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King Felipe VI swears in Spain's new pro-EU government with a record 11 women members including in key posts such as defence and economy, and six male ministers. IMAGES
Images show the exterior of the Andalusia church where the mother of Spain's football chief Luis Rubiales is on hunger strike. Angeles Bejar is taking the action in support of her son, who is under fire for planting an unsolicited kiss on the lips of player Jenni Hermoso after Spain won the Women's World Cup in Australia on August 20. IMAGES
New UN human rights chief Volker Turk reveals he offered to visit Iran since taking up office last month but has so far not received any reply. SOUNDBITE
A Conservative MP announces that six candidates remain in the running to replace UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson after a first round of voting, with finance minister Nadhim Zahawi and former foreign minister Jeremy Hunt eliminated. IMAGES
Eight Conservative MPs will vie to replace outgoing UK prime minister Boris Johnson, having won the support of at least 20 colleagues, the party announces. Rishi Sunak, Kemi Badenoch, Suella Braverman, Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, Liz Truss, Tom Tugendhat and Nadhim Zahawi will all enter the first round of voting on Wednesday, with the eventual winner to be revealed on September 5. SOUNDBITE
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says the world is in a "race against time" to understand the new Covid variant, calling for precautions to give scientists time to analyse the Omicron strain. She speaks during a visit to Latvia with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg IMAGES