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1. Biden supports ceasefire between Israel, Palestinian militants, but stops short of demanding halt to conflict

   

   The White House said U.S. President Joe Biden expressed "support" for a ceasefire in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, the eighth day of fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in Gaza.

2. Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday

   

   India's total virus cases since the pandemic began swept past 25 million as the country registered more than 260,000 new cases and a record 4,329 fatalities in the last 24 hours.

3. India scours sea after barge sinks, 2nd adrift after cyclone

   

   The Indian navy is working to rescue crew members from a sunken barge and a second cargo vessel that was adrift Tuesday off the coast of Mumbai after a deadly cyclone struck the western coast.

4. Microsoft probed relationship between Bill Gates and female employee

   

   Microsoft conducted a probe into co-founder Bill Gates's involvement with an employee almost 20 years ago after it was told in 2019 that he had tried to start a romantic relationship with the person, the company said on Monday.

5. 'Terrible double blow' as powerful cyclone lashes parts of India already hit hard by COVID-19

   

   A powerful cyclone that emerged in the Arabian Sea made landfall on India's western coast on Monday, hours after authorities evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and suspended COVID-19 vaccinations in one state.