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Joe Biden is welcomed by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the garden of Number 10 Downing Street as part of a short visit by the US President to the United Kingdom on his way to a NATO summit in Lithuania. Biden says he "couldn't be meeting with a closer friend and a greater ally". Biden will also meet with King Charles III in Windsor. IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet ahead of a bilateral meeting in Granada, Spain, at the European Political Community (EPC) -- an informal group which includes all 27 European Union countries and many NATO member states, along with their European neighbours, excluding Russia. IMAGES
President Joe Biden plans to speak soon to incoming British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the White House says. "President Biden looks forward to speaking with... Sunak in the upcoming days and to our continued close cooperation with the United Kingdom," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets newly-appointed Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan. Morgan, who was voted in on August 6 and is the first woman to lead Wales, replaced her short-lived predecessor Vaughan Gething who survived less than five months in office and resigned following rows over political donations and sacked ministers. Both Starmer and Morgan are members of Britain's centre-left Labour Party. IMAGES
Counting begins in the Richmond and Northallerton constituency of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, as exit polls predict the opposition Labour Party have won a landslide majority in Britain's general election. 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.