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West African leaders began a key summit to address the latest coup in the region. Emergency talks in the Ghanaian capital Accra were triggered after Burkina Faso on January 24 became the third member of the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to be overtaken by the military in less than two years - which Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo calls 'of grave concern' in his opening statement. SOUNDBITE
Voters in the German state of Thuringia begin casting their ballots in regional elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and deliver big gains for the far-right party AfD. The contests in Thuringia and Saxony come a week after three people were killed in a suspected Islamist attack, fuelling a bitter debate over immigration. IMAGES
Venezuelans queue early in the morning in Caracas as polling stations open for the presidential election in which President Nicolas Maduro, who is seeking a third six-year term, faces diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia. IMAGES
The Farnborough International Airshow gets underway in the UK. Held every two years, Farnborough is one of the industry's biggest shows alongside Dubai and Paris, a chance for companies to show off their latest defence hardware or lower-emissions aircraft. IMAGES
The President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, abstains from committing to a possible interest rate cut in September, saying that the outcome of the next meeting remains "wide open" and would depend on the latest data. SOUNDBITE
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