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An Italian Democratic Party delegation led by Nicola Zingaretti attends talks at the Quirinale Palace with President Sergio Mattarella. Mattarella has begun discussions with political leaders on forming a new government following the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. 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
Venezuela's government delegation arrives in Barbados where it will restart talks with the country's opposition, seeking to end the country's political and economic crisis after a nearly year-long suspension. IMAGES
Italian President Sergio Mattarella arrives at the Quirinale Palace in Rome for the guard of honour as he is sworn in for a second term. Mattarella, a former constitutional court judge who has already served seven years as Italy's president, was elected after parliament begged him to stay on to stave off a looming political crisis, and few expect the 80-year-old to see through another full term. IMAGES
The Taliban delegation arrives at a hotel in Qatar's Doha for peace talks with Afghanistan's government in a bid to end nearly two decades of war. The US-backed negotiations come six months later than planned owing to bitter disagreements over a controversial prisoner swap agreed in February. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).