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Images showing the celebrations last night in N'Djamena, Chad, after General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno was declared the winner of the presidential election, three years after taking power at the head of a military junta. His defeated Prime Minister Succès Masra is contesting the victory. The images also show the security arrangements deployed in the Chadian capital following the announcement of the results. IMAGES
People sing in the streets in Ziguinchor, an opposition stronghold, as results come in from Senegal's presidential elections. Opposition figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye appeared clearly ahead of the governing coalition's former prime minister, Amadou Ba, according to provisional results published by local media and on social networks. However, the governing coalition backing presidential candidate Amadou Ba said late Sunday said it was "certain" the election would go to a second-round vote. IMAGES
Climate activists stage a demonstration warning of "polluted" profits outside Unilever's HQ in London on eve of the company's annual earnings announcement. IMAGES
Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate his victory in the second round of the presidential election in Taksim Square in central Istanbul. IMAGES
On a surprise visit to Finland to participate in a summit gathering the leaders of the five Nordic nations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he believes "that this year will be decisive for us, for Ukraine, for Europe, decisive for victory". Zelensky's remarks come at a press conference with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto, whose country became NATO's newest member in April in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE