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US Speaker of the House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy welcomes Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen outside the Reagan Presidential Library, in Simi Valley, California. IMAGES
Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen arrives at the hotel in Los Angeles where she will be meeting US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday. IMAGES
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen arrives in Guatemala City where she is greeted by the Central American country's Foreign Minister Mario Bucaro. Tsai's visit to Guatemala and Belize comes after Honduras became the latest country to cut diplomatic ties with Taipei in favor of Beijing. IMAGES
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen arrives in New York City for a visit that has triggered threats of reprisal by China if she meets with House speaker Kevin McCarthy -- and US warnings for Beijing not to overreact. IMAGES
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen holds a final campaign rally before the election. Tsai hails from the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and has been campaigning on a platform of defending Taiwan's sovereignty against threats from Beijing. IMAGES
EU lawmakers overwhelmingly vote to give conservative Maltese politician Roberta Metsola another term as speaker of the European Parliament. Metsola wins a massive majority with 562 votes as the 720-seat parliament met for its first session in Strasbourg, France, with new MEPs. Metsola, who belongs to the largest political group in the parliament, will be the parliament's president for the next two and a half years. IMAGES