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Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 arrives in Sri Lanka, entering the port of Colombo a year after a similar port call by a spacecraft-tracking vessel raised security concerns from neighbouring India. New Delhi is suspicious of China's increasing presence in the Indian Ocean and its influence in Sri Lanka, which is strategically placed halfway along key east-west international shipping routes. IMAGES
A Turkish vessel carrying materials for field hospitals arrives in Egypt's port of El Arish near the Rafah border crossing with the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, a port official said. A Turkish health official told AFP that the vessel was carrying "materials, generators, ambulances to establish eight field hospitals". The delivery comes as Hamas government officials said all hospitals in northern Gaza were "out of service" amid fighting with Israeli forces. IMAGES
Supporters of Sri Lanka's Marxist-Leninist "People's Liberation Front" party hold a rally to mark May Day in Colombo. May Day, which is also known as Labour Day or International Workers' Day, is marked across the world by protests and demonstrations demanding fair pay and better conditions for workers. IMAGES
Images show the motorcade of Sri Lanka's deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the airport in Colombo, as he returns to the country seven weeks after he fled amid the island's worst-ever economic crisis. IMAGES
The Turkish flagged Polarnet cargo ship, which departed from Ukraine's port of Chornomorsk on Friday carrying 12,000 tons of corn, docks at the port of Derince in northeastern Turkey. It is the first grain shipment from Ukraine to reach its final destination under a deal between Moscow and Kyiv. The deal brokered by Turkey and the UN lifted a Russian blockade of Ukraine's ports and set terms for millions of tonnes of wheat and other grain to start flowing from silos and ports. 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.
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