Simon Furness

Economist Rodrigo Chaves says he will shake up Costa Rica’s politics and break with its old guard.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

For those escaping besieged Mariupol, the suffering is far from over, especially for their children.
BBC News – Europe

Police issue fixed penalty notices to some people who attended a gathering on 16 April 2021, sources say.
BBC News – UK

Women have few options in Texas, since the passing of one of the strictest abortion laws in the US.
BBC News – US & Canada

Across Africa, extreme Christianity is threatening the faith of many.
BBC News – Africa

A lack of staff and surging demand are blamed for long baggage queues for arrivals.
BBC News – Business

It is the first nationwide truce since 2016, in a war said to have killed nearly 400,000 people.
BBC News – Middle East

Peru beat Paraguay 2-0 to seal a World Cup play-off place as Brazil set a new points record in South American World Cup qualifying with a 4-0 win over Bolivia.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A reporter entering Bucha, near Kyiv, counts at least 20 bodies of men, one with his hands tied.
BBC News – Europe

A section of the M20 is turned into a lorry park as motorists face tailbacks around Dover.
BBC News – UK

Four men are on trial over a violent plot to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor in 2020.
BBC News – US & Canada

Hundreds of businesses are destroyed in the main market of Hargeisa in an overnight blaze.
BBC News – Africa

The Insolvency Service launches criminal and civil investigations into the recent redundancies.
BBC News – Business

Troops entered Jenin to arrest three people suspected of involvement in a deadly attack in Israel.
BBC News – Middle East

With US petrol prices on the rise, some Americans are looking for better deals south of the border.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russia claims a Ukrainian helicopter raid set fuel tanks ablaze in Belgorod, a Russian city.
BBC News – Europe

A host of essential bills – dominated by energy – are rising from now with warnings of more to come.
BBC News – UK

2022 is not viewed by some as a vintage year for QBs, however, there are enough teams looking for a signal-caller to ensure that some will go in the first round. We currently expect at least two will be picked and […]

An Italian aid worker says he was beaten and given dog names by his Islamic State captors in Syria.
BBC News – US & Canada

Didier Drogba believes he can improve the state of the game in Ivory Coast if he becomes the new boss of the country’s football federation.
BBC News – Africa