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Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov welcomes United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for peace talks over Moscow's ongoing "special military operation" in Ukraine. IMAGES
At a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleads for a ceasefire in war-torn Ukraine "as soon as possible". SOUNDBITE
The trial of a French researcher accused of violating Russia's "foreign agent" law begins in Moscow amid simmering tensions with Paris over Ukraine. Laurent Vinatier, who worked on conflict mediation for a Swiss NGO and was arrested in June, appears in a glass cage for defendants at Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky court as the trial opens. He faces up to five years in prison. IMAGES
Humanity is suffering an "extreme heat epidemic," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns, calling for action to limit the impacts of heat waves intensified by climate change. SOUNDBITE
The French National Assembly observed a minute's silence in tribute to the victims of the deadly attack on a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow, claimed by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS). IMAGES