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Added on the 23/02/2021 13:21:15 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
An Italian air force plane waits at Goma airport to repatriate the bodies of the Italian ambassador and his bodyguard, killed in an attack on a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. A Congolese driver who has not been identified also died on the field trip. IMAGES
A UN convoy transport the bodies of Italy's ambassador to the the Democratic Republic of the Congo and his bodyguard to the airport in Goma for repatriation. The diplomats were killed in an attack on Monday. IMAGES
The casquet of slain Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, shrouded in a Palestinian flag, is carried into the Mohammad Ibn Abd al Wahhab Mosque in Doha as hundreds line up for the funeral prayers before his burial. Haniyeh was killed in Tehran in an attack blamed on Israel, deepening fears of a wider war. IMAGES
Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin arrives at the hotel where six people believed to be Vietnamese and Vietnamese-Americans were found dead. Police denied initial reports that the six had been killed in a shooting, saying the investigation was currently focused on a "link with a toxic substance." IMAGES
Half of Western military aid to Kyiv is delivered late, says Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, as the country struggles with an ammunition shortage. 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.