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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges Israel to create safe zones for Palestinian civilians in Gaza before it resumes "major military operations" in the Hamas-ruled territory. Speaking to reporters in Tel Aviv, he said Israel "must put in place humanitarian civilian protection plans that minimise further casualties of innocent Palestinians", "including by clearly and precisely designating areas and places in southern and central Gaza, where they can be safe and out of the line of fire". SOUNDBITE
New Zealand police hold a media briefing after a gunman killed two people and wounded at least five at a building site in central Auckland Thursday, just hours before New Zealand's biggest city hosts the opening game of the football Women's World Cup. "We are satisfied there is no ongoing risk to the public and no reason why the tournament should not proceed. The matches are safe to attend," says Commissioner of Police Andrew Coster. IMAGES
People arrive to attend a mass at the cathedral of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens in Annecy, a day after the knife attack that injured six people, including four very young children. IMAGES
Police brigades transfer the bodies of the 27 workers who died in the devastating fire at a gold mine in southern Peru to the Arequipa morgue. A short circuit caused an explosion that started a blaze inside one of the mine shafts in the town of Yanaquihua. The fire broke out on May 6 but rescue efforts were hampered by a buildup of toxic gases inside the La Esperanza 1 mine. IMAGES
Riot police in Athens clash with protesters during a demonstration amid a 24-hour general strike to voice outrage over last month's train disaster, which claimed 57 lives. Police fire tear gas and stun grenades as demonstrators try to surround them, hurling firebombs and rocks. IMAGES
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