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Brazil Minister of Justice and Citizenship, Alexandre de Moraes, dismissed the threat of an attack during the Rio Olympic Games, during a press conference in Brasilia on Thursday. Moraes' statement comes after the Justice Ministry announced that ten people were arrested, earlier on Thursday, on suspicion of planning terrorist acts during the games. The group are also accused of being inspired so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), according to the ministry's statement.
The first European leaders arrive for roundtable discussions in Granada, at the third meeting of the European Political Community. Those shown arriving include Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Hungarian President Viktor Orban and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. IMAGES
People walk on the Puerta del Sol, a public square, in Madrid where the temperature is nearing 40 degrees Celsius, as Spain issues hot weather red alerts for three regions due to the "extreme" danger posed by scorching temperatures. Weather agency Aemet said temperatures would hit highs between 38 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) and 42 degrees across much of the drought-stricken country. The heat is expected to be even worse in the eastern regional of Catalonia, Aragon and the Balearic Islands where thermometers could reach 44 degrees Celsius. IMAGES
Spanish police arrest three youths in Valencia over incidents of racial abuse targeting Real Madrid's Brazilian star Vinicius Junior this weekend that sparked an international outcry. IMAGES
At a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, United States President Joe Biden announces that the US is to enhance its "force posture" in Europe, consisting of US military air, sea, land reinforcements on the continent in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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