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embassy

noun as in residence, offices of overseas representatives

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His nine-month trial took a dramatic turn earlier this month when his former prime minister Betssy Chavez, also put in the dock, was given asylum by the Mexican embassy.

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As emergency vehicles swarmed the area, the White House, located a few blocks from where the attack took place, and several embassies in the area went into lockdown.

US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and embassy staff in Jerusalem were also "deeply involved", they said, before adding that they could not comment further "due to privacy and other considerations".

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China will sent new giant pandas to France, a Chinese embassy official said, as an elderly pair was set to fly back home from Paris on Tuesday.

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The British embassy said it was providing consular assistance but would not comment further.

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