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• Israel-Gaza violence: Joe Biden calls for ceasefire

  The US president spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as violence continues.

• Kane asks to leave Spurs - Tuesday's gossip

  Harry Kane reiterates his desire to leave Tottenham, while Manchester City face competition from Manchester United for Nuno Mendes, plus more.

• Just 20 firms behind more than half of single-use plastic waste - study

  The study looked at approximately 1,000 factories that make the raw materials for single-use products.

• Climate change: Ban all gas boilers from 2025 to reach net-zero

  A ban on gas boilers from 2025 is one step to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, say energy experts.

• Cyclone Tauktae: Storm weakens after landfall in Covid-battered India

  Tauktae, the strongest storm to hit Gujarat state since 1998, comes amid a devastating Covid wave.

• Migrants reach Spain's Ceuta enclave in record numbers

  At least 5,000 people reach Ceuta from Morocco - and many swim in using rubber rings and rafts.

• Galapagos Islands: Erosion fells Darwin's Arch

  The famous rock formation has collapsed due to natural erosion, Ecuador's environment ministry says.

• Biden's tax return shows steep fall in income

  The filing shows he and his wife earned $607,336 last year, compared with $985,223 a year earlier.

• The woman trailblazer set to take the reins in Samoa

  For the first time ever, a Samoa election was tightly contested - and it's a woman who came out top.