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The US State Department thanks Beijing for allowing detained US soldier Travis King to leave North Korea through Chinese territory. "We thank Sweden and the People's Republic of China for their assistance in facilitating that transfer," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visit Ukrainian troops receiving military training at a camp in Dorset, southern England. IMAGES
US State Department spokesman Ned Price warns Armenian armed forces not to "intervene in domestic politics" after Armenia's elected prime minister accused the military of attempting a coup. SOUNDBITE
"We stand with the people of Burma who are now peacefully taking to the streets to exercise their universal rights," says US State Department spokesman Ned Price during a news briefing in Washington, using the former name for Myanmar. SOUNDBITE
Military police close Plaza Murillo as soldiers and tanks are deployed outside government buildings and tried to knock down a door of the presidential palace. 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