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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
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
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak kicks off his remarks during a visit to the White House by commenting on a knife attack that left four children wounded in the French Alps. "All our thoughts are with those affected by this unfathomable attack," Sunak says. SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's spokesman calls for all sides to "refrain from acts that could escalate tensions in the region" amid China's military drills around Taiwan. "On China, I can tell you that we're of course following the developments in the Taiwan Straits closely. We urge the relevant parties to refrain from acts that could escalate tensions in the region," Stephane Dujarric tells a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York. SOUNDBITE
The suspect charged with attempted murder of PM Robert Fico leaves court in Slovakia. Fico has been in hospital since Wednesday when a lone gunman shot him four times, including in the abdomen. The suspected gunman, identified by Slovak media as 71-year-old poet Juraj Cintula, arrived in a special penal court in Pezinok northeast of the capital Bratislava, which is due to decide on his pre-trial detention. IMAGES
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