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Hundreds of people queue under the watchful eye of the police to pay their respects to the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny outside the Moscow church where his funeral is being held. The ceremony comes two weeks after Navalny died in an Arctic prison. His supporters accuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of murdering his top critic, whilst the Kremlin denies involvement in his death. IMAGES
Trial opens for six teenagers for their role in the 2020 beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty, the first of two trials in a case that horrified France. The suspects, who were between the ages of 13 and 15 at the time of the murder, are accused of having been on the lookout for Paty, identifying him to the killer in exchange for money, or for making false accusations. Paty, a 47-year-old history and geography teacher, was stabbed and then beheaded near his secondary school in the Paris suburb of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. His attacker was shot dead at the scene by police. 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
Several hundred of people gather in Arras, northeastern France, to pay tribute to Dominique Bernard, the French teacher who was stabbed to death on Friday in his high school by a radicalized former student. IMAGES
Hundreds of people march through the streets of Rambervillers to pay tribute to Rose, a five-year-old girl found dead on Tuesday in this town in the Vosges (eastern France). The little girl's body was found in a plastic bag inside an apartment on Tuesday, hours after her parents reported her missing to law enforcement. IMAGES
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny appears in a Russian court via video link at a pre-trial hearing. His team says authorities are preparing a major new trial against him. IMAGES