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Leaders of Spain, Portugal, Uruguay and Ecuador arrive for the plenary session of the 28th Ibero-American Summit held in the Dominican Republic. IMAGES
South Africans vote in what may be the most consequential election in decades, as dissatisfaction with the ruling ANC threatens to end its 30-year political dominance. 27 million registered voters called to elect a new parliament, which then chooses a president, for the first time since the advent of democracy in 1994, the African National Congress is at risk of losing its outright majority and could be forced to negotiate a coalition. IMAGES
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
Fans arrive at the Stade de France ahead of the Rugby World Cup quarter-final between France and South Africa. IMAGES
Leaders gather for the "One Future session", which is the third and last plenary session of the G20 in New Delhi. Before the session began, Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi receives a tree from Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Indonesian president Joko Widodo. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.