US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed working towards ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon and means to handle the humanitarian fallout during a meeting in Riyadh yesterday, state news agency SPA reports.

Blinken’s latest Saudi visit follows a stopover in Tel Aviv, where he urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli officials to wind down military operations, permit humanitarian access to Gaza, and temper their response to Iran’s most recent missile attack, Bloomberg reported.

Saudi + Italy talk defense: Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman met with his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto in Rome on Tuesday to discuss bilateral relations, cooperation on defense, and regional developments, state news agency SPA reports.

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