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Leaders pose for a group photo on the first day of the Nuclear Energy Summit, hosted in Brussels, Belgium. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretary General Rafael Grossi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo are among them. IMAGES
The United States announces sanctions on Iraqi low-cost airline Fly Baghdad, saying it provided assistance to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and proxies, while also targeting leaders of a pro-Iranian Iraq militia for sanctions. US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters the sanctions are "designed to protect not only our financial system but our national security." SOUNDBITE
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati arrive at the OIC/Arab League meeting in Riyadh. The summit meeting is expected to underscore demands that fighting in Gaza end before the Israel-Hamas war draws in other countries. IMAGES
Leaders pose for a family photo at the start of the emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the Saudi capital to discuss Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses some Arab leaders of ignoring the horrors of Russia's invasion of his country during a speech at an Arab League summit in Jeddah. SOUNDBITE
Leaders attending the Arab summit in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah pose for a group photo before the start of the summit. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in the Red Sea coastal city for the Arab League gathering, his first since the bloc suspended Syria in 2011 over the brutal crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators that led to civil war. IMAGES
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