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The trial of a French researcher accused of violating Russia's "foreign agent" law begins in Moscow amid simmering tensions with Paris over Ukraine. Laurent Vinatier, who worked on conflict mediation for a Swiss NGO and was arrested in June, appears in a glass cage for defendants at Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky court as the trial opens. He faces up to five years in prison. IMAGES
Members of parliament begin voting to elect the president of the National Assembly, a crucial election for the lower house that should also influence the political recomposition within the executive over the coming weeks. IMAGES
The Republican National Convention opens with attendees singing the national anthem and praying, at the Fiserv Forum event venue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. IMAGES
The first voters head to the polls in London's Bermondsey district as the UK's general election begins. The vote is widely expected to see the return of the opposition Labour party to power and end nearly a decade-and-a-half of Conservative rule. IMAGES
Argentina's justice system opens the trial for the attempted murder of Cristina Kirchner in 2022, when a man fired a gun inches away from the then vice president's face in a failed assassination that shocked society and broke a political boundary. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron opens a global summit in Paris to produce more vaccines in Africa, attended by a number of African leaders, donors and pharmaceutical groups. IMAGES
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