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Voters in the German state of Thuringia begin casting their ballots in regional elections expected to deal a blow to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and deliver big gains for the far-right party AfD. The contests in Thuringia and Saxony come a week after three people were killed in a suspected Islamist attack, fuelling a bitter debate over immigration. IMAGES
Venezuelans queue early in the morning in Caracas as polling stations open for the presidential election in which President Nicolas Maduro, who is seeking a third six-year term, faces diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia. IMAGES
The President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, abstains from committing to a possible interest rate cut in September, saying that the outcome of the next meeting remains "wide open" and would depend on the latest data. SOUNDBITE
Polling stations open across Rwanda for presidential and parliamentary elections with the African nation's leader Paul Kagame set to cruise to victory and extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. Nine million Rwandans will cast their ballots across 2,433 polling stations. IMAGES
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