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EU lawmakers overwhelmingly vote to give conservative Maltese politician Roberta Metsola another term as speaker of the European Parliament. Metsola wins a massive majority with 562 votes as the 720-seat parliament met for its first session in Strasbourg, France, with new MEPs. Metsola, who belongs to the largest political group in the parliament, will be the parliament's president for the next two and a half years. IMAGES
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva welcomes Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella in the Planalto palace in Brasilia. IMAGES
Italians are heading to the polls in Rome to vote in the European elections. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her far-right Fratelli d’Italia (FDI) (Brothers of Italy) party are considered to be the overwhelming favourites. 1ST IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes his Italian counterpart Sergio Mattarella to the Louvre Museum for the opening of the "Naples in Paris" exhibition. IMAGES
Cuba's National Assembly votes for the island's president for the next five years. Incumbent Miguel Diaz-Canel is set to clinch a second term via the parliamentary vote as the sole candidate in a country where political opposition is illegal. IMAGES
Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani meets with China's top diplomat Wang Yi in Rome. IMAGES