repeatedly expressed a desire to visit Ukraine to demonstrate her government's support following Russia's invasion almost exactly one year ago. Meloni, who leads the far-right Brothers of Italy party, is also keen to distance herself from the more pro-Russian partners in her governing coalition. 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.