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Sieben bis zu 67 Meter hohe Kräne drehen sich über dem 100.000 Quadratmeter großen Baufeld, über 100 Handwerker arbeiten an neun Gebäuden parallel.

Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani says the country is reassessing its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas after suffering criticism. IMAGES

Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unveils the government’s budget proposal for 2024 to the House of Commons in Ottawa. IMAGES

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez receives his newly-elected Portuguese counterpart Luis Montenegro who is on his first trip abroad as the new head of the Portuguese government. IMAGES

Argentina’s Foreign Minister Diana Mondino meets her Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia. IMAGES

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says that the Middle East needs „calm heads to prevail“ after Iran launched its first-ever direct attack on Israeli territory. „We’ll be working with our allies to de-escalate the situation and I look forward to speaking to G7 leaders later this afternoon,“ Sunak tells reporters in Downing Street. SOUNDBITE

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has asked China’s foreign minister and other counterparts to use their influence to dissuade Iran from striking Israel, the State Department says. Blinken spoke by telephone to his Chinese, Turkish, Saudi and European counterparts „to make clear that escalation is not in anyone’s interest and that countries should urge Iran not to escalate,“ State …

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer meets Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on his visit to the United States, which has voiced growing frustration at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. IMAGES

Israeli police push back anti-government protesters rallying in Tel Aviv to demand early elections and a hostage deal, amid growing anger at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza. One of the demonstrators can be seen being pushed to the ground and led away by the police. IMAGES

Flag-waving protesters gather on Tel Aviv’s Kaplan Street to demand early elections and a hostage deal, amid growing anger at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza. IMAGES

The death toll from Wednesday’s earthquake in Taiwan has risen to ten. More than 1,000 people have been injured in the 7.4-magnitude quake, the biggest to hit Taiwan in 25 years. Taiwan’s Prime Minister Chen Chien-jen has declared the region around Hualien a disaster area. Terrifying footage also shows two TV presenters continuing with their programme as the quake hit.