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The UN Secretary-General calls for "complete transparency" in Venezuela following the announced re-election of President Nicolas Maduro, contested by the opposition, says his spokesman. "We have taken note of the announcement made by the electoral authorities, as well as concerns expressed by political actors and members of the international community, the Secretary-General calls for complete transparency," Stephane Dujarric tells reporters during a briefing. SOUNDBITE
The United States says it has seen some improvement by Israel in narrowing targets in its Gaza offensive as it renews a call on its ally to spare civilians. "We've seen a much more targeted request for evacuations" than in the earlier campaign in the north, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. "So that is an improvement on what's happened before." SOUNDBITE
The United States warns that any Gaza ceasefire by Israel would benefit Hamas, as the European Union considers a call for a humanitarian pause. A ceasefire would "give Hamas the ability to rest, to refit and to get ready to continue launching terrorist attacks against Israel," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. 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
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Vietnam during a tour of Asia to attend the funeral of late communist leader Nguyen Phu Trong, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller announces during his press briefing. SOUNDBITE
The United States calls on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to emphasize Ukraine's territorial integrity as he meets in Russia with President Vladimir Putin on the eve of a NATO summit in Washington. "We would urge India, as we do any country which engages with Russia, to make clear that any resolution to the conflict in Ukraine needs to be one that respects the UN Charter with respect to Ukraine's territorial integrity, Ukraine's sovereignty," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
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