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South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa meets the Springboks in Pretoria after their record fourth Rugby World Cup win. IMAGES
India will overtake China as the world's most populous country this week, hitting almost 1.43 billion people, the United Nations says. "India is projected to overtake China as the world's most populous country during the current month - April of 2023," says John Wilmoth, Director, Population Division, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. "Projections indicate that the size of the Chinese population could drop below 1 billion before the end of the century. In India, by contrast the population is expected to continue growing for several decades," he adds. SOUNDBITE
"Earlier today, I sent a letter to Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proposing that we meet next week in Europe following on our talks in recent weeks to discuss the steps that we can take to resolve this crisis without conflict," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says while speaking at a UN Security Council meeting. SOUNDBITE
A view of the UN Headquarters in the New York skyline as world leaders meet for a climate summit before the start of the UN General Assembly. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voices support for a Security Council session next week on the Israeli-Palestinian crisis after diplomats said Washington blocked a meeting due Friday. SOUNDBITE
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