Craig Taylor

US President Barack Obama condemns Russian “aggression” and “dark tactics” in Ukraine, during a speech to mark 25 years of Polish democracy.
BBC News – Europe

David Cameron says the coalition’s plans for the last year before the election – including pension and fracking changes – show it has not run out of steam.
BBC News – UK

The Taliban release a video showing the moment US soldier Bowe Bergdahl was handed to US forces.
BBC News – US & Canada

Some 208 people have now died from the Ebola virus in Guinea after a deadly spike in cases in recent days, world health officials say.
BBC News – Africa

Thunder forward Kevin Durant was named to the All-NBA First Team for the 2013-14 season
Thunder News

Thunder forward Serge Ibaka was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team for the 2013-14 season
Thunder News

The eurozone inflation rate fell to 0.5% in May, figures show, adding to the pressure on the European Central Bank to take steps to ward off deflation.
BBC News – Business

Parts of Syria are holding a presidential election, which critics of the government have dismissed as a farce.
BBC News – Middle East

Federal police officers in Brazil are offered a 15.8% pay rise in an effort to stop them from going on strike during the football World Cup.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

President Barack Obama announces plans for a $ 1bn fund to increase US military deployments to Europe, during a visit to Poland.
BBC News – Europe

The European Commission says the UK should raise taxes on higher value properties, build more homes and adjust the Help to Buy scheme to help boost growth.
BBC News – UK

Seattle’s city council votes unanimously to raise the city’s minimum wage to the highest level of any major US city – $ 15 (£9) per hour, twice the national minimum.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nigerian police cite security reasons for banning protests in Abuja for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls seized by Islamist militants.
BBC News – Africa

2013-14 Exit Interviews – Day Two
Thunder News

The government is expected to unveil plans to allow workers to contribute to Dutch-style collective pensions, which it says could boost income for members.
BBC News – Business

Fifa is facing fresh allegations of corruption over its controversial decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
BBC News – Middle East

Former left-wing rebel leader Salvador Sanchez Ceren is sworn in as El Salvador’s president following his narrow election victory in March.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Prosecutors say a Frenchman being held over a fatal shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels admitted the killings in a video.
BBC News – Europe

There have been at least 500 reports of abuse by Jimmy Savile, NSPCC research for Panorama finds.
BBC News – UK

US parties clash over the deal to swap Guantanamo Bay detainees for a Taliban-held soldier, with Republicans warning it could put Americans at risk.
BBC News – US & Canada