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New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he is "not prepared to continue" with the Rwanda deportation plan of his Conservative predecessors. Speaking the day after his Labour Party secured a landslide election victory, Starmer says the plan "was never a deterrent, almost the opposite." SOUNDBITE
UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, evokes the spirit of Winston Churchill as he welcomes Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, in the room from which Britain's World War Two leader made some of his most famous speeches. "In the same way today, your leadership, your country's bravery and fortitude are an inspiration to us all" says Sunak. Zelensky responds with thanks and says he looks forward to discussing more urgent military support, with the UK pledging additional supply of "hundreds" of both air-defence missiles and long-range attack drones to fend off Russia's invasion. SOUNDBITE
Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, arrives by helicopter at the UK Prime Minister's country residence, Chequers, in an unannounced visit. The UK has pledged to send new deliveries of "hundreds" of both air-defence missiles and long-range attack drones to fend off Russia's invasion. IMAGES
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says that Sudan's military must show "restraint" toward protesters, following deadly clashes between security forces and demonstrators in recent days. SOUNDBITE
Sudanese anti-military demonstrators block roads in the capital, Khartoum, during protest against the detention of Sudan's prime minister by the armed forces, over his refusal to support their "coup". IMAGES TO COMPLETE: VIDI9QD3AK_EN
Themba Masuku, the acting Prime Minister of Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy, says his government is placing the country under a dusk-to-dawn curfew, citing rising coronavirus cases. The measure comes after soldiers were deployed to crack down on pro-democracy protests. Political parties are legally banned, but recent weeks have seen violent anti-monarchy demonstrations in parts of the country, with the opposition reporting scores of people injured, many hospitalised. SOUNDBITE
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