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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls France a "vital partner" in Asia after Paris was infuriated by a US-UK deal with Australia that scuppered a major French submarine deal. SOUNDBITE
The leaders of NATO partners Australia, Japan, New Zeland and South Korea arrive the summit in Madrid and pose with NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg for a family picture. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace at the end of a day-long visit to the French capital. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a meeting with Audrey Azoulay, director general of UNESCO, the UN cultural organisation, during his visit to Paris. IMAGES
Antony Blinken and French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu arrive at the Nexter site in Versailles, the subsidiary of the Franco-German group KNDS which produces, among other things, the Caesar guns (self-propelled howitzer) delivered to Kiev. The US Secretary of State is visiting France to discuss major international crises, including Ukraine and the Middle East. IMAGES
Antony Blinken called Wednesday on Israel to prioritise civilians in Gaza's Rafah, but stopped short of urging against military action in the packed Palestinian city. The US Secretary of State also warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government against actions and talk that raise tensions. "I also raised our profound concerns about actions and rhetoric, including from government officials, that inflame tensions that undercut international support and place greater restraints on Israel's security," Blinken told reporters at a press conference in Tel Aviv. SOUNDBITE