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Around 80 new tractors arrive at a protest held by Italian farmers on the outskirts of Rome to pressure the government to improve their working conditions. Italy is one of a number of countries across Europe where farmers have staged weeks of demonstrations to demand lower fuel taxes, better prices for their products and an easing of EU environmental regulations that they say makes it more difficult to compete with cheaper foreign produce. IMAGES
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is visited in hospital by his family, including his eldest daughter Marina, as his doctors say in a statement that he suffers from "chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia". Berlusconi was rushed into intensive care yesterday due to respiratory difficulties. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrive for a press conference after talks in Kyiv. The four European leaders are on a trip to Ukraine with French President Emmanuel Macron as a show of support for the country in its war with Russia. IMAGES
Barcelona and Lyon fans arrive at the Allianz Stadium in Turin to attend the Women's Champions League final. IMAGES
Police direct traffic as vehicles partaking in a 'Freedom Convoy' against Covid-19 restrictions arrive in Jerusalem from 40 cities across Israel. The demonstration is inspired by the Canadian protest movement which is entering its third week. IMAGES