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The UK Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace, announces at a joint presser with Polish counterpart that the UK will send a "bilateral deployment" of "350 British troops to Poland" in order to send a "strong signal that Britain and Poland stand side by side". SOUNDBITE
Polish armed forces train in Orzysz at the Land Forces Field Training Centre where British Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace and Minister of National Defence of Poland Mariusz Błaszczak are in attendance. This comes amid the continuing crisis at the Poland-Belarus border, where migrants are attempting to cross into the country. IMAGES
British Defence Minister John Healey is welcomed by his Polish counterpart Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz in Warsaw. The British politician is on a lightning tour of Europe that has already seen him visit France, Germany and will see him in Estonia next. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets soldiers stationed in Poland accompanied by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, with the UK leader on a diplomatic visit to Warsaw for talks that will focus on Ukraine and wider European security. Sunak's visit to Eastern Europe accompanied by defence minister Grant Shapps comes as Kyiv pleads with allies to ramp up supplies of ammunition and air defences desperately needed to repel Russian attacks. IMAGES
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk welcomes his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau in the Polish capital Warsaw. During an earlier visit to Kyiv on the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Trudeau appeared to accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of assassinating his political opponent Alexei Navalny. 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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