Simon Furness

Jim Fitton, jailed for 15 years in Iraq for alleged smuggling, will “soon be free”, his lawyer says.
BBC News – Middle East

Discus thrower Yaimé Pérez became the second top athlete to escape during a stopover in Miami.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The Nord Stream 1 pipeline is now operating at just a fifth of its usual capacity.
BBC News – Europe

Drivers at nine rail companies will walk out again next month, the union Aslef says.
BBC News – UK

Federal officials have questioned witnesses about the ex-president’s actions on 6 January 2021.
BBC News – US & Canada

A recent spate of tavern shootings in South Africa has brought into focus how unsafe some places are.
BBC News – Africa

The boss of the UK’s largest airport says Ryanair is wrong to blame airports for travel disruption.
BBC News – Business

Aerial footage shows the swarm of jellyfish in the waters of Haifa Bay during the annual migration.
BBC News – Middle East

Diana Kennedy lived in the country for decades and became a leading authority on its cuisine.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Ukraine’s president accuses Moscow of using gas restrictions to inflict misery on ordinary Europeans.
BBC News – Europe

The economy dominated as Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss took part in their first head-to-head TV debate.
BBC News – UK

Pope Francis “begs forgiveness” for the Catholic Church’s role in abuse against indigenous peoples.
BBC News – US & Canada

President Uhuru Kenyatta wants long-time rival Raila Odinga to win next month’s presidential poll.
BBC News – Africa

Research by Radio 4’s Money Box into 203 food banks found many are receiving fewer food donations.
BBC News – Business

Flash floods in the southern Fars province were made worse by drought-ridden soil.
BBC News – Middle East

He pledges to continue a cash welfare programme if he is returned to office in October.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Its foreign minister, who is in Egypt, says the West is distorting the truth as the Ukraine war rages.
BBC News – Europe

Waiting times at the Eurotunnel terminal are “falling steadily”, the AA says after three days of delays.
BBC News – UK

The move would allow the president to push his renewable energy agenda, which is stalled in Congress.
BBC News – US & Canada

The BBC’s Anne Soy reports from the Horn of Africa, where US officials warn of a “hunger catastrophe”.
BBC News – Africa