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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a welcoming ceremony held by his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay as he arrives for a two-day visit. IMAGES
Final preparations are underway for the launch of the first American spacecraft to attempt a lunar landing in more than 50 years, under a new partnership between NASA and private industry. United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket was rolling out to the launchpad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, preparing for its maiden flight set to blast off on Monday at 2:18 am local time (7:18 GMT). IMAGES
At the start of his appearance at the UK's Covid-19 inquiry, Prime Minister and former Chancellor Rishi Sunak says he is "deeply sorry... to all of those who lost loved ones, family members, through the pandemic." SOUNDBITE
Indian PM Narendra Modi says that the entire world is "with Morocco" after an earthquake killed at least 296 people earlier Friday. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives on the presidential tribune and greets India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, the guest of honour, ahead of the Bastille Day parade. IMAGES
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Hiroshima, Japan ahead of the G7 Summit, during which leaders will discuss tightening the screws on Russia's ailing economy as well as how to respond to China's growing military and economic power. There will be a chance for G7 leaders to make their case directly to Modi, whose country has close military ties with Russia and has so far declined to condemn Moscow's invasion. IMAGES