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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly in Kyiv. Cleverly announced new aid for Ukraine during his visit, including ambulances and support for victims of sexual violence by Russian soldiers. "Great Britain stands by Ukraine at this crucial time for us. We will never forget this", wrote Zelensky on his Telegram account after the meeting. IMAGES
David Cameron has compared the threat of terrorism from northern Africa to that emanating from Afghanistan and Pakistan. How vulnerable is Britain? Douglas Herbert puts the question to Mark Simmonds, a British MP and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Images show staff at a polling station in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana emptying voting boxes and starting the count of the ballots cast by residents during snap parliamentary elections. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced the early vote as part of a "modernisation" drive introduced after protests against fuel prices erupted in January last year. Tokayev's critics say the drive is designed to consolidate power. IMAGES
People vote in Astana as Kazakhstan holds snap parliamentary elections with the leader of the Central Asian country pushing political reforms that critics say are designed to consolidate power one year after deadly protests. IMAGES
Britain's top diplomat calls on Iran's leadership to choose "another path" including embracing a nuclear deal as protests grip the nation after the death of a young woman arrested by morality police. SOUNDBITE