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Thousands march in central London against anti-Semitism and to call for the safe return of Israeli hostages, as a temporary truce largely held in Gaza more than a month and a half after the start of the war between the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Israel. IMAGES
A group of dancers from the Israeli ballet perform on the Tel Aviv Museum plaza, renamed "Hostages Plaza" since Hamas's October 7th attacks, and unfold a banner reading: "Bring them home now". IMAGES
At a press conference in Nairobi, Kenya, the head of the UN's refugee agency Filippo Grandi says, "Today we pass the mark of half a million refugees from Sudan, following the beginning of the conflict." He also says that the number of people now internally displaced in the conflict torn nation is now at two million. SOUNDBITE
Huge crowds take to the streets of Warsaw in response to the opposition's call for an anti-government demonstration, "the biggest for some thirty years" according to the organisers, who were expecting 300,000 people. IMAGES
The World Health Organization says that Europe and Central Asia could see another half a million deaths by February next year. SOUNDBITE from Director of WHO Europe Hans Kluge
UK Prime minister Boris Johnson wishes good luck to England team ahead of their Euro 2020 final against Italy. Boris Johnson will watch the match in Wembley and in the meantime, he has decked the outside of his official Downing Street residence with dozens of St George's flags. SOUNDBITE