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The United Nations urges restraint by all parties in eastern Ukraine amid fresh shelling that violates a ceasefire under the Minsk Agreement. SOUNDBITE
The United States urges China to use its influence with Russia to discourage an invasion of Ukraine. "We are calling on Beijing to use its influence with Moscow to urge diplomacy because if there is a conflict in Ukraine, it is not going to be good for China either," Victoria Nuland, the State Department's number three official, tells reporters at a briefing from the State Department. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Theresa May urges all sides to show restraint after Israeli forces killed 60 Palestinians during clashes along the Gaza border. SOUNDBITE
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urges all sides in the Ukrainian conflict to prevent breaches of a ceasefire agreed earlier this year. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he raised concerns with China about support for Russia, saying Moscow's invasion of Ukraine depended on Beijing's support. "Russia would struggle to sustain its assault on Ukraine without China's support," Blinken told reporters after his meetings with top leaders in Beijing. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).