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Foreign Ministers of NATO countries pose for a group photo in Brussels as they hold a meeting the day after Finland officially joined the military alliance. IMAGES
The participants at a NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting in the Norwegian capital Oslo pose for a group photo. The meeting's agenda is dominated by the provision of security guarantees to Ukraine after its war with Russia ends, as the alliance looks to narrow divisions over Kyiv's push to join the bloc. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February last year has galvanised the Western military alliance set up almost 75 years ago to face off against the Soviet Union. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose with foreign ministers ahead of a Gulf Cooperation Council-US joint ministerial meeting in Riyadh, at the start of a new crisis tour aimed at pushing an elusive Israel-Hamas ceasefire and increasing humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. IMAGES
NATO defence ministers pose for a group photo as the US defence alliance holds a meeting in Brussels dominated by the ongoing war in Ukraine and the amount spent by member states on their militaries. The meeting comes at a time of heightened worry over American leadership after Republican White House frontrunner Donald Trump rocked NATO by suggesting he wouldn't protect allies that don't spend enough on defence. IMAGES
NATO foreign ministers pose for a family photo as they open a two-day meeting in the Romanian capital to discuss, among other things, the conflict in Ukraine and how to help the country as winter arrives. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.