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The Palestinian envoy in emotional remarks to the UN Security Council says the approval of a ceasefire resolution needs to be a "turning point" in ending the Gaza war. SOUNDBITE
Russia and China veto a US-backed draft resolution at the Security Council on a ceasefire in Gaza, with Moscow accusing Washington of a "hypocritical spectacle" that does not pressure Israel. IMAGES
Police patrol and stand by Moscow's "Wall of Grief", a bronze monument to Soviet-era repression and a site that has become a makeshift memorial for opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in prison on February 16. Among the flowers left at the site is a bouquet with a message that reads: "One for All. Forgive us." IMAGES
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen recommends the bloc drop a plan to cut pesticide use in agriculture as a concession to protesting European farmers. The original proposal, put forward by her European Commission as part of the European Union's green transition, "has become a symbol of polarisation," she tells the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. SOUNDBITE
Aerial images of burnt houses after a fire that affected the hills in Vina del Mar as Interior Minister Carolina Toha announces at least 19 people have died in forest fires raging near Chile's coast, warning that the toll was likely to climb higher. IMAGES
Two vehicles leave a back entrance of The London Clinic where Catherine, Princess of Wales has been recovering following abdominal surgery nearly two weeks ago. The first car is driven by Catherine's personal assistant Natasha Archer, while flowers are seen in the second car. Soon afterwards, Kensington Palace announced that the princess had left the hospital and returned to her home in Windsor. IMAGES