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Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Yair Lapid and former prime minister Naftali Bennett receive US President Joe Biden upon his arrival in Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport as he starts his Middle East. IMAGES
The United States is seeking a "de-escalation" in the Middle East despite its strikes on Huthi positions in Yemen, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says. "We seek to stop the spread of conflict and to create the conditions for de-escalation," he tells the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. SOUNDBITE
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as they met at Yamamah Palace in Riyadh, during his visit to the kingdom that will yield billions of dollars in deals. IMAGES
US President Joe Biden vows 'to advance Israel's integration' in the Middle East and strengthen US-Israel 'connections', as he delivers a statement after landing in the Jewish state, which is eyeing closer ties with Saudi Arabia. SOUNDBITES
Pope Francis arrived in mainly Buddhist Myanmar on a highly sensitive visit to a country facing sharp global criticism for the alleged ethnic cleansing of its Rohingya Muslim minority. IMAGES
US Secretary of State John Kerry met Saudi Arabia's King Salman on a diplomatic trip to the Middle East to discuss the conflict in Syria. Rough Cut- subtitled (no reporter narration).