IS attack on Sinai convoy ‘kills 18 Egyptian police’
Militants detonated a car bomb next to a convoy near el-Arish, reportedly destroying four vehicles. BBC News – Africa
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China looks at plans to ban petrol and diesel cars
China has started “relevant research” but has not yet decided when the ban would come into force. BBC News – Business
Bell Pottinger’s Middle East arm seeks split as collapse looms
The division’s head says “nothing official had been said” about reports the firm will collapse. BBC News – Middle East
Italy flooding kills six people in Livorno
Four members of the same family died in the overnight flooding after heavy rainfalls. BBC News – Europe
Hurricane Irma: Caribbean islands left with trail of destruction
The hurricane has killed at least 25 people and left whole communities homeless. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
UK’s Hurricane Irma response was not late – Fallon
The defence secretary rejects criticism of the aid effort, saying it is “as good as anybody else’s”. BBC News – UK