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President Joe Biden plans to speak soon to incoming British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the White House says. "President Biden looks forward to speaking with... Sunak in the upcoming days and to our continued close cooperation with the United Kingdom," Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
President Joe Biden will host French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House on December 1 for the first full-scale state visit of his administration, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says. The visit will "underscore the deep and enduring relationship between the United States and France, our oldest ally," Jean-Pierre tells reporters at the White House. SOUNDBITE
The White House says it had "warned" Iran after President Joe Biden said Tehran was threatening a significant attack on Israel over a strike that destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Damascus. SOUNDBITE
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan briefs the press following a phone call between Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu during which the US president told his Israeli counterpart that he is "deeply concerned" about Israel potentially conducting military operations in Rafah, adding, "Israel has not presented us or the world with a plan for how or where they would safely move those civilians." SOUNDBITE
An Israeli ground invasion of the city of Rafah at the southern end of the Gaza Strip would be a "mistake," US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says at the White House. SOUNDBITE