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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accuses Israel of war crimes and "genocide" in Gaza, as he chaired an extraordinary summit of the BRICS group of nations on Tuesday. Pretoria is hosting a virtual meeting of BRICS, a group of major emerging economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, aimed at drawing up a common response to the Israel-Hamas conflict. IMAGES
Leaders of the BRICS countries arrive for the opening plenary session of the summit. IMAGES
Xi Jinping inspects the guard of honour at Mahlamba Ndlopfu, the Presidential Palace in Pretoria. The Chinese president is in South Africa attending the BRICS summit, an association of emerging economy countries which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and this year's host, South Africa. 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
African heads of state including Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe, and Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo, join other senior officials and dignitaries for a family photo on the first day of a two-day African summit on counter-terrorism, aimed at looking for African-led solutions to the continent's security challenges. IMAGES
South American leaders of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization ACTO) hold a meeting during a two-day summit in Belem, with the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Indonesian envoys invited to participate. IMAGES