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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the Quirinal Palace in Rome meeting his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella. It kicks off a whistlestop European tour amid growing Western unease over Italy joining the ever-expanding Asian giant's new Silk Road project. IMAGES of Xi Jinping arriving at the Quirinal Palace.
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker meets French president Emmanuel Macron in Brussels. IMAGES
Donald Trump arrives in Rome for a high-profile meeting with Pope Francis in what is his first official trip to Europe since becoming US President. IMAGES
Rome's first female mayor, Virginia Raggi, takes office pledging to raise more than a billion euros a year for flagging public services with a crackdown on waste, mismanagement and corruption. IMAGES
Italian newspaper front pages following the mayoral elections, in which Virginia Raggi of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement has become Rome's first female leader. IMAGES
South Koreans vote in legislative elections clouded by North Korean nuclear threats and the multiple challenges facing Asia's fourth-largest economy, as President Park Geun-Hye enters the final stretch of her term in office. IMAGES