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Sultan Qaboos, who ruled Oman for almost half a century, has died at the age of 79. Qaboos, the longest ruling Arab monarch, had been ill for some time and had been believed to be suffering from colon cancer. IMAGES
Outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte hands over power to his successor Dick Schoof. Two hundred and twenty-three days after far-right leader Geert Wilders swept to an election victory that stunned Europe and the world, Schoof takes over from Mark Rutte after 14 years in power. 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
Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor state inspects the guard of honour before taking the oath as the 17th King of Malaysia. IMAGES
The United States demands that Iran immediately release a ship seized off Oman's coast in avowed retaliation for US actions. "The Iranian government must immediately release the ship and its crew. This unlawful seizure of a commercial vessel is just the latest behavior by Iran or enabled by Iran aimed at disrupting international commerce," State Department spokesman Vedant Patel tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
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