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The leaders of Russia and China have arrived in Kazakhstan for a regional security gathering. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are in the Kazakh capital Astana for the two-day meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. The annual event has been dominated by China and Russia, as they seek to shape regional developments since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Putin is also due to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the leaders of Azerbaijan, Mongolia and Pakistan before an informal dinner hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Russia #China #Kazahkstan…

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980 people in the UK have died in hospital from coronavirus in the past 24 hours – that’s higher than Spain or Italy’s worst daily death tolls. And it does not include people who have died from the virus in care homes or in the community. It means almost 9,000 people in the UK have now lost their lives. The government’s deputy chief medical officer has warned that the UK is in a “dangerous phase”. Meanwhile there have been more complaints from frontline staff about a lack of personal protection equipment. The Health Secretary today insisted there is enough for…

The UN Security Council voted 14-1 in support of the US-proposed Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan on Monday. The proposal sets out conditions for a “full and complete ceasefire”, the release of hostages held by Hamas, the return of deceased hostages’ remains and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners. The plan includes three phases that would end with a multi-year reconstruction plan for Gaza, which has been largely destroyed due to the fighting. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Gaza #Israel #BBCNews source

Indonesia is at the epicentre of the Covid outbreak in Asia, fuelled by the more infectious Delta variant. The authorities in the capital Jakarta have dug seven new cemeteries where they can bury 200 bodies a day. The country recently hit the death toll of more than 1,500 people dying in one day, but the government says they are bringing the outbreak under control and have eased some restrictions. Please subscribe HERE #BBCNews source

TikTok has announced a 60-minute daily screen time limit for users who are aged under 18. If young people hit the new limit, they will have to enter a passcode to continue to use the service that day. But they will be able to opt out of the new measure, which TikTok said will be rolled out “in the coming weeks”. The video app, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, said on Wednesday it is introducing the feature to help people “stay in control” of their use. Please subscribe HERE #TikTok #BBCNews source

Next week South Africans head to the polls, 30 years on from the nations first democratic election. That election back in 1994 followed decades of a brutal and racist apartheid regime. The BBC’s special correspondent Fergal Keane was reporting there at the time and has returned to the county to see what has changed and what hasn’t. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #SouthAfrica #BBCNews source

A video that appears to show Myanmar police officers beating members of the Muslim Rohingya minority during a security operation has emerged on Burmese social media. The government said the incident, apparently filmed by a police officer, happened in restive Rakhine state in November and several officers had been detained. Please subscribe HERE World In Pictures Big Hitters Just Good News source

Banksy has confirmed that he is behind a new artwork that appeared in north London on Sunday. The street artist uploaded before and after pictures of the Finsbury Park mural to social media on Monday. It shows green paint sprayed on a wall behind a cut-back tree to look like foliage, with a stencil of a person holding a sprayer next to it. Crowds have gathered to see the mural, with one local saying they were “proud” their street had been chosen. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #UK #BBCNews source

McDonald’s has been hit by its first fall in global sales since the start of the pandemic in 2020 as consumers cut back on spending. Outlets open for at least a year saw sales fall 1% over the April-June period compared with a year earlier. The drop came despite the hamburger chain offering money off deals to try to win back cost-conscious customers and those who have boycotted the chain over the Israel-Gaza war. Boss Chris Kempczinski said the poor results had forced the company into a “comprehensive rethink” of pricing. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit:…