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British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss launches her campaign for the leadership of the Conservative Party, saying that she "can get things done" and "is ready to be prime minister from day one". SOUNDBITE
UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove launches his campaign to be leader of the Conservative Party, and thereby British Prime Minister, promising a hard line on Brexit. SOUNDBITE
The United States vetoes a Security Council vote on a Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership. The draft resolution, which was introduced by Algeria and "recommends to the General Assembly that the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations," received 12 votes in favor, two abstentions and one against. IMAGES
Former presidents and politicians of Chile, from left to right, as well as family members and supporters bid farewell to former president Sebastian Pinera, who died on February 6 while piloting his helicopter in the south of the country. A ceremony is being held in the Former National Congress building in downtown Santiago before the main funeral. IMAGES
Kremlin critic Boris Nadezhdin submits the documents to Russia's Central Election Commission needed to register as a candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in March. The would-be challenger to Vladimir Putin shot to fame with promises to end the conflict in Ukraine and the previous week announced he had passed the 100,000 signature threshold to register. Russia's Central Election Commission will review his application and make a decision about whether he can run. IMAGES
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky arrives for a speech at the World Economic Forum, which he is attending in person for the first time in an effort to maintain military support from Kyiv's allies after nearly two years of war with Russia. Zelensky is on a diplomatic charm offensive at the annual gathering of global elites in the glitzy Swiss alpine ski resort of Davos to ensure that support from the West does not waver during the biggest war in Europe since World War II. IMAGES