Jonathan Ditchburn

Advisers warned the US president last week that an attack could spark a wider conflict, report say.
BBC News – Middle East

Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda was arrested in Los Angeles last month and charged with drug trafficking.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russian MPs back an immunity bill that would protect President Putin and his family for life.
BBC News – Europe

The PM confirms he is bringing the ban forward as he sets out his “green industrial revolution”.
BBC News – UK

Chris Krebs’ reportedly angered Trump by running a website debunking election misinformation.
BBC News – US & Canada

Leaked footage fuels allegations of an aggressive crackdown on Rwandan “critics” in the diaspora.
BBC News – Africa

Mention the name Blackburn to a non-UK resident and you will probably get a blank look and we wager that a few people based south of Watford would have difficulty pointing it out on the map. This is a shame as […]

Heathrow says the airport will keep operating despite the walk-out by workers.
BBC News – Business

Diplomats visiting the site are heckled after the EU and UN warn Israel against the project.
BBC News – Middle East

The storm has strengthened to category five and is forecast to hit Nicaragua and Honduras on Monday.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The two countries object to a clause that links funding with adherence to the rule of law.
BBC News – Europe

The impact of the three-tier Covid system in England was varied, says a senior health official.
BBC News – UK

News of a breakthrough by US drugs firm Moderna follows last week’s positive results from Pfizer.
BBC News – US & Canada

Shepherd Bushiri is wanted after skipping bail ahead of his fraud trial and fleeing to Malawi.
BBC News – Africa

Judges’ decisions on insurance payouts for business interruption has a bearing on 370,000 businesses.
BBC News – Business

Archaeologists opened one coffin to reveal a mummy, dating back over 2,500 years.
BBC News – Middle East

Manuel Merino, who had been in the post less than a week, steps down amid anger over police brutality.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Maia Sandu, 48, is a former World Bank economist who favours closer ties with the European Union.
BBC News – Europe

The PM is forced to work from the No 10 flat, as the government plans to launch a fresh agenda.
BBC News – UK

Michigan and Washington State take action as more than 1,000 Americans a day die with the virus.
BBC News – US & Canada