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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken signs a memorandum of understanding with Qatar's deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in the capital Doha, during his visit to the Gulf country as the World Cup 2022 tournament kicks off. IMAGES
Qatar's top diplomat voices hope for a halt to normalization with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates paid a visit to Damascus. SOUNDBITE
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price voices hope that Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies would restore relations with Lebanon, while voicing understanding for Riyadh's concerns. "We believe that diplomatic relations -- the channels of communication between Lebanon and its partners -- should remain open," he tells reporters at a press conference in Washington, DC. SOUNDBITE
The United States said Wednesday that North Korea violated UN Security Council resolutions by firing two ballistic missiles into the sea but reiterated its willingness to engage the nuclear-armed state. SOUNDBITE
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya calls on French President Emmanuel Macron to take "decisive action" to resolve the Belarusian crisis, as she speaks at a press conference at the House of Journalists in Paris. 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).