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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the Chancellery with a military honours ceremony in his first trip to Berlin since becoming prime minister 18 months ago. Discussions are expected to focus on Ukraine, defence spending levels, and a push by Germany to bolster NATO's air defences in Europe amid Russia's relentless missile strikes on Ukraine. IMAGES
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani says the country is reassessing its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas after suffering criticism. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron released a video message on Sunday, saying he stood by his comments in May 2021 when he acknowledged France's role in the genocide and its refusal to heed warnings of looming massacres, but stopped short of an official apology. SOUNDBITE
On the last day of Russia's presidential elections, set to cement Vladimir Putin's grip on power, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny widow, Yulia Navalnaya, tells the press after voting at the Russian embassy in Berlin that Putin is "a killer" and a "gangster. Crowds had earlier chanted: "Yulia, Yulia, we're with you," as she entered to cast her ballot. Alexei Navalny was Putin's most prominent rival, and died in an Arctic prison last month in mysterious circumstances. SOUNDBITE
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, arrives to vote at the Russian embassy in Berlin thronged by supporter after calling for voters to spoil their ballots in protest at Russia's stage-managed presidential election. The election is set to hand President Vladimir Putin another six years in the Kremlin, with Navalny, Putin's most prominent critic, dead in opaque circumstances in an Arctic prison last month. IMAGES