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The European Union's agreement on 50 billion euros in aid for Ukraine sends a powerful message to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, says EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. SOUNDBITE
In Geneva, a special session of the UN Human Rights Council opens to discuss the situation in Sudan. More than 750 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands have been displaced in the fighting that began on April 15 between army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, who commands the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk condemns "this wanton violence, in which both sides have trampled international humanitarian law, notably the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution". IMAGES
Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's special envoy, Ambassador Dafaallah al-Haj, holds a press conference at the Sudan embassy in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa."Definitely we are willing to stop the fighting," he says. SOUNDBITE
The United Nations General Assembly observeS a minute of silence for Ukraine as it openS a special emergency session to discuss whether to condemn Russia's invasion of its neighbor. IMAGES
Images from the beginning of the special session of the Human Rights Council on Afghanistan. Bachelet said her office had received credible reports of serious violations in places that have been under Taliban control, including summary executions, restrictions of women's rights, blocking girls from attending school and recruitment of child soldiers. 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.
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