Israel keeps up strikes across the Gaza Strip targeting Hamas leaders as the Middle East remains on edge amid fears of a wider confrontation with Iran. The leaders of France, Germany and Britain have endorsed calls for a cease-fire in Gaza ahead of renewed talks which are expected to resume on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin says Ukraine’s incursion into the Kursk region is an attempt by Kyiv to stop Moscow’s offensive in the Donbas region. Hundreds of firefighters are battling a major wildfire raging out of control on the fringes of the Greek capital. As the Olympics close in Paris, Los Angeles has now taken the torch.