Vote count begins in Egypt's parliamentary elections
Electoral workers counting votes in Giza, Egypt, amid elections for a new parliament, which critics say will only further cement President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power. IMAGES
In their thousands, supporters of the opposition take to the streets of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, calling for inclusive elections ahead of the October 25 vote - where opposition figures, including Laurent Gbagbo, have been barred from running, while current President Alassane Ouattara has announced his intention to run for a fourth term. 1ST IMAGES
Electoral workers counting votes in Giza, Egypt, amid elections for a new parliament, which critics say will only further cement President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power. IMAGES
Freed Belarus opposition leader Sergei Tikhanovsky is seen in Vilnius speaking with members of staff from his wife's office a day after he arrived in the Lithuanian capital following his release from jail along with more than a dozen other political prisoners. Their release came after an appeal from the White House. Tikhanovsky's wife Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, who took the mantle of the opposition movement after her husband's jailing, thanked US President Donald Trump directly for brokering the deal. IMAGES
Rapper Kid Cudi arrives at the Manhattan Federal Court, expected to testify in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs. Combs, 55, is facing federal charges of sex trafficking and leading an illegal sex ring that enforced its power with crimes including arson, kidnapping and bribery. His ex-partner Cassie testified last week that Combs in late 2011 had become enraged when he discovered she had been seeing Kid Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi. IMAGES
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