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COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber urges nations to step out of their "comfort zones and find common ground to deliver a high ambition and balanced outcome." SOUNDBITE
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
Traditionally eurosceptic Denmark votes in a referendum on whether to overturn its opt-out on the EU's common defence policy after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The vote comes on the heels of neighbouring Finland's and Sweden's historic applications for NATO membership, as the Ukraine war forces countries in Europe to rethink their security policies. IMAGES
Speaking in a video message to world leaders after ill health prevented her from travelling to the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth II says that 'when nations come together in common cause, there is always room for hope.' IMAGES
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