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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Mexico's Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena hold a press conference in Mexico City, following high-level security talks helds at the National Palace. IMAGES
Voters in the German state of Thuringia begin casting their ballots in regional elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and deliver big gains for the far-right party AfD. The contests in Thuringia and Saxony come a week after three people were killed in a suspected Islamist attack, fuelling a bitter debate over immigration. IMAGES
Spain's wealthy northeastern region of Catalonia votes for 135 deputies to the Catalan parliament, as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists hope for a victory to show the region has turned away from its independence fixation. IMAGES
Italy hard-right Giorgia Meloni poses for a group photo with African and other leaders at an international conference on Africa, where she is set to unveil her plan for the continent, aimed at transforming Italy into an energy hub and stopping migration. Meloni's so-called Mattei Plan hopes to posit Italy as a key bridge between Africa and Europe, funnelling energy north while exchanging investment in the south for deals aimed at preventing migration. IMAGES
The day after he was sworn in as president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arevalo attended a mass at the Santiago de Guatemala Metropolitan Cathedral with his wife Lucrecia Eugenia Peinado Villanueva. 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.