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The United Nations chief urges world leaders to take decisive action to tackle ever-worsening climate change when they gather at the COP28 summit in Dubai starting this week. "We are trapped in a deadly cycle," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says. "The solutions are well known." SOUNDBITE
Jordanian foreign minister Ayman Safadi welcomes Arab foreign ministers from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt and the secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), ahead of a summit in Amman Jordan, to discuss the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. IMAGES
Leaders attending the Arab summit in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah pose for a group photo before the start of the summit. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in the Red Sea coastal city for the Arab League gathering, his first since the bloc suspended Syria in 2011 over the brutal crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators that led to civil war. IMAGES
The US Justice Department announces it has shut down the Hive ransomware operation, which had extorted more than $100 million from more than 1,500 victims worldwide. "Last night, the Justice Department dismantled an international ransomware network responsible for extorting and attempting to extort hundreds of millions of dollars from victims in the United States and around the world," says Attorney General Merrick Garland. SOUNDBITE
A group of 66 African refugees and asylum-seekers arrive in Kigali from Libya, the first of what could be thousands relocated from the north African country under a new programme. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.