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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says an assessment by the United States shows that "Iran is responsable for the attacks" that left two tankers in flames in the Gulf of Oman. SOUNDBITE
The United Nations Security Council demands an immediate end to attacks by Yemen's Huthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea. The resolution passed "demands that the Huthis immediately cease all such attacks, which impede global commerce and undermine navigational rights and freedoms as well as regional peace and security." It passed after Russia, as well as China, Mozambique and Algeria abstained. IMAGES
Pope Francis meets with bishops and priests at Bahrain's 83-year-old Sacred Heart Church, the oldest in the Gulf region, on the last day of his first visit to the kingdom. IMAGES
China on Monday called for restraint by "all parties" to avoid further escalation in the Ukraine crisis, urging a diplomatic solution during an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting. "At present, all parties concerned must exercise restraint and avoid any action that may fuel tensions. We welcome and encourage every effort for a diplomatic solution and call on all parties concerned to continue dialogue and consultation, and seek reasonable solutions to address each other's concerns on the basis of equality and mutual respect," said China ambassador to the United Nations Zhang Jun. SOUNDBITE
The United Nations urges restraint by all parties in eastern Ukraine amid fresh shelling that violates a ceasefire under the Minsk Agreement. SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says that Sudan's military must show "restraint" toward protesters, following deadly clashes between security forces and demonstrators in recent days. SOUNDBITE