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The trial of Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin, accused of spreading "fake" information, begins in a Moscow court. Yashin faces up to 10 years behind bars for denouncing President Vladimir Putin's offensive in Ukraine. He is accused of spreading false information about the Russian army under legislation introduced after Putin launched the operation in Ukraine. IMAGES
King Philip of Belgium and Queen Mathilde of Flanders meet with Congolese professor Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, a leading figure in the fight against Ebola, at the National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB) in the capital city of Kinshasa, on the third day of their visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo. IMAGES
Images of police in Dakar, Senegal's capital, advancing towards supporters of opposition figure and mayoral candidate Barthelemy Dias and firing tear gas. IMAGES
Clashes break out in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, as the appeal of Barthelemy Dias, a fierce opponent of the government and candidate for mayor of Dakar, awaits trial. Police fire tear gas at the supporters of Dias in the vicinity of the university. IMAGES
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman confirms the US has seen the announcement that former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is in the United Arab Emirates, but adds that Ghani "no longer a figure in Afghanistan" while speaking at a State Department briefing in Washington. SOUNDBITE
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