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Bangkok, Dec 17 (EFE/EPA).- A 16-year-old Thai students reported to the police Thursday after he was charged for allegedly insulting Thai monarchy during a pro-democracy protest held in October. The student is the first teen to date who were charged under section 112 of Thai criminal code after taking part in a fashion show held to mock Thai monarchy. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK).SHOT LIST: A 16-YEAR-OLD STUDENT AND A 23-YEAR-OLD PROTESTER JATUPORN SAEOUENG WHO WERE CHARGED FOR INSULTING THE MONARCHY REPORT TO THE POLICE AT THE POLICE STATION IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
The United States has not been "not involved in any offensive operations", US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says following reports that Israel had carried out revenge strikes on Iran. "On the first question, the reports that you've seen: I'm not going to speak to that except to say that the United States has not been involved in any offensive operations", Blinken tells a journalist at a press conference on the Italian island of Capri, adding that the G7 is focused on its "work to de-escalate from any potential conflict" in the Middle East. IMAGES
The Group of Seven industrialised nations is "committed to de-escalating" tensions in the Middle East in the wake of reports that Israel launched strikes on Iran in retaliation for its unprecedented attack on Israeli soil Saturday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. "We're committed to Israel's security. We're also committed to de-escalating, to trying to bring this tension to a close," Blinken tells a press conference after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers on the Italian island of Capri. SOUNDBITE
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reiterates his desire to see "calm heads prevail" in the Middle East, following reports that Israel carried out a retaliatory strike on Iran. "Significant escalation is not in anyone's interest," he says during questions after delivering an unrelated speech, adding: "What we want to see is calm heads prevail across the region." SOUNDBITE
A view from Jerusalem's Mount of Olives shows the city with the Dome of the Rock mosque in the centre in the early hours of Friday, as US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes on its arch foe Iran. Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan on April 19. IMAGES
European foreign policy chief Josep Borrell gives a press conference in Capri, Italy ahead of the Foreign Affairs Ministers' Meeting in which he warns that 'We are on the edge of a war with the Middle East which will be sending shock waves to the rest of the world and in particular to Europe." SOUNDBITE
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