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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Port Moresby for a Pacific islands summit, where he is welcomed by his Papua New Guinean counterpart James Marape. It is the first visit by an Indian premier to the island nation as New Delhi seeks to counter growing Chinese regional influence. IMAGES
Leaders of allied member states sign an innovation fund commitment letter at the plenary session of the last day of the NATO summit in Madrid, as the US-led defence alliance seeks to overhaul its defences after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The NATO Innovation Fund is the world's first multi-sovereign venture capital fund, according to the alliance. IMAGES
The leaders of NATO partners Australia, Japan, New Zeland and South Korea arrive the summit in Madrid and pose with NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg for a family picture. 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
G7 foreign ministers have pledged to "everything possible" to bolster Ukraine's air defences in the face of Russia's invasion following a meeting on the Italian island of Capri, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says. "I repeat that we will do everything possible in order to help Ukraine and this from the point of view of its air defences as well," Tajani tells a press conference. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).