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French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the Elysee Palace in Paris for a working dinner, in a bid to break the deadlock ahead of an EU summit after the Hungarian leader threatened to block further backing for Ukraine. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes heads of state, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and European Council President Charles Michel for a working dinner at the Elysée Palace, on the sidelines of an international summit for "a new global financial pact". IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron launches "a coalition of champions for the financing of natural capital" at the Elysée Palace, in the presence of Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Gabonese President Ali Bongo, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, World Bank President Ajay Banga and US Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry. IMAGES
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his fellow South American leaders hold a summit at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia aimed at strengthening ties in a region where left-wing governments are newly back in style. IMAGES
Angolan president, Joao Lourenco, hosts talks in Luanda to discuss the rising tensions in eastern DRC with their neighbours, Rwanda. Several heads of state can be seen arriving, including the President of Burundi and former president of Kenya. Paul Kagame, the Rwandan president was not in attendance, instead Vincent Biruta, minister for foreign affairs represented the country at the summit. Eastern DRC has witnessed fierce fighting in recent months between Congolese troops and the M23 rebel group, prompting the East African Community (EAC) bloc to deploy a joint regional force to quell the violence. IMAGES
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).