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Ireland's Prime Minister says his country is recognising a Palestinian state "because we believe in freedom and justice as the fundamental principles of international law". Simon Harris draws parallels with Ireland's own request for international recognition, made in 1919. Israel says it is withdrawing its envoys from Ireland, Norway and Spain as the three countries announce plans to recognise a Palestinian state. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer offers a state apology for the Grenfell Tower fire disaster that killed 72 people in 2017, as the release of a final report found the deaths were avoidable. "It should never have happened. The country failed to discharge its most fundamental duty. To protect you and your loved ones, the people that we are here to serve. And I am deeply sorry," Starmer says in a statement to parliament. SOUNDBITE
The judge arrives at Moncloa Palace as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is set to testify in a preliminary graft probe into his wife's business dealings, a case that has piled pressure on his fragile minority government. He has denied any wrongdoing by his wife, Begona Gomez, and dismissed the allegations as part of a right-wing smear campaign against his leftist government. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is welcomed by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Madrid, where the two are due to sign a security agreement aimed at increasing Madrid's military aid to Kyiv. The visit comes as Ukraine battles a Russian ground offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region which began on May 10 in Moscow's biggest territorial advance in 18 months. IMAGES
Recognising the State of Palestine "is justice for the Palestinian people (and) the best guarantee of security for Israel," Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares says alongside Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa. SOUNDBITE
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