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The United States calls on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to emphasize Ukraine's territorial integrity as he meets in Russia with President Vladimir Putin on the eve of a NATO summit in Washington. "We would urge India, as we do any country which engages with Russia, to make clear that any resolution to the conflict in Ukraine needs to be one that respects the UN Charter with respect to Ukraine's territorial integrity, Ukraine's sovereignty," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Australian water scarcity activist Mina Guli completes her 200th marathon outside the UN headquarters ahead of the UN Water Conference in New York City. "The strength in this is demonstrating our ability to come together as a community to do the hard things that are needed to solve this level water crisis," Guli tells fans after crossing the finish line. IMAGES
Photos of dead and living dolphins are displayed by League for the Protection of Birds on the esplanade of the Invalides, in Paris, to raise public awareness of the fate of the marine mammals. Since December 1st, more than 400 dolphins have been found dead. NGOs and scientists are calling for a temporary halt to fishing, deemed responsible for these deaths. IMAGES
Hindu pilgrims brace the cold to take a dip in the Ganges in India before sunrise on the day of the Kumbh Mela -- a religious festival that attracts millions each time it is held. Despite India having the second largest number of coronavirus infections in the world -- and more than 150,000 deaths -- that has not stopped devout Hindus from making the pilgrimage. IMAGES
Several thousand protesters form a human chain near Lake Constance in Germany to protest against the mandatory wearing of masks and restrictions put in place to limit the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. IMAGES
Thousands join a human chain stretching some 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the Lithuanian capital Vilnius to the border with Belarus. Three decades after their gesture of defiance against the Soviet Union, Baltic residents are once again linking arms in solidarity with protesters in Belarus. IMAGES
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