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The EU says that it is "alarmed by the alleged Israeli strike" on the Iranian consulate in Syria's Damascus and warns against any escalation after Tehran vowed revenge. "In this highly tense regional situation, it is really of an utmost importance to show restraint because the further escalation in the region is in no one's interests," EU spokesperson Peter Stano says. SOUNDBITE
Damaged cars after a strike hit a location where journalists are gathered in the Israeli city of Sderot close to the Gaza border. IMAGES
Clean-up crews are at work in Nanterre, west of Paris, following a second night of clashes after the killing of a 17-year-old boy Nahel M., who was shot in the chest at point-blank range on Tuesday in Nanterre in an incident that has reignited debate in France about police tactics long criticised by rights groups. IMAGES
Burnt-out cars and administrative buildings in central Almaty speak to the intensity of protests against a hike in energy prices that swept through the city. Protesters stormed government buildings in Almaty and fought running battles with police and the military, with officials saying 748 security officers were wounded and 18 killed. IMAGES
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg slams as "reckless" Russia's destruction of a satellite that created a debris cloud he said was dangerous to orbiting space stations. 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).
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