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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to the fifth World Holocaust Forum and takes his seat amongst world leaders gathering to mark 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, the World War II death camp where the Nazis killed more than 1.1 million people, most of them Jews. IMAGES
A memorial service for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia draws crowds of U.S. political leaders, temporarily putting on hold the battle over who will succeed the controversial justice. Diane Hodges reports.
African leaders attend a two-day summit of the African Union in Addis Ababa as the continent wrestles with coups, conflicts, political crises and regional tensions. The 55-member bloc has long been criticised for being ineffectual and taking little decisive action in the face of numerous conflicts and power grabs. IMAGES of the group photo and of the opening of the summit
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
Spain's King Felipe VI meets with the country's party leaders in a bid to break an impasse over the formation of a new government following inconclusive elections last month. Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has headed a caretaker government with reduced powers since a July 23 general election produced a hung parliament, in which a ruling majority cannot easily be formed. While his Socialist party finished second behind the conservative Popular Party (PP), it is better positioned as it has more potential partners. IMAGES