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Greece's first woman president Katerina Sakellaropoulou places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Greece's foremost military monument, before heading to the presidential mansion for a handover ceremony with outgoing president Prokopis Pavlopoulos. IMAGES
Bolivia President Luis Arce swears in new military commanders after slamming an attempted "coup d'etat" as soldiers and tanks deployed outside government buildings and tried to knock down a door of the presidential palace. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lands in Athens leading a delegation of diplomats on a keenly watched visit to Greece billed as an attempted "new chapter" between the NATO allies and historic rivals after years of tension. In meetings with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the fiery Turkish leader is expected to discuss trade, regional issues and the perennially thorny issue of migration. IMAGES
Eurozone inflation "dropped markedly" in September but is still expected to remain "too high for too long", European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde tells the press in Athens, whilst announcing that the ECB was holding interest rates steady. Policymakers had raised rates at each of their last 10 meetings as they sought to rein in soaring inflation driven in large part by surging energy prices in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on an official visit to Athens. "I am grateful to Greece and personally to Katerina Sakellaropoulou for supporting Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion", Zelensky wrote on social media after the meeting. Greece has been a strong supporter of Ukraine since Russia's invasion, providing humanitarian aid and weapons including infantry fighting vehicles, Kalashnikov assault rifles, launchers and ammunition. IMAGES
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