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Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko makes his first public appearance in months, greeting and waving at hundreds of supporters in the capital Dakar, a day after his release from prison. Sonko is welcomed by the crowd ahead of a press conference he was due to hold with his deputy, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was also released from prison on Thursday and who Sonko has endorsed as a candidate for the country's March 24 presidential vote. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky leaves a meeting at the World Economic Forum as he makes his first in-person appearance at the annual gathering of global elites in the Swiss alpine ski resort of Davos. Zelensky is on a diplomatic charm offensive in a bid to shore up support for his country's nearly two-year-old conflict with Russia, as the world's attention has swayed to the Middle East amid fears of a spillover from the conflict in Gaza. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a sea of supporters outside the Presidential Palace in the capital Ankara in his first appearance after narrowly winning a historic election runoff. IMAGES
Spain's former king makes an appearance at a sailing club in Galicia during his first trip home after nearly two years in exile. His yacht, the "Bribon" -- Spanish for "rascal" -- is participating in a three-day regatta. The 84-year-old former monarch has been living in Abu Dhabi since going into self-imposed exile in August 2020 following a string of financial scandals. IMAGES