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• Obama aide stokes US-Israel row A top Obama adviser criticises Israel over settlement homes in East Jerusalem, thwarting Israeli hopes of ending the row.
• Left 'set to beat' Sarkozy party French President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right UMP party is heading for a defeat, exit polls from regional elections indicate.
• US fury at Mexico consular deaths Three people connected to the US consulate in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez have been killed, the White House says.