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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urges NATO partners to soon start spending 2.5 percent of GDP on defence, during a speech in London calling for a more muscular approach to Western foreign policy. SOUNDBITE
The Director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urges countries to donate 10 mn vaccine doses 'immediately' to Covax, the mechanism created to give equitable access to vaccine globally. SOUNDBITE
WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urges rich countries to stop jumping the queue and making bilateral deals for the first wave of Covid-19 vaccines. SOUNDBITE
International Court of Justice presiding judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf declares that the UN's top court orders Myanmar to take "all measures within its power" to prevent alleged genocide against Rohingya Muslims. IMAGES
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges Myanmar to halt its military campaign against Rohingya Muslims, just hours after Aung San Suu Kyi failed to quell an international outcry in a much-anticipated nationwide address. 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.