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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says during a press conference in Doha that Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler reiterated an interest in ties with Israel but wants an end to the Gaza conflict and a pathway to a Palestinian state. SOUNDBITE
Saudi and Iranian officials attend the official reopening ceremony of Tehran's embassy in Riyadh. Iran reopened its embassy after a seven-year closure, reaffirming a Chinese-brokered rapprochement that has redrawn the region's diplomatic map. IMAGES
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrives in Riyadh to attend Arab-China and GCC-China summits. IMAGES
The FIFA World Cup trophy makes its way to the UNESCO heritage site of At-Turaif district, in Diriyah, in the Saudi capital Riyadh, as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour. IMAGES
Colombia President Gustavo Petro attends a ceremony on the Simon Bolivar International Bridge to mark the reopening of the border with Venezuela for goods vehicles. This reopening is the first step towards the complete re-establishment of commercial relationships between the two countries, which were worth around $7.2 billion in 2008. IMAGES