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Hamas signs an agreement in Beijing with other Palestinian organisations including rivals Fatah, which it describes as an agreement to work together for "national unity". IMAGES
Chinese President Xi Jinping presides over the opening ceremony of the triennial Forum on China–Africa Cooperation. The summit is Beijing's biggest in years, with promises of cooperation in infrastructure, energy and education. IMAGES
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan greet African leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during the China-Africa summit. IMAGES
The United States says it's concerned by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing to discuss Ukraine. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby says the trip "certainly doesn't seem to be productive in terms of trying to get things done in Ukraine," adding: "It's concerning." SOUNDBITE
As temperatures soar across northern China, residents in Beijing cool themselves off in the city's Liangma River while others shield themselves from the sun with umbrellas. China is the biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases that scientists say are driving climate change and longer, hotter heatwaves. IMAGES
China says it "poses no threat" to any country, after Australia's first National Defence Strategy signalled a new focus on deterring Beijing's "coercive tactics". "China poses no threat to any country," foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian says in a briefing, urging Canberra to "refrain from making accusations against China at every turn". SOUNDBITE
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