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The Venezuelan National Assembly holds a session to discuss the death in custody of Navy Captain Rafael Acosta Arevalo, accused of plotting to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. IMAGES
A polling station in Petare, in the Metropolitan District of Caracas, starts to count the votes in Venezuela's presidential election, after millions turned out to cast their ballots in a fraught presidential election with socialist incumbent Nicolas Maduro facing the biggest challenge yet to his party's 25-year hold on power. IMAGES
The Law committee at France's National Assembly begins going throught nearly 1,500 amendments to the Immigration bill, some designed to undo the text passed by the Senate, others to make it even tougher. The committee aims to produce a text that can be voted on by a majority of MPs by Sunday. IMAGES
Polling stations close and the vote count begins in Venezuela's opposition primary designed to select a rival to President Nicolas Maduro in 2024 elections. IMAGES
The South American trade bloc Mercosur begins its second day of Summit in the northern Argentine city of Puerto Iguazu. Mercosur, which brings together Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, is seeking to finalize a free trade agreement with the EU after reaching an agreement in principle in 2019, following more than two decades of tough negotiations. IMAGES