World News Update, what you need to know

Lawyers for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will challenge the presidential decree that denied them clemency in a Jakarta court, if they can clear the jurisdictional hurdles that tripped up the only other case of its kind.

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ABOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE - A French aircraft carrier has launched operations against the Islamic State jihadist group as the new Pentagon chief summoned top generals and diplomats to Kuwait to review the war effort.

CAMP ARIFJAN - About 800 Iraqi forces backed by US warplanes are waging a battle to retake the western town of Al-Baghdadi from Islamic State jihadists, a US military commander says.

WASHINGTON - The United States is naming its first international envoy for gay rights.

NEW YORK - A US jury has decided that Palestinian authorities should be held responsible for terrorist attacks in Israel that killed or wounded Americans.

BERLIN - A toddler suffering from measles has died in the German capital amid the country's worst outbreak in years.

MADRID - A 5.4-magnitude earthquake has jolted Madrid and central Spain but there have been no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

LONDON, Feb 23 DPA - Two British MPs have denied any wrongdoing after they were filmed offering a fictitious Hong Kong company access to politicians in return for payment.