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Dozens of people stage an election day protest outside the Russian Embassy in London, with many in the British capital heeding opposition calls to demonstrate against Vladimir Putin on the third day of Russia's presidential vote. Having barred candidates critical of the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, Putin is running virtually unchallenged and his re-election appears all but inevitable. IMAGES
Crowds gather in London to show support on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the UK has sanctioned officials running the Arctic penal colony where Russian opposition figure and critic of President Vladmir Putin Alexei Navalny died, saying Britian and its allies were considering "all options to hold Russia and Putin to account". "He died for a cause to which he dedicated his whole life - freedom - and to return home knowing that Putin had already tried to have him killed is one of the most courageous acts of our time," he tells members of parliament. SOUNDBITE
People rally outside the Russian embassy in London following the death of Alexei Navalny. Russian authorities say Navalny, the Kremlin's most prominent critic, has died in an Arctic prison after suffering a sudden illness. Participants are seen holding signs reading "Putin is a murderer", or "we are Navalny". IMAGES
Prince William takes the stage at a London Air Ambulance Charity Gala Dinner in the British capital, with the British throne's heir apparent taking the opportunity to thank well-wishers for their "kind messages of support" in the wake of his father King Charles III's shock cancer diagnosis as well as his wife Catherine's stint in hospital. "It means a great deal to us all," William adds. With Charles, 75, undergoing cancer treatment following Monday's announcement and Kate recovering from abdominal surgery, William has found himself thrust back to the frontline of royal duties. SOUNDBITE
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