Five Minutes Spare

All 176 people on board were killed when the plane crashed just after take-off from Tehran’s airport.
BBC News – Europe

Buckingham Palace was “blindsided” by Prince Harry and Meghan’s decision to step back from their roles.
BBC News – UK

The US tells the UN it is open to talks to avoid more escalation after the exchange of hostilities.
BBC News – US & Canada

Kenya’s El-Molo people say there are not enough new young speakers learning from their elders.
BBC News – Africa

Singer Justin Bieber revealed that he has Lyme disease.

He wrote on Instagram that it’s been a “rough couple of years”, shutting down claims that he was on drugs. He said he was aware of speculation that he had […]

A Five-Minute Guide to Viewpark The Quintessential Ex Mining Town.

Viewpark: Miner’s territory. Where the residents are the grandkids, sons, daughters, and even great-grandkids of the miners that worked t […]

Iran said the attacks were in retaliation for the death of the country’s top commander Qasem Soleimani.
BBC News – Business

The letter from a key US military chief in Baghdad had suggested its forces were leaving.
BBC News – Middle East

Juan Guaidó and 100 other lawmakers broke through a cordon of riot police barring their access.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The PM will govern with far-left Podemos – a historic move – after winning by just two MPs’ votes.
BBC News – Europe