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Thousands of people rally outside Sydney Town Hall to demand urgent climate action from Australia's government, as bushfires continue to burn along the country's east coast. IMAGES
People forced to flee bushfires in the Australian state of Victoria begin returning to assess the scale of destruction. Paul Chapman reports.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he warned China directly about its assertive moves around the Philippines and vowed to defend the ally, during meetings with top leaders in Beijing. SOUNDBITE
"The Gaza Strip is the most dangerous place in the world to be a child," Catherine Russell Executive director of UNICEF tell UN Security Council. "Based on these figures, children account for forty percent of the deaths in Gaza. This is unprecedented," she adds. SOUNDBITE
A Philippine government task force accuses the China Coast Guard of "provacative and irresponsible actions" near Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, referring to two collision Sunday with Philippine boats on a resupply mission to Filipino troops. SOUNDBITE