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Ministers arrive at Downing Street for a cabinet meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the deadline for a Brexit deal looms. IMAGES
European Council President Donald Tusk fires a Brexit warning to whoever wins the battle to become the next British prime minister, saying the existing divorce deal is "not open for renegotiation". SOUNDBITE
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a bilateral meeting in Granada, Spain, at the European Political Community (EPC) -- an informal group which includes all 27 European Union countries and many NATO member states, along with their European neighbours, excluding Russia. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lands in Japan to attend the G7 summit in Hiroshima. IMAGES
The United States hails the EU-British deal to regulate trade rules for Northern Ireland as a chance to "improve the prosperity" across the region, John Kirby, National Security Council spokesman, tells reporters. The deal will "open up all kinds of avenues for trade that were somewhat at risk," Kirby adds. SOUNDBITE
Images from the plenary session of the Spanish-French summit in Barcelona, attended by French President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. IMAGES