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European Union leaders meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing for talks dominated by divisions between the bloc and its largest economic partner over everything from trade to the war in Ukraine. IMAGES
Foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, pose during a family photo ahead of the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road forum in Beijing. IMAGES
The South African president and chairperson of this year's BRICS summit, Cyril Ramaphosa, announces that the five current member states have reached a "consensus on the first phase of this expansion process" and have invited six states to become new members of the BRICS group from January 1, 2024. SOUNDBITE
Leaders of the BRICS countries arrive for the opening plenary session of the summit. IMAGES
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has warned Chinese leaders about "deep" US concerns regarding reports of sensitive operations by Beijing on Cuba. "Yes, I made very clear we would have deep concerns about PRC (People's Republic of China) intelligence or military activities in Cuba," the United States' top diplomat tells reporters in London after visiting Beijing. "This is something we're going to be monitoring very, very closely, and we've been very clear about that," he adds. 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).