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| - Duty Editor: James Edgar Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel hammers Gaza, as calls for peace go unheeded + Blinken heads to Arctic for anticipated Russia meet + Fighting resumes in Afghanistan as ceasefire ends + Bengal tiger found well after week missing in Texas Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Israeli air strikes hammer the Gaza Strip pre-dawn, after a week of violence between the Jewish state and Islamists Hamas left nearly 200 dead as international calls for de-escalation go unheeded. 800 words 0400 GMT by Adel Zaanoun, with Claire Gounon in Jerusalem Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-media,FOCUS Arctic-US-Iceland-climate-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves for a trip focused on the future of the Arctic, a source of growing tension with China and a test of the strained US relationship with Russia ahead of an expected Biden-Putin summit meeting. 750 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi Also moved: Arctic-Denmark-Canada-Iceland-Finland-Russia-US-environment,FACTS Afghanistan-conflict,WRAP KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces resumes in the restive southern province of Helmand, officials said, ending a three-day ceasefire agreed by the warring sides to mark the Eid al-Fitr holiday. 700 words moved by Rashid Durrani. Picture US-offbeat-tiger,2nd lead HOUSTON A Bengal tiger last seen a week ago roaming the lawns of suburban Houston and terrifying locals has been found unharmed and moved to an animal sanctuary. 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Chile-vote-constitution,WRAP SANTIAGO Polls close in Chile after 48 hours of voting for a body of 155 people that will rewrite the country's dictatorship-era constitution. 600 words moved by Paulina Abramovich. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-UN UNITED NATIONS Palestinian and Israeli leaders both appeal for support at a UN Security Council session Sunday but little action is in sight despite soaring violence, with China accusing the United States of obstructionism. 700 words moved by Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-unrest,WRAP YANGON Six opposition rebels are killed after days of clashes in Myanmar, an anti-junta defence force made up of civilians said, as Britain and the United States condemned the military's violence against civilians. 750 words moved. Picture. video India-weather-cyclone-health-virus,Lead NEW DELHI At least six people have died in torrential rain and winds as virus-hit India braces for a powerful cyclone, officials said Sunday, with more than 150,000 residents set to be evacuated from their homes. 450 words moved. Picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW A Russian court is set to hear an "extremism" case against the political network of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny as Moscow seeks to outlaw the opposition to President Vladimir Putin. 600 words 0400 GMT by Anna Smolchenko. File picture Also moving: Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,CHRON0 Health-virus-Britain-leisure-travel LONDON Most of the UK takes a major step towards normality on Monday as coronavirus restrictions are eased, despite concerns over the spread of a more transmissible Indian variant of the disease. 500 words by 0300 GMT. Picture. Video. Africa-Sudan-France-summit,WRAP PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron hosts African leaders, diplomats and lenders at a summit aimed at helping Sudan in its transition after years of conflict-riven authoritarian rule. 650 words 0400 GMT by Laurence Banhamou and Stuart Williams Health-virus-France-reopening PARIS With coronavirus vaccinations accelerating and infections down, the French are looking forward to the loosening of many coronavirus restrictions Wednesday, although outdoor lunches at restaurants risk being rained off. 450 words 0200 GMT by Amelie Bottollier-Depois. File picture. Austria-politics,FOCUS VIENNA Once hailed as a "wunderkind", Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has seen his carefully built image dented amid coronavirus fatigue and an investigation into whether he lied to a parliamentary committee on corruption. 700 words moved by Julia Zappei -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-UN UNITED NATIONS Palestinian and Israeli leaders both appeal for support at a UN Security Council session Sunday but little action is in sight despite soaring violence, with China accusing the United States of obstructionism. 700 words moved by Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington Lifestyle-Iraq-eSports-technology,FOCUS BAGHDAD Bashar Abo Khalil's PUBG character dashes around a wall in a pink dress and samurai helmet, thwacking an enemy with a frying pan -- standard fare in the mobile game that is a mega-sensation in Iraq. 800 words 0300 GMT by Susannah Walden. Picture. Video Lebanon-crisis-education-refugee,FOCUS BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon In a camp for Syrian refugees in east Lebanon, Mohammad and his three sisters fear they will be out of school for a third consecutive year because remote learning is out of reach. 750 words 0400 GMT by Bachir El-Khoury. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker's dramatic 95th-minute goal gave Liverpool a 2-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion to maintain their bid to play in next season's Champions League. 600 words moved by Julian Guyer. Picture Tennis-ATP-WTA-ITA,WRAP ROME Rafael Nadal defeats world number one Novak Djokovic to win a 10th Italian Open title while fellow French Open champion Iga Swiatek whitewashed Karolina Pliskova in just 45 minutes to claim the women's tournament. 650 words moved. Picture Box-heavy-GBR-KSA-Fury-Joshua,WRAP LONDON Tyson Fury says his long-awaited world heavyweight title unification bout against Anthony Joshua would take place in Saudi Arabia on August 14. 500 words moved by Julian Guyer afp
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