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Swiss President Ignazio Cassis welcomes Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to the picturesque southern Swiss city of Lugano for a two-day conference, aiming to lay out the principles and priorities for a rebuilding and recovery process in Ukraine. IMAGES
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva welcomes Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia ahead of a meeting to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries. IMAGES
Newly installed Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris visits Belfast for the first time since taking office, meeting Northern Irish political leaders at Stormont Castle. IMAGES
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
Polish Prime Minister Donal Tusk welcomes his Ukrainian counterpart Denis Shmygal in Warsaw for bilateral talks over farm imports. Polish farmers have been blocking border crossings with Ukraine since last month to protest at what they say is unfair competition from goods from the war-torn country. The border blockades and grain dispute have strained ties between the neighbours, even as Poland has shown staunch support for Ukraine since the Russian invasion. IMAGES