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Russian citizens hold a rally at the former embassy of Russia in Georgia's capital Tbilisi for deceased opposition politician Alexei Navalny. The building, currently the site of the Swiss Embassy, houses a Russian Federation Interests Section. The 47-year-old Kremlin critic was serving a 19-year prison sentence in the Arctic when Russian authorities announced his death, prompting fear and disbelief among his supporters. IMAGES
Images of police checkpoints in the Turkish capital after reports of a "terrorist attack" near Turkey's parliament in Ankara on Sunday, which left two police officers injured, according to the interior ministry. The ministry said two attackers arrived in a commercial vehicle around 9:30 am (0630 GMT) "in front of the entrance gate of the General Directorate of Security of our Ministry of the Interior, and carried out a bomb attack." IMAGES
Images of the streets of Niamey as President Mohamed Bazoum is detained by guards according to a source close to Bazoum. The roads appear calm and traffic normal. IMAGES
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas begin bilateral talks in the Turkish Capital Ankara. The Turkish presidency shares the images of the two leaders' first moments inside the Turkish president's palace where they are expected to hold a joint press conference after their meeting. IMAGES
The French embassy in Burkina Faso is targeted by angry protesters and a fire breaks-out as the situation remains unclear in Ouagadougou. Burkina Faso's army dismisses a claim by junior officers that they had seized power in the West African country. IMAGES
Soldiers patrol the area around the seat of government in Guinea Bissau after sustained gunfire, as regional bloc ECOWAS condemns what it calls 'an attempted coup'. People flee the area, while military vehicles laden with troops drive through the streets. Heavily-armed men surrounded the Palace of Government, where President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and Prime Minister Nuno Gomes Nabiam were believed to have gone to attend a cabinet meeting. The West African nation has seen four military putsches since gaining independence from Portugal in 1974, most recently in 2012. IMAGES