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Ahead of an informal dinner in Athens hosted by Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis marking the twentieth anniversary of a 2003 Thessaloniki summit confirming the European perspective of Western Balkan states, leaders from the European Union and the Balkans pose for a group photo with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a guest. The Ukrainian leader is concluding a European tour with previous stops in Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark. IMAGES
German and Polish delegations take family photo in Warsaw as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visits for talks. IMAGES
Environment and climate ministers from the G7 - US, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Japan and Italy - pose for a group photo in the Palace of Venaria near Turin, where the Group of Seven industrialised nations are meeting for two days of talks on the climate. The meeting in the northern Italian city is the first big political session since the world pledged at the UN's COP28 climate summit in December to transition away from coal, oil and gas. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose with foreign ministers ahead of a Gulf Cooperation Council-US joint ministerial meeting in Riyadh, at the start of a new crisis tour aimed at pushing an elusive Israel-Hamas ceasefire and increasing humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. IMAGES
Polish Prime Minister Donal Tusk welcomes his Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmygal in Warsaw for bilateral talks over farm imports. Polish farmers have been blocking border crossings with Ukraine since last month to protest at what they say is unfair competition from goods from the war-torn country. The border blockades and grain dispute have strained ties between the neighbours, even as Poland has shown staunch support for Ukraine since the Russian invasion. 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.