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Polls opened in Iran on Friday with voters set to give their verdict on President Hassan Rouhani's policy of opening up to the world and efforts to rebuild the stagnant economy. IMAGES of Iranians voting
Images released by the Armenian Presidential Press Service show Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during an official visit to Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran. Pashinyan is planning to attend the official inauguration ceremony of the President of Iran. IMAGES
Venezuelans vote between continuity in President Nicolas Maduro or change in rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia amid high tension following the incumbent's threat of a "bloodbath" if he loses. IMAGES
Speaking at the opening of the Farnborough International Airshow, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he respects Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the US presidential race. Starmer notes it was "not an easy decision, but a decision that I know that he will have arrived at taking into account the best interest of the American people." SOUNDBITE
Newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets his supporters before delivering a speech in the Khomeini shrine in Tehran. Iran's reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocates improved ties with the West, on Saturday won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, the interior ministry said. IMAGES