Truce as deaths in Gaza pass 900
A 12-hour truce has begun in Gaza amid efforts to secure a longer ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, and as the scale of damage becomes clear. BBC News – Middle East
Craig Taylor
Russia angry at US ‘smear campaign’
Russia’s foreign ministry rejects accusations from the US that its troops have been firing on Ukrainian soldiers from within Russia. BBC News – Europe
English councils propose ‘Tesco tax’
A group of local councils in England is formally asking the government for new powers to tax large supermarkets, a plan dubbed the “Tesco tax”. BBC News – UK
US ‘will send migrant youths home’
President Obama meets Central American leaders and says undocumented immigrant children without legal claims to be in the US will be sent home. BBC News – US & Canada
Nigeria ‘on red alert’ over Ebola
All entries into Nigeria are placed on red alert after the authorities confirm the first death from the Ebola virus in the capital Lagos. BBC News – Africa
Russia ‘fired rockets into Ukraine’
The US says Russia has fired artillery at Ukrainian military positions in the east, a week after the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 disaster. BBC News – Europe