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In a remote address to the Ukrainian parliament, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a further £300 million ($376 million, 358 million euros) in UK military aid to the beleaguered ex-Soviet nation. SOUNDBITE
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces £29.5 billion ($37.2 billion) of private funding for new UK projects as more than 200 CEOs descend on London for the 2023 Global Investment Summit. The investments are "a huge vote of confidence in our country's future," Sunak says in a statement before the opening of the event at Hampton Court Palace, just outside London. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he had discussed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu potential "humanitarian pauses" in the war in Gaza. SOUNDBITE
Britain's Prime Minister says there should not be a "rush to judgements" over who is responsible for a strike on the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, in which hundreds of people were killed. Palestinians and Arab countries have blamed Israel, which has rained bombs on Gaza in response to the bloody October 7 attack by Hamas -- but US President Biden has voiced support for Israel's position that a misfired Islamic Jihad rocket had struck the hospital. SOUNDBITE
In a statement outside 10 Downing Street, British Prime Minister Liz Truss says she is resigning as leader of the Conservative party, saying that "given the situation, I cannot lead the mandate for which I was elected by the Conservative party" SOUNDBITE
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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