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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
World leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and US Vice President Kamala Harris arrive at a group session of the APEC summit to discuss balanced, inclusive and sustainable growth in Bangkok. IMAGES
Thai prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron who will join rulers from the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum for the high-level talks. IMAGES
President of EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, along with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leave the venue after "emergency" talks with US president Joe Biden and allies. The meeting is in response to a missile hitting Polish territory near the border with Ukraine. IMAGES
Humanity must "cooperate or perish" in the face of accelerating climate change impacts, UN chief Antonio Guterres tells world leaders at talks in Egypt on curbing global warming. SOUNDBITE