Protesters in Israel escalated their ongoing campaign on Sunday to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza.

Protesters in Israel escalated their ongoing campaign on Sunday to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza.

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There is widespread coverage of the latest failure of talks to agree the world's first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution.