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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
The White House says US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a call that he still backs future statehood for the Palestinians, amid tensions between the two leaders over the issue. "The president still believes in the promise and the possibility of a two-state solution. He recognizes that it's going to take a lot of hard work," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
"I want to say congratulations to Prime Minister Netanyahu on announcing the formation of the new government," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says during a news conference in Washington. SOUNDBITE
The President of Britain's Supreme Court, Lord Robert Reed, announces the court's ruling that the Scottish Parliament cannot unilaterally legislate for a referendum on Scottish independence without the backing of the Westminster-based government of the United Kingdom, in a set-back for the Scottish National Party and those supporting a repeat of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. SOUNDBITE
Kenya's Court of Appeal upholds a previous ruling that controversial changes to the country's constitution championed by President Uhuru Kenyatta were illegal. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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