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Venezuela's Supreme Court issues a statement condemning comments by US Vice President Mike Pence, who has hinted that the United States could impose sanctions on Venezuelan judges if they use the court as "a political tool for a regime that usurps democracy, indicts political prisoners and promotes authoritarianism." SOUNDBITE
The European Commission is taking the Polish government to the EU's top court to stop alleged breaches of the independence of the country's supreme court. SOUNDBITE
Qatar Wednesday launches an urgent case before the UN's highest court against United Arab Emirates, accusing it of human rights violations after its Gulf neighbours cut all ties with Doha last year. During a three-day hearing at the International Court of Justice, judges will hears arguments by Doha's lawyers, with the UAE to respond on Thursday. Both will talk on Friday. 1ST IMAGES
Members of Venezuela's opposition, newly-elected into Congress, are sworn in during a rowdy session, bringing with them a legislative majority for the opposition for the first time in 16 years. Rough Cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).
Images outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN's top court, ahead of a landmark ruling on allegation of genocide in Gaza -- a case that has sparked global attention. The case was brought by South Africa, which has accused Israel of breaching the UN Genocide Convention, set up in 1948 as the world reeled from the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust. IMAGES
Guyanese Foreign Minister Hugh Hilton Todd and Venezuelan counterpart Yvan Gil meet in Brasilia to discuss the discuss the simmering crisis on their border over the disputed oil-rich Essequibo region. IMAGES