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Added on the 08/05/2021 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
An emergency summit among European Union leaders to prevent migrant deaths in the Mediterranean will do little beyond laying out options, as EU states remain divided over solutions. Mana Rabiee reports.
Leaders and delegates of member states pose for a family photo at the summit for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Banjul, Gambia. A resolution on Gaza is expected on Sunday, the second and final day of the meeting. IMAGES
African heads of state including Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe, and Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo, join other senior officials and dignitaries for a family photo on the first day of a two-day African summit on counter-terrorism, aimed at looking for African-led solutions to the continent's security challenges. IMAGES
The leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union, together with the prime ministers of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein and several representatives of the European institutions, pose for a photo to mark the 30th anniversary of the European Economic Area (EEA). The ceremony took place on the second day of a European summit devoted largely to EU support for Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing invasion. IMAGES
The EU's 27 leaders urge Israel not to launch a major ground offensive in the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, European Council President Charles Michel says. "We call on the government of Israel not to launch a ground operation because we can imagine what would be the consequences if such an operation would be launched," Michel tells the press at an EU summit in Brussels. SOUNDBITE