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Seventy children were still missing following a blaze that destroyed a school dormitory in central Kenya and killed at least 17 young pupils, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says in a statement in Endarasha where the tragedy took place overnight. SOUNDBITE
Pope Francis meets Indonesia's President Joko Widodo in Jakarta in the first major set piece of his tour. The head of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics is on a three-day visit to the Muslim-majority nation before he travels to Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore on the longest trip of his papacy. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets his Mongolian counterpart Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh in Ulaanbaatar on his first visit to an International Criminal Court member since it issued a warrant for his arrest last year. IMAGES
French President Macron is welcomed by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in front of the Palace of Serbia with military honours. The duo are expected to sign a range of bilateral deals during Macron's two-day visit. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says that his military has deployed Western-supplied F-16 fighter jets to counter Russia's recent large-scale drone and missile attacks. "We destroyed already some missiles and drones using the F-16," Zelensky says at a press conference in Kyiv, declining to give more details. SOUNDBITE
Kamala Harris vows to be "president who unites" Americans during her speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago. SOUNDBITE