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Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris and leader of the centre-right Fine Gael casts his ballot in Delgany, a small rural village in County Wicklow in Ireland. Ireland is voting on electing 14 MEPs to the European Parliament with 73 candidates standing across three constituencies in the first national poll since a general election in 2020. IMAGES
Ireland's parliament votes in favour of Simon Harris as the country's new prime minister, replacing Leo Varadkar after he abruptly quit last month citing personal and political reasons. Harris, 37, will become Ireland's youngest ever prime minister when he is formally installed in the role at a meeting with President Michael D. Higgins. IMAGES
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet attends a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi during his first official visit to Vietnam after taking office in August. He inspects the guard of honour with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. IMAGES
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne says her government "stands by the people of Mayotte", at the start of a visit to Mayotte, France's poorest department, which is facing severe drought, migratory pressure from neighbouring Comoros and growing insecurity. SOUNDBITE
Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, arrives by helicopter at the UK Prime Minister's country residence, Chequers, in an unannounced visit. The UK has pledged to send new deliveries of "hundreds" of both air-defence missiles and long-range attack drones to fend off Russia's 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.