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The newly elected Prime Minister of Malaysia, the perennial opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, says he is grateful for his family and for the "reformists and friends from the the DAP (Democratic Action Party), Amanah (National Trust Party) and Keadilan (People's Justice Party" for their longstanding support and "steadfastness". SOUNDBITE
San Jose, Jun 11 (EFE).- The Prime Minister of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, made a call to Morocco Friday to overcome the diplomatic crisis between the two countries and resume dialogue and cooperation.Sánchez made that appeal in the press conference held with the president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, after the meeting of both countries in San Jose. (Camera: CARLOS LEMOS).SHOT LIST: SPANISH PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ SPEAKS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER THIS MEETING WITH COSTA RICAN PRESIDENT CARLOS ALVARADO IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA.SOUND BITE: SPANISH PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: There are many more things that unite us than those that separate us and we have to promote a constructive agenda that will make us resume that dialogue, that cooperation that for many years has characterized Spain and Morocco.
Rome (Italy), May 13 (EFE).- The special envoy for Climate Change of the United States, John Kerry, asked today in Rome that countries urgently commit to combat the climate crisis and apply clear actions until 2030 if you want to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
The European Union will provide Greece "all the necessary operational support" to help tackle the migration surge from neighbouring Turkey, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says. The EU dispatched its highest officials to Turkey and Greece amid concern over a fresh migrant crisis and allegations that Ankara was trying to "blackmail" the bloc by opening its borders to thousands of refugees seeking to flee to Europe. IMAGES
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy holds a crisis cabinet meeting after the Senate voted to grant his conservative government powers to impose direct rule on Catalonia. The meeting comes just hours after the Catalonia's parliament approved a motion declaring independence. IMAGES
The man on the right is Antonio Guterres, the former Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and he is set to replace Ban Ki Moon as the next Secretary General of the United Nations. 66-year-old Guterres worked as UN High Commissioner for Refugees over the past decade and dealt with the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War during his tenure. The official choice will be announced in a formal vote by the Security Council later on Thursday.