Migrant benefits to be tightened
The UK is to cut from six to three months the amount of time out-of-work EU migrants can claim benefits without realistic job prospects. BBC News – UK
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LA Clippers sale ‘can go ahead’
A US judge rules that the LA Clippers basketball team can be sold, despite the objections of banned co-owner Donald Sterling. BBC News – US & Canada
Liberia shuts borders to curb Ebola
Most border crossings in Liberia are closed and communities hit by an Ebola outbreak face quarantine to stop the virus spreading. BBC News – Africa
Hamas ceasefire in Gaza stalls
Hours after Hamas announces a ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinian militants resume firing rockets into Israel and Israel rejects the pause. BBC News – Middle East
Profit warnings ‘at three-year high’
Profit warnings from UK companies have hit a three-year high despite the continuing recovery in the wider economy, a report finds. BBC News – Business
MH17 military mission ‘unrealistic’
Sending an international military mission to secure the crash site of MH17 in eastern Ukraine would be “unrealistic”, Dutch PM Mark Rutte says. BBC News – Europe