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French President Emmanuel Macron and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping hold talks at the Elysee Palace, as the Chinese President begins a two-day state visit to France. IMAGES
Senior US officials led by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken hold a press conference alongside Mexican authorities in Mexico City during talks on tackling drug smuggling and migrant flows, amid signs of diplomatic frictions over a US plan to extend a controversial border wall. SOUNDBITE
Images show the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Rome where US/China talks on Ukraine are being held as Russia and Ukraine launch a simultaneous fresh round of talks in an effort to end Moscow's devastating war, despite deadly air strikes in the capital Kyiv and an eastern pro-Moscow separatist region. IMAGES
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and top US diplomat Antony Blinken meet with their Japanese counterparts looking to bolster a key alliance in the face of rising challenges from China. IMAGES
President Joe Biden's top aides will meet for the first time next week with Chinese officials in Alaska immediately on the heels of showing solidarity through trips to Asian allies wary of Beijing's might. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the trip "is an important opportunity for us to lay out in very frank terms, the many concerns that we have with Beijing's actions and behaviour that are challenging the security, prosperity and the values of the United States and our partners and allies." SOUNDBITE
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.