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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns a drone strike on Tel Aviv claimed by Yemen's Huthis that left one person dead, expressing concern over a possible further escalation, a spokesman says. "The Secretary-General remains deeply concerned about the risk such dangerous acts pose for further escalation in the region," says Farhan Haq, adding a call for "maximum restraint." SOUNDBITE
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal attends the national tribute in Caen, northwestern France, to the two prison guards killed on May 14 when gunmen attacked a prison van to free a convict linked to gangland drug killings. IMAGES
The EU's spokesperson repeats the bloc's condemnation of the attack on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who on Wednesday was reportedly shot and hospitalised after a cabinet meeting. "Such acts of violence have no place in our society and weaken democracy" says Eric Mamer. SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "strongly condemns the shocking attack" against Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico, says Farhan Haq, a UN spokesman. SOUNDBITE
Images outside a ranch in central Mexico where at least 12 people were killed and another dozen were wounded in an attack on a pre-Christmas party, authorities in the state of Guanajuato said. IMAGES
The White House condemns the shooting of three people in Jerusalem in an attack claimed by Palestinian militant group Hamas. "We obviously condemn this terrorist attack," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE