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French President Emmanuel Macron meets International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach as he arrives in Tokyo to attend the opening ceremony of the pandemic-postponed Olympics, which is taking place under strict virus rules. IMAGES
International Olympic Committee chief Thomas Bach waves to reporters as he arrives at the Tokyo hotel where he will quarantine for three days, with just two weeks until the pandemic-postponed Games open. IMAGES
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk decries the lack of accountability for the 2020 Beirut port blast, urging an international probe into the massive explosion that destroyed swathes of the city, in a speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council. "It may therefore be time to consider an international fact-finding mission to look into human rights violations related to this tragedy," says Volker Türk. SOUNDBITE
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi meets Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi during a visit to present a review of Tokyo's plans to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. IMAGES
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg visits Japan and meets Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Stoltenberg was in Seoul on the first leg of his Asia trip and arrives in Japan on Tuesday, as part of a drive to boost ties with the region's democratic allies in the face of the Ukraine conflict and growing competition from China. IMAGES
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