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Hundreds of people in the English town of Southport attend a vigil for the victims of a stabbing attack that killed three children. The mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in northern England also left five children and two adults with critical wounds. IMAGES
The White House sends its condolences to the victims of a "terrible" shooting at a concert hall in the Russian capital Moscow. "Our thoughts are with the victims of this terrible, terrible shooting attack," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. "The images are just horrible and just hard to watch," he adds. SOUNDBITE
The United States does not want a war with Iran but must respond to an "escalatory" drone strike in Jordan that killed three troops, the White House says. "We are not looking for a war with Iran," National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters, adding however that the attack "was escalatory, make no mistake about it, and it requires a response." SOUNDBITE
The White House condemns the shooting of three people in Jerusalem in an attack claimed by Palestinian militant group Hamas. "We obviously condemn this terrorist attack," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Images of the police and emergency services near a railway station in the town of Brokstedt, northern Germany, where -- according to police -- a suspect has been taken into custody after two people were killed and several others wounded in a knife attack on a regional train. IMAGES