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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.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet ahead of a bilateral meeting in Granada, Spain, at the European Political Community (EPC) -- an informal group which includes all 27 European Union countries and many NATO member states, along with their European neighbours, excluding Russia. IMAGES
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi. The head of the Australian government commented on Friday's opening match at the Rugby World Cup. SOUNDBITE
Swiss President Ignazio Cassis welcomes Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to the picturesque southern Swiss city of Lugano for a two-day conference, aiming to lay out the principles and priorities for a rebuilding and recovery process in Ukraine. IMAGES
A drive-in has been set up behind the Italian parliament to allow Italian MPs and regional delegates who are isolating or in quarantine due to Covid-19 to vote for new president. Italy's parliament starts voting Monday for a new president, a process that could take several days and, with Prime Minister Mario Draghi tipped for the job, risks destabilising the government. IMAGES
Port-au-Prince, Jul 20 (EFE).- Haiti's new prime minister used the occasion of his swearing-in ceremony Tuesday to call for dialogue with the opposition in pursuit of a way out of the long-running crisis that deepened 13 days ago with the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.Ariel Henry, a neurosurgeon, was named premier by Moise on July 5, but had yet to take office when the president was slain in the wee hours of July 7 and acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph rushed to present himself as the rightful interim leader.On July 8, the United Nations special envoy for Haiti said that the world body recognized Joseph as acting head of the government. (Camera: MARIA MONTECELOS).SHOT LIST: SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF HAITI'S NEW PRIME MINISTER, ARIEL HENRY, IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI.