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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls for China to step up prosecutions over fentanyl as he praises recent measures to curb precursor chemicals to the painkiller behind a deadly US addiction epidemic. SOUNDBITE
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
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urges voters to back the referendum on rights and recognition for Indigenous citizens, as voters begin to cast their ballots. SOUNDBITE
Workers at Felixstowe port in southeastern England are on the second day of an eight-day strike over pay, with logistics the latest industry to see industrial action as inflation in the UK hits 10 percent. Nearly 2,000 unionised employees at the port, including crane drivers, machine operators and stevedores, are involved in the first strike at Felixstowe since 1989. IMAGES
People gather in Rome for a strike called by trade unions over the government budget. IMAGES