President Trump’s Middle East envoy, Jared Kushner, has held lengthy talks with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but there appears to have been no breakthrough in the search for peace in Gaza. Mr Netanyahu’s office has, however, described the discussions as deep and constructive.

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07:16 Chinese leader Xi Jinping has praised the clamp down on protests in Tiananmen in 1989

12:15 Actress Hayden Panettiere, of “Heroes” and “Nashville” has died at age 36

15:46 The Tupac Shakur murder trial is getting underway

18:42 UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham reportedly exchanged messaged with someone pretending to be President Trump’s Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles

22:01 After Zambia’s presidential election, security forces have arrested 11 people in connection with an alleged insurrection p lot

25:49 The first Ferrari electric car sells for $40 million

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The death toll in Spain’s high-speed rail disaster has risen to 69, with authorities continuing to identify victims of the crash.

As the country began its three-day mourning period, protests gathered outside the transport ministry demanding accountability.

The train was travelling from Madrid to Seville when it barrelled into a stationary train on Wednesday morning. It is the second crash on the same line in a year, with 46 killed in January in Adamuz.

The BBC was at the scene speaking to passengers and officials.

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How hard is it to ban children from social media? If Australia’s experience is anything to go by, very hard.

The UK is one of several countries trying to follow Australia’s lead, but it’s promising to go further to keep the under-16s off these apps.

We look at how children are getting round the bans, what the UK thinks might work, and whether there are lessons to learn from previous efforts to stop young people accessing porn.

In this video…

0:45 How can countries enforce restrictions?
1:20 Is it working in Australia?
3:20 What age check methods are being proposed in the UK?
4:29 Are there lessons from porn age verification?
5:09 Who is responsible for enforcing it?
6:36 How will the ban work in the UK?
7:11 What does it mean for adults using these platforms?
8:14 What are VPNs and how do they work?
9:10 Why are so many countries enforcing rules?

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