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Ireland's parliament votes in favour of Simon Harris as the country's new prime minister, replacing Leo Varadkar after he abruptly quit last month citing personal and political reasons. Harris, 37, will become Ireland's youngest ever prime minister when he is formally installed in the role at a meeting with President Michael D. Higgins. IMAGES
UK lawmakers vote in favour of the government's latest plans for sending migrants to Rwanda, which has split Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's ruling Conservative party. A knife-edge parliamentary vote in the House of Commons sees 313 MPs vote for the so-called Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, with 269 against. IMAGES
Voters head to the polls as Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, holds legislative elections which, despite recent deadly pro-democracy demonstrations, are unlikely to change the political landscape in this tightly controlled kingdom. IMAGES
Flag-waving Israelis take to the streets in Jerusalem amid heavy security presence as lawmakers began a parliamentary session for a final vote on a key clause of the hard-right government's controversial judiciary reforms. IMAGES
Cambodians vote in an election that longtime leader Hun Sen is all but guaranteed to win as he looks to secure his legacy by handing the reins to his eldest son. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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