Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (AFP) – Russia’s Vladimir Putin arrives for a bilateral meeting with his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev during a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit of in Samarkand. For Putin, the summit is a chance to show that Russia is not isolated internationally, at a time when Moscow’s forces are facing major battlefield setbacks in Ukraine. IMAGES
Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as both leaders attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, arrives in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the 2022 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. Over the next two days leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping will gather for a summit touted as a challenge to Western global influence. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. IMAGES
Izyum (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanks Ukrainian soldiers during a visit to the strategic town of Izyum that was recently recaptured from Russia by Kyiv’s army in a lightning counter-offensive.
Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi as both of them attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
London (AFP) – People queue in London near Blackfriars and Westminster bridge in order to pay their respects in front of the Queen’s coffin in the centre of London. The queue was four kilometres long (2,4 miles) on Wednesday night.
Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Kyrgyz counterpart Sadyr Japarov and his Turkmen counterpart Serdar Berdymukhamedov at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Neuhardenberg (Germany) (AFP) – Participants of the G7 Trade Meeting gather for a family photo at Neuhardenberg Castle in Germany. Representatives of the G7 countries pose for the photographer with German Economics Minister Robert Habeck, host of the meeting.
Neuhardenberg (Germany) (AFP) – German Economics Minister Robert Habeck welcomes participants to the G7 Trade Meeting in Neuhardenberg, eastern Germany.
