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The United Nations votes overwhelmingly to demand Russia "immediately" and "unconditionally" withdraw its troops from Ukraine, marking the one-year anniversary of the war with a call for a "just and lasting" peace. In the UN General Assembly, 141 members voted in favor of the resolution, which reaffirms support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, seven opposed it, and 32 abstained, including China and India. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vows that the West will never recognize Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territory after Kremlin-installed authorities started claiming victory in regions under Moscow's control. SOUNDBITE
Vladimir Saldo, Governor of the Kherson region for the Moscow-installed administration in Ukraine, casts a vote at a polling station as Moscow-held regions of Ukraine vote in annexation referendums that Kyiv and its allies say are illegal and illegitimate. IMAGES
Images of Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and social democrats cheering following the result of the Danish referendum concluding to a clear yes for the country to join the EU common defence policy. An overwhelming majority of Danes, almost 67 percent, voted in favour of joining the policy 30 years after opting out, results showed with 97 percent of ballots counted. IMAGES
The President of the UN Human Rights Council announces that the invasion of Ukraine by Russia will be the subject of an urgent debate in the UN Human Rights Council. Ukraine's request to hold an urgent debate at the council in Geneva was supported by 29 of the council's 47 members, with five voting against, including Russia and China, and 13 abstentions. SOUNDBITE
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