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African heads of state including Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe, and Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo, join other senior officials and dignitaries for a family photo on the first day of a two-day African summit on counter-terrorism, aimed at looking for African-led solutions to the continent's security challenges. IMAGES
Images show Mexican police officers guarding the Ecuadorian embassy in Mexico City following the suspension of diplomatic ties between both countries. Ecuadoran authorities stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former vice president Jorge Glas, who was taking refuge there, prompting Mexico to sever diplomatic ties. IMAGES
Security forces deployed outside US embassy in Buenos Aires after alledged bomb threat. IMAGES
Security forces deployed outside Israel embassy in Buenos Aires after alledged bomb threat. The Jewish community in Argentina comprises more than 250,000 people and is the largest in Latin America. IMAGES
Protesters clash with security forces near the Swedish embassy in Baghdad during demonstrations ahead of a planned burning of a Koran in Sweden. Swedish authorities approved an assembly to be held outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, where organisers plan to burn a copy of the Koran as well as an Iraqi flag. IMAGES SOUNDBITES
"We are proud of the extraordinary commitment of our embassy’s staff who performed their duties with courage and professionalism," US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says during a press briefing after the US military evacuated American embassy personnel from Khartoum, where the Sudanese army and paramilitaries have clashed violently. SOUNDBITE