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Protesters calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a halt of US support to Israel's war block a street near the US Capitol, ahead of US President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges the UN agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) to address allegations its staff were involved in attacking Israel, but distanced himself from calls for its end. "UNRWA has played and continues to play an absolutely indispensable role in trying to make sure that men, women and children who so desperately need assistance in Gaza actually get it," Blinken tells reporters. "That only underscores the importance of UNRWA tackling this as quickly as effectively and as thoroughly as possible," he says after the United States suspended funding. SOUNDBITE
In Ramallah, French FM Catherine Colonna meets with Palestinian Prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, and her Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki. She condemned violence in the West Bank, where more than 290 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers since October 7. IMAGES
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invites the head of the African Union to take his seat as a new member of the G20. SOUNDBITE
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak demands that unionists end their boycott of the devolved government in Northern Ireland, in a speech marking 25 years of peace in the divided territory. "I urge you to work with us to get Stormont up and running again. That's the right thing to do in its own terms. And I'm convinced it's also the right thing to do for our union (UK)," Sunak says in Belfast. 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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