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Bolivia President Luis Arce and vice-president David Choquehuanca greet supporters in the Plaza Murillo after soldiers withdrew from positions outside government buildings where they had gathered with tanks in what Arce said was an attempted coup. IMAGES
Congressman Henry Kronfle is elected President of the new Congress of Ecuador, with the support of former governor Rafael Correa (2007-2017) and the party of President-elect Daniel Noboa, who will be sworn November 23. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in a working meeting with local leaders on the future of New Caledonia at the High Commission in Noumea, as part of a presidential visit to the French island territory. IMAGES
Lawmakers in crisis-hit Lebanon start the 12th attempt to elect a new president, as the vote for the presidency, reserved for a Maronite Christian under Lebanon's delicate sectarian power-sharing system, pits the Hezbollah-backed Sleiman Frangieh against financial official Jihad Azour, who has mainly been endorsed by Christian and independent legislators. IMAGES
Several judicial police vehicles are parked outside the Paris home of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, as a search is underway following the retraction of accusations by intermediary Ziad Takieddine concerning the Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign. IMAGES
South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma makes a surprise court appearance in his latest bid to replace the chief prosecutor in a long-running corruption trial over a 1990s arms deal. Aged 79, Zuma was in September released from prison due to ill health two months into a 15-month jail sentence for refusing to collaborate with a graft probe into his 2009-18 presidency. IMAGES
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