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The United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi passes a solution to start negotiating a world-first global treaty on plastic pollution in what has been hailed a watershed moment for the planet. Nearly 200 nations unanimously agreed to create an intergovernmental committee to negotiate and finalise a legally binding plastics treaty by 2024. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he expects European allies to keep up strong support for NATO despite a far-right victory in the first round of French elections. SOUNDBITE
The United States and China will hold their first formal talks to address concerns over artificial intelligence, says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on a visit to Beijing. "We agreed to hold the first US-PRC (China) talks on artificial intelligence, to be held in the coming weeks," Blinken told reporters, adding: "We'll share our respective views on the risks and safety concerns around advanced AI and how best to manage them." SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he still saw space to reach an agreement to bring back hostages from Gaza after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Hamas's demand for ceasefire. SOUNDBITE
In Tel Aviv, the "Mothers of Combat Soldiers" group hold up a giant poster showing the children of US President Joe Biden and senior members of the US military staff dressed up as Israeli soldiers during a demonstration in front of the hotel where the US Secretary of State is staying during his visit, as they call on the United States to continue its financial and military support for Israel in its war against the Palestinian Hamas movement. IMAGES
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