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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
Xi Jinping inspects the guard of honour at Mahlamba Ndlopfu, the Presidential Palace in Pretoria. The Chinese president is in South Africa attending the BRICS summit, an association of emerging economy countries which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and this year's host, South Africa. IMAGES
Leaders of the BRICS countries arrive for the opening plenary session of the summit. IMAGES
The Springboks bid farewell to their fans at a ceremony in Johannesburg as they depart South Africa en route to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France via the United Kingdom. The defending champions are scheduled to play warm-up matches against Wales in Cardiff on August 19 and New Zealand in London on August 25 before their opening match of the tournament against Scotland in Marseille on September 10. IMAGES
Tropical cyclone Eloise has resulted in heavy rains and flooding in parts of South Africa's Greater Kruger National Park. The cyclone is passing over South Africa after it hit central Mozambique last week, where it caused severe flooding in port city of Beira and displaced thousands of people. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Brazil to attend the 11th BRICS summit. IMAGES
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