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Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo assured South Africans today that the investigation into state capture - which probes corruption within the state - will be done thoroughly regardless of who is being investigated. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer offers a state apology for the Grenfell Tower fire disaster that killed 72 people in 2017, as the release of a final report found the deaths were avoidable. "It should never have happened. The country failed to discharge its most fundamental duty. To protect you and your loved ones, the people that we are here to serve. And I am deeply sorry," Starmer says in a statement to parliament. SOUNDBITE
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is greeted by Bolivia's Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa as he arrives at Viru Viru Airport in Santa Cruz for his state visit to the country. IMAGES
Heads of state and guests arrive as South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa is set to be sworn in for a new five-year term as president at a ceremony in Pretoria, after his weakened African National Congress (ANC) struck a government coalition deal. IMAGES
The heads of state and government of the 27 EU member states are meeting in Brussels for an informal European summit. They are due to designate a new President of the European Commission, currently occupied by Ursula von der Leyen, who is standing for re-election. IMAGES