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Images from the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, where the Wagner mercenary group has taken control of key military sites, show armoured vehicles and Wagner soldiers lining the streets as residents walk around them or watch on in groups. In an earlier televised address, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged a "difficult" situation was unfolding in the city as Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin vowed to oust the Russian military's top brass. IMAGES
The Swiss anthem is played at the beginning of the ceremony marking the end of the emergency mobilisation for Swiss soldiers due to Covid-19 pandemic. The government had called up thousands of reservists to help with logistics and relieve pressure on hospitals. IMAGES
French MPs hold a minute of silence at the National Assembly in tribute to Admiral Philippe de Gaulle, General de Gaulle's eldest son, who died in Paris at the age of 102. IMAGES
NATO forces cross the Vistula River at Korzeniewo in Poland as part of the US-led defence alliance's Exercise Dragon 24, involving around 4,500 soldiers and almost 1,000 vehicles. Dragon 24 is itself part of Exercise Steadfast Defender 24, NATO's largest military exercise since the Cold War, which is designed to test its defences in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine. IMAGES
Soldiers and relatives of Israeli soldier Afik Teri mourn during his funeral in Rehovot, after he was he killed in Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. IMAGES
Russian citizens hold a rally at the former embassy of Russia in Georgia's capital Tbilisi for deceased opposition politician Alexei Navalny. The building, currently the site of the Swiss Embassy, houses a Russian Federation Interests Section. The 47-year-old Kremlin critic was serving a 19-year prison sentence in the Arctic when Russian authorities announced his death, prompting fear and disbelief among his supporters. IMAGES