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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is disappointed by an Israeli parliament vote against the creation of a Palestinian state, his spokesman says. "You can't vote away the two-state solution so the secretary-general is very disappointed by the decision of the Knesset," said spokesman Stephane Dujarric. SOUNDBITE
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a state of national disaster in an attempt to tackle the severe electricity crisis that stalling daily life and the economy of the continent’s largest industrial power. IMAGES
Russia is guilty of "geopolitical terrorism" by violating international law in its invasion of Ukraine, President of the European Council Charles Michel says in a speech to MEPs. SOUNDBITE
Russian lawmakers approve legislation in a first reading that will require people to show health passes to access places like bars and restaurants, as the country gears up for a winter Covid wave. Russia is one of the hardest-hit countries with more than 10 million infections and has Europe's highest death toll from the pandemic. IMAGES
New elected Russian State Duma holds first plenary session, three weeks after Putin's deeply unpopular ruling United Russia party won a sweeping majority in the lower house of parliament. Official results gave United Russia 49.8 percent of the vote, down from 54.2 percent in the last parliamentary election in 2016. IMAGES