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The suspect charged with attempted murder of PM Robert Fico leaves court in Slovakia. Fico has been in hospital since Wednesday when a lone gunman shot him four times, including in the abdomen. The suspected gunman, identified by Slovak media as 71-year-old poet Juraj Cintula, arrived in a special penal court in Pezinok northeast of the capital Bratislava, which is due to decide on his pre-trial detention. IMAGES
Images showing the building where the alleged shooter of Prime Minister Robert Fico lived in the Slovak town of Levice. Police charged the suspect, identified as 71-year-old writer Juraj Cintula in local media, with attempted murder Thursday. Cintula had been living in one of these flats for around forty years, according to a neighbour. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was able to speak but remained in serious condition on Thursday after being shot several times. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "strongly condemns the shocking attack" against Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, says Farhan Haq, a UN spokesman. SOUNDBITE
Slovakia's president is to ask Deputy Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini to form a new government after the premier said he would resign following a public backlash over an investigative journalist's murder. IMAGES
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomes Israeli President Isaac Herzog at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, while several dozen pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate in front of the Palazzo against Herzog's visit. 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.
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