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• Israel

Israelis' overseas voting: Israeli Ambassador Yigal Caspi, left, casts a ballot at the embassy in Seoul Thursday for Israeli legislative elections slated for Feb. 10. Only civil servants including diplomats and sailors are allowed to cast overseas ballots in the elections. A new prime minister will be elected to replace incumbent Prime Minister Ehud Olmert who announced his resignation last year.

/ Korea Times Photo by Kim Se-jeong

• Sudan

Sudanese national day: Sudanese Ambassador Mohamed Salah Eldin Abbas, second from right, poses with guests at a reception celebrating Sudan's 53rd National Day on Jan. 22 at Millennium Seoul Hilton. From left are Tunisian Ambassador Mustapha Khammari; Minister of Environment Lee Maan-ee; Abbas; and Qatari Ambassador Ali Hamad Mubarak Al Marri.

• The United Kingdom

Human rights photo competition: British Ambassador Martin Uden, center, poses with winners of the human rights photo competition at his residence in Seoul, Jan. 22. The competition was to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Human Rights Declaration. From left are second prizewinner Lee Myung-guk; Uden; and first prizewinner Shin Jae-won. The photos will be put on display at the embassy.