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Train strikes: RMT vote ends industrial action until at least springRail workers have voted to accept a pay deal, ending their involvement in a long-running series of strikes. BBC News – Business

Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended as more hostages freedThe temporary ceasefire will last another day after it was extended just before it was due to expire. BBC News – Middle East

Cobre Panamá: Panama orders controversial copper mine's closureEnvironmentalists warned the mine threatened water supplies and damaged Panama’s coastal area. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russian court bans 'LGBT movement'Russia’s Supreme Court declares the “international LGBT public movement” an extremist organisation. BBC News – Europe

Shane MacGowan: Pogues singer dies aged 65The Irish singer-songwriter, whose hits include Fairytale of New York, was unwell for some time. BBC News – UK

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies aged 100For decades he played a pivotal, and sometimes polarising, role in US foreign policy. BBC News – US & Canada

Deyda Hydara murder: Gambian sentenced in Germany for crimes against humanityBai Lowe drove for a unit that killed opponents of the ex-regime, including journalist Deyda Hydara. BBC News – Africa

Renting: Rising cost and lack of choice forcing families to smaller homesOlder tenants are also struggling with essential bills as rents rise and the choice for tenants narrows. BBC News – Business

'We fought to get her back,' son says as more hostages releasedBritish-Israeli Noam Sagi spoke to the BBC after his mother Ada was freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza. BBC News – Middle East

Bolivia wildfires: Locals care for animals affected by blazesImages from mountainous San Buenaventura show locals doing their best to help vulnerable wildlife. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean