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Taiwan has been struck by its most powerful earthquake in 25 years, killing at least seven and injuring at least 700. The 7.7 magnitude caused buildings to collapse, power outages and landslides on the island. The quake has sparked tsunami warnings in southern Japan and the Philippines. 

The three British aid workers who lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza have been named. Among the casualties were John Chapman, 57, James Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47, who were part of a group of seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) personnel killed during Monday’s strike.

Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has warned Germany that he will send 20,000 elephants to the European country as a political dispute between the two continues. 

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards report that seven officers have lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Iranian consulate building in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Among the deceased are Brig-Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a high-ranking commander of the elite Quds Force, and Brig-Gen Mohammad Hadi Haji-Rahimi, his deputy.

The World Central Kitchen (WCK) has said they will suspend operations in Gaza following the death of seven of its workers in Israeli air strikes. The WCK says the workers killed were British, Australian, Polish, Palestinian and a dual US-Canadian citizen.

The international food charity said the workers were part of an aid convoy leaving a warehouse in central Gaza.

Donald Trump has posted a $175m (£140m) bond in his New York civil fraud case. The former US president was originally ordered to pay the full $464m judgement against him but an appeals court said he could pay the smaller sum within 10 days. 

Five packages wrapped in plastic, suspected to contain cocaine, have washed ashore on Sydney beaches. Discovered by beach visitors at Freshwater and Curl Curl on Monday, these parcels, totalling 5kg in weight, were confiscated by law enforcement.

A shooting at a school in the city of Vantaa in Finland has left three children wounded, according to police. Authorities say they responded to the incident at Viertola school just after 09:00 (06:00 GMT) on Tuesday and have urged locals to remain indoors. 

Israel is set to ban Al Jazeera after the Israeli parliament approved a law giving the government the power to ban broadcasts of TV channels. PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he would “act immediately” to close the Qatari-owned network local office. 

French investigators have located the remains of a toddler who disappeared in 2023, a case that deeply affected the nation. A prosecutor stated on Sunday that investigators are now focused on determining the circumstances surrounding the boy’s death.