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The United States warns Israel that staging a military push into the southern Gaza city of Rafah without proper planning would run the risk of becoming a "disaster." State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel says Washington has "yet to see any evidence of serious planning for such an operation," adding: "To conduct such an operation right now with no planning and little thought in an area" where one million people are sheltering "would be a disaster." SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issues a dire warning that Ukraine's territorial gains against Russia are at risk without new aid approved by Congress. "Without it, simply put, everything that Ukrainians achieved and that we've helped them achieve will be in jeopardy," Blinken tells a news conference alongside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns Iran that the United States will respond "decisively" to any attack by its proxies, as tensions rise with the Israel-Hamas war. "The United States does not seek conflict with Iran. We do not want this war to widen. But if Iran or its proxies attack US personnel anywhere, make no mistake. We will defend our people -- we will defend our security -- swiftly and decisively," Blinken tells a UN Security Council session. SOUNDBITE
The United States has concluded that Ethiopian and Eritrean troops as well as rebels committed war crimes during the brutal two-year conflict, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says, days after he visited Addis Ababa. SOUNDBITE
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warns that if central banks move too aggressively to tamp down price pressures, it could trigger a "prolonged" economic downturn. SOUNDBITE
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