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The man on the right is Antonio Guterres, the former Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and he is set to replace Ban Ki Moon as the next Secretary General of the United Nations. 66-year-old Guterres worked as UN High Commissioner for Refugees over the past decade and dealt with the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War during his tenure. The official choice will be announced in a formal vote by the Security Council later on Thursday.
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and other US officials arrive in Mexico to meet with president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador over surging migration, which has become a major political headache for President Joe Biden as he enters an election year. IMAGES
Yangon, Mar 2 (EFE/EPA).- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held a special foreign ministers meeting Tuesday to discuss the situation in Myanmar after the military coup, amid a spiral of violence by armed forces.It comes after a weekend of deadly repression by police and soldiers against peaceful demonstrators and after more charges were presented Monday against deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The virtual meeting included Wunna Maung Lwin, the foreign minister appointed by the Myanmar military junta. (Camera: LYNN BO BO). SHOT LIST: PROTEST AGAINST MILITARY COUP, ON MARCH 2, 2021, IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
EU leaders meet in Brussels for emergency talks over migration as Italy's new populist cabinet turned away another rescue ship, vowing no longer to shoulder Europe's migrant burden. IMAGES
Leaders from seven African and European countries meet in Paris on Monday for a mini-summit to discuss how to ease the EU's migrant crisis. IMAGES of heads of state arriving