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US President Joe Biden arrives at the US House of Representatives to deliver his State of the Union address. IMAGES
Joe Biden's motorcade arrives at the US Capitol ahead of the US president's State of the Union address. IMAGES
The sun sets over the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, where President Joe Biden is to use his State of the Union address to take a swipe at rival Donald Trump's desire for "revenge and retribution" while touting the US economy's "greatest comeback story" under his own leadership, according to excerpts released ahead of the speech. IMAGES
Smoke billows after Israeli strikes on central Gaza, as the sun sets for the last time in 2023, after nearly three months of war sparked by Hamas's October 7 attack. IMAGES
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says "the moment has come" for the European Union and the international community to "recognise the state of Palestine". Speaking on a joint tour of the Middle East with his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo, Sanchez adds "Spain will take their own decisions" if other EU states are not ready for the recognition. SOUNDBITE
The US West Point military academy finds no apparent contents in a 200-year-old time capsule recently discovered inside the base of a monument at West Point, New York, and believed to have been left by cadets in the 1820s. "The box didn't quite meet expectations," says an expert during the unveiling ceremony, adding that his team will collect a layer of silt from the bottom of the box to see if they can find any remains in it. IMAGES