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US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper says he has "no indication" that Turkey is "willing to stop" its operation in Syria. SOUNDBITE
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for Israel and Hamas to "go an extra mile" to seal a truce and says a ground invasion in Rafah would be "intolerable." SOUNDBITE
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns a strike on an Iranian consular annex building in Syria one day earlier, Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari tells the Security Council, after the attack -- which Tehran has blamed on Israel -- killed at least 13 people. "Let me be very clear, the inviolability of diplomatic and consular premises and personnel must be respected in all cases in accordance with international law," Khiari says. SOUNDBITE
The spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns a strike on an Iranian consular annex building in Syria one day earlier. "The principle of inviolability of diplomatic and consulate premises and personnel must be respected in all cases in accordance with international law", says Stephane Dujarric on behalf of the UN chief. SOUNDBITE
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says Turkey should approve Sweden's stalled bid for membership "as soon as possible". "Sweden has delivered on what they promised and now the time has come for Turkiye to finalise the accession process," Stoltenberg tells a press conference in Brussels. Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO members to not yet have ratified Sweden joining the alliance over 18 months after it applied for membership. SOUNDBITE