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Nineteen-year-old Maria Naumova, also known in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek as 'Orchestra Girl', showed remarkable virtuosity while giving a stunning rendition of Kyrgyz folk music on a Komuz, an ancient Kyrgyz instrument. In addition to the Komuz, Maria has also mastered 10 different musical instruments, the majority of which are from traditional Kyrgyz origins.
NATO foreign ministers meet for the NATO-Ukraine Council foreign ministers' session. One of the issues on the agenda is military aid to Kyiv. It comes on the 75th anniversary of the alliance, menaced by an aggressive Russia and the spectre of Donald Trump's return to power. IMAGES
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with his French counterpart Stephane Sejourne in Beijing, as the two countries mark 60 years of diplomatic relations and seek to strengthen ties. IMAGES
Karim Younes is carried by friends and relatives in the northern Israeli town of Arara following his release after 40 years in prison for kidnapping and murdering an Israeli soldier. IMAGES
Mass is held in the cathedral in the city of Regensburg, where the late former pope Benedict XVI taught at the university between 1969 and 1977 and came back regularly to visit his brother, the leader of the cathedral choir. Benedict, who passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 95, had shocked the world in 2013 when he became the first pope since the Middle Ages to step down, citing his declining mental and physical health. IMAGES
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