Burkina Faso, Israel-Palestine, Tuvalu.

Today's three stories you should know.

Burkina Faso

Scores of people were killed in Burkina Faso today during separate attacks on a mosque and a catholic church. Hundreds of machine-gun toting men on motorcycles descended on the mosque in the east of the country during morning prayers, according to local media, and unverified reports suggested the death toll could be higher than the “dozens” officials confirmed had been killed. In the northeast, at least 15 people were killed in the attack on the church. It is not yet known whether the two attacks are linked. Burkina Faso has struggled for years to contain a growing insurgency and, though the military seized power two years ago promising to defeat the armed groups, the violence has persisted.

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Israel-Palestine

The UN today again warned of looming famine in north Gaza, saying it had been unable to deliver aid there for more than a month. It was reported yesterday that a two-month-old Palestinian boy had died of starvation. Philippe Lazzarini, head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, said that requests to allow food distribution had “fallen on deaf ears.” More than 500,000 people in Gaza are facing “catastrophic levels of food insecurity,” according to UN figures.

More from Al Jazeera here.

Tuvalu

Feleti Teo was today named the new prime minister of Tuvalu after elections a month ago in which his predecessor Kausea Natano lost his seat in parliament. Relations with Taiwan had taken center stage in the election with Natano advocating for the island nation of just 11,200 people to remain one of only 12 countries in the world that have official diplomatic relations with Taiwan, which China sees as part of its territory. Teo, though, has been circumspect about his personal position and it is not yet clear if he will adopt a different policy.

More from AP here.