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Search and rescue operations are underway in the northern French city of Laon, where two young firefighters are missing after being trapped under debris during an intervention to extinguish a fire in an old building. IMAGES
The United Nations warns against further militarization of unrest in Los Angeles after US President Donald Trump called out National Guard soldiers to counter days of violent protests over his migrant deportations policy. "We do not want to see any further militarization of this situation, and we encourage the parties at the local, state and federal levels to work to do that," says UN spokesman Farhan Haq. SOUNDBITE
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns Israel's air strikes on Syria as the country puts pressure on Damascus to protect the Druze minority following clashes. "The Secretary-General further condemns Israel's escalatory airstrikes on Suweida, Daraa, and in the center of the Syrian capital, Damascus, as well as reports of the Israeli Defense Forces' redeployment of forces in the Golan," Guterres's spokesman Stephane Dujarric tells a briefing. SOUNDBITE
Aerial footage shows emergency first responders being deployed and trying to extinguish flames at the site of an Iranian missile strike in the central Israel city of Rehovot. Israel and Iran traded fire for a third straight day on Sunday, with rising casualties and expanding targets marking a sharp escalation in the conflict between the longtime adversaries. IMAGES
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