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Silvio Berlusconi meets with Mario Draghi in Rome as the former ECB chief holds second round talks with parties on forming a new Italian government. IMAGES
Mario Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, arrives at the Quirinale palace for talks with Italy's president who is expected to ask him to lead the country out of the devastating coronavirus pandemic after the coalition government collapsed. IMAGES
Two weeks after leaving the governing majority, Senator Matteo Renzi arrives to speak with the Italian President on the ongoing political crisis. The prime minister resigned on Tuesday 26 January 2021 following a falling-out with a junior coalition partner that left him short of a majority in the Senate, the upper house of parliament. President Sergio Mattarella has been engaged in talks with party leaders to seek a way out. They are scheduled to run until Friday 29 January 2021. IMAGES
Demonstrators march in Medellin against social reform projects of the government of Gustavo Petro and the violence that persists in the country despite peace negotiations with armed groups. IMAGES
After Giorgia Meloni formally took over as Italy's first woman prime minister during a handover bell ceremony at Rome's Chigi Palace, outgoing PM Mario Draghi leaves the palace. IMAGES
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi handed in his resignation on Thursday, the office of President Sergio Mattarella says, after his national unity coalition government crumbled. SOUNDBITE