CIA chief travels to Doha with Gaza talks 'near to collapse'

The head of the US's Central Intelligence Agency, William Burns, is travelling to Doha for emergency talks with Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, with Gaza talks 'near to collapse', an official briefed on the talks has told Reuters.

"Burns is on his way to Doha for an emergency meeting with the Qatari prime minister aimed at exerting maximum pressure on Israel and Hamas to continue negotiating," the source added.