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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 Secretary of State Antony Blinken will leave Thursday on a trip to five Arab countries, the West Bank, Turkey and Greece, in addition to a previously announced stop in Israel, the State Department says. Blinken among other issues will "discuss immediate measures to increase substantially humanitarian assistance to Gaza," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Vietnam looking to expand diplomatic ties with Hanoi, days after a flare-up in tensions with China over Taiwan. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell praise US-EU relations as they meet at the State Department in Washington, DC. IMAGES
Soldiers carry the casket of former Ghanaian president Jerry Rawlings, 73, during a state funeral for the revered leader who held power for 20 years, first as military ruler and later as elected head of state. IMAGES
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