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A convoy carrying US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives at a hotel in Taipei upon her landing in Taiwan, despite a warning from China, as tensions between the two superpowers continue to soar. IMAGES
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan despite a warning from China, as tensions between the two superpowers continue to soar. The prospect of Pelosi going to Taipei, which would be the highest-profile visit by an elected US official in 25 years, has triggered increasingly bellicose warnings from Beijing that have set the region on edge. IMAGES
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi arrives at 10 Downing street to meet with the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. IMAGES
US House Speaker Mike Johnson says the justice system has been "weaponized" against Donald Trump as he addresses reporters outside the New York court where the former US president is standing trial over hush money payments to an adult film actress. "The system is using all the tools at its disposal right now to punish one president and provide cover for another," Johnson says. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden arrives at the US House of Representatives to deliver his State of the Union address. 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.