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Fresh Gaza strikes amid soldier hunt

Israel carries out fresh strikes on Gaza and militants launch more rockets into Israel, as a hunt continues for a missing Israeli soldier.

Protests against Islamist militants have been taking place in LibyaUK suspends Tripoli embassy services

The Foreign Office says operations at the British embassy in Tripoli are to be temporarily suspended as violence worsens in Libya.

Gammy, the baby boy abandoned by an Australian coupleAustralian pair abandon Down's baby

An online campaign for a baby with Down's Syndrome left with his surrogate Thai mother by an Australian couple raises more than £70,000.

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  • Composite image of Guardian and Independent front pages'War returns'

    The collapse of a ceasefire in Gaza makes front-page news for several papers, while others focus on West Africa's Ebola outbreak.

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