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Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader receives King Felipe VI of Spain as the Caribbean country hosts the Ibero-American Summit, with the economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine high on the agenda. IMAGES
Images of the Embassy of Spain in Caracas after Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia arrived in Spain on Sunday, where he is seeking political asylum after a month in hiding in the crisis-hit South American country. Gonzalez Urrutia faces an arrest warrant for insisting he is the legitimate winner of July's elections over strongman Nicolas Maduro, who has claimed a third six-year term. IMAGES
King Abdullah II of Jordan meets with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, with whom he discussed the Middle East and the situation in Gaza. Both leaders talked about the need for a ceasefire and voiced their support for a two-state solution, according to the Spanish government. IMAGES
Spain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez swears in his new but largely unchanged cabinet. Despite having vowed to slim down his cabinet, the 51-year-old kept the number of ministerial posts at 22. IMAGES
Spain's King Felipe VI meets with the country's party leaders in a bid to break an impasse over the formation of a new government following inconclusive elections last month. Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has headed a caretaker government with reduced powers since a July 23 general election produced a hung parliament, in which a ruling majority cannot easily be formed. While his Socialist party finished second behind the conservative Popular Party (PP), it is better positioned as it has more potential partners. IMAGES