World News Update, what you need to know

Lawyers for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are calling for a halt to plans to move them from their Bali jail for execution, after receiving a summons to appear in court.

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CAIRO - Cairo has carried out air strikes against Islamic State group targets in Libya after the jihadists posted a video showing the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians.

COPENHAGEN - European nations are scrambling to reassure their Jewish communities after deadly attacks in Copenhagen heightened fears of a new surge in anti-Semitic violence.

KIEV - A two-day-old truce in Ukraine is under threat as unabated fighting and other violations reportedly continue, putting in peril an agreement to start withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline.

JAKARTA - Sydney man Peter Gardner, who has been detained in China on suspicion of drug smuggling for more than three months, is still awaiting a decision on whether his case will go to trial.

CAIRO - Egyptian journalist Baher Mohamed who was bailed after 411 days in jail has said he is confident ahead of a retrial, in an interview aired on Tuesday by his employer Al Jazeera.

BRUSSELS - Eurozone ministers have handed Greece an ultimatum to request an extension to its hated debt bailout program, deepening a bitter stand-off that risks seeing Athens tumble out of the eurozone.