Description
Added on the 10/10/2023 21:14:48 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Foreign Affairs Minister Yair Lapid at the State Department in Washington, DC. Lapid and Emirati Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan are in Washington for three-way talks, as President Joe Biden's administration embraces and looks to expand a normalization drive. IMAGES
The United States warns against an "escalation" in Lebanon after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of an operation, saying conflict would only harm Israeli security. "We don't want to see that escalation of the conflict which would just lead to further loss of life from both Israelis and the Lebanese people and would greatly harm Israel's overall security and stability in the region," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu receives US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jerusalem. Blinken reiterated US opposition to an Israeli assault on the crowded Gaza city of Rafah in talks with Netanyahu, who has vowed to press ahead, a US official said. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has asked China's foreign minister and other counterparts to use their influence to dissuade Iran from striking Israel, the State Department says. Blinken spoke by telephone to his Chinese, Turkish, Saudi and European counterparts "to make clear that escalation is not in anyone's interest and that countries should urge Iran not to escalate," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller says a "full-scale invasion" of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip by Israeli forces "would be a mistake." 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.
|
Support : Technical 
- Content 
- Editors 
