Israel's energy minister, Eli Cohen, has announced that the country will immediately cut its electricity supply to Gaza. This comes after US President Donald Trump threatened Hamas with consequences if hostages from an attack on Israel were not released. Other news includes Canada's governing Liberal Party preparing to elect a new leader, the closure of the Pompidou Centre in Paris for five years, and tennis star Victoria Azarenka's reaction to the announcement of twelve months' maternity leave for female tennis players.