Emily Taylor

Essequibo: Venezuela votes on claim to Guyana-controlled oil regionThe referendum asks if Venezuelans support the claim to two thirds of the land controlled by Guyana. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Paris Olympics 2024: Locals ask if they're worth the troubleMetro tickets will cost more, rentals are soaring and Paris faces months of disruption. BBC News – Europe

German tourist killed and Briton injured in Paris attackThe French interior minister said the alleged attacker was heard shouting “Allahu Akbar”. BBC News – UK

George Santos: Embattled congressman's expulsion leaves Republicans vulnerableAs the party’s majority falls to just three votes, Democrats eye a chance to win a special election. BBC News – US & Canada

G5 Sahel: Niger and Burkina Faso leave anti-Islamist forceBoth nations’ military juntas say the G5 served foreign interests and has not made the region safer. BBC News – Africa

Three network down for tens of thousands across UKThe network says it is working on the issue to fix it as soon as possible. BBC News – Business

Gaza's fear and anger as ceasefire ends and fighting eruptsThe UN says renewed war between Israel and Hamas is “catastrophic” and a “nightmare”. BBC News – Middle East

Dina Boluarte: Peru's president blamed for protesters' deathsHuman rights groups say demonstrators have been killed by security forces over the past year. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukraine says it blew up railway in eastern RussiaExplosions are said to have hit trains on the Baikal Amur mainline 500km from the Chinese border. BBC News – Europe

UK weather: Snow and ice warnings in place as temperatures plummetTemperatures could fall to -10C in north-east Scotland after snow swept across parts of the UK on Friday. BBC News – UK

George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote“To hell with this place,” the disgraced congressman says as he leaves the Capitol. BBC News – US & Canada

Ethiopia pilgrims return to Aksum for festival in Ark of Covenant cityAksum’s authorities say half a million people are there for the first time since the Tigray war ended. BBC News – Africa

Train strikes: RMT vote ends industrial action until at least springRail workers have voted to accept a pay deal, ending their involvement in a long-running series of strikes. BBC News – Business

Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended as more hostages freedThe temporary ceasefire will last another day after it was extended just before it was due to expire. BBC News – Middle East

Cobre Panamá: Panama orders controversial copper mine's closureEnvironmentalists warned the mine threatened water supplies and damaged Panama’s coastal area. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russian court bans 'LGBT movement'Russia’s Supreme Court declares the “international LGBT public movement” an extremist organisation. BBC News – Europe

Shane MacGowan: Pogues singer dies aged 65The Irish singer-songwriter, whose hits include Fairytale of New York, was unwell for some time. BBC News – UK

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies aged 100For decades he played a pivotal, and sometimes polarising, role in US foreign policy. BBC News – US & Canada

Deyda Hydara murder: Gambian sentenced in Germany for crimes against humanityBai Lowe drove for a unit that killed opponents of the ex-regime, including journalist Deyda Hydara. BBC News – Africa

Renting: Rising cost and lack of choice forcing families to smaller homesOlder tenants are also struggling with essential bills as rents rise and the choice for tenants narrows. BBC News – Business