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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar sign a much-anticipated peace deal, the latest attempt to end five years of a vicious civil war that's torn the world's youngest nation apart. IMAGES
The United Nations Security Council calls for a ceasefire in Sudan to coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as conditions in the country deteriorate. Fourteen countries backed the resolution, proposed by Britain, with only Russia abstaining on the vote that called on "all parties to the conflict to seek a sustainable resolution to the conflict through dialogue." IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for warring parties in Sudan to agree to a ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. "I call on all parties in Sudan to honor the values of Ramadan by honoring a Ramadan cessation of hostilities," he tells a Security Council meeting. SOUNDBITE
Leaders of the BRICS countries arrive for the opening plenary session of the summit. IMAGES
Taiwan's vice president William Lai, Bolivian president Luis Arce, Argentine president Alberto Fernandez, Spanish King Felipe VI and former Chilean president Sebastian Pinera arrive at Santiago Pena swearing-in ceremony as new Paraguay president in Asuncion. IMAGES
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