Craig Taylor

Israel rejects the court’s decision to probe alleged war crimes, while the Palestinians praise it.
BBC News – Middle East

The daily toll reached 1,910 on Wednesday, Brazil’s highest figure since the pandemic started.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Chancellor Merkel says The EU member is the latest country to reverse its policy on the vaccine’s use on older people.
BBC News – Europe

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says decisions made in his Budget might not be “popular” but are “honest”.
BBC News – UK

President Biden criticises moves to relax Covid restrictions in the southern state and Mississippi.
BBC News – US & Canada

Girmay Gebru is freed without charge after being detained in the conflict-hit Tigray region on Monday.
BBC News – Africa

From money for the arts to help for small firms, here are the spending plans announced so far.
BBC News – Business

Syrian civilians describe the devastating impact 10 years of war has had on them.
BBC News – Middle East

The first detailed studies of the P.1 variant suggest it may be up to twice as transmissible.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Older French patients can now get the jab, which had been initially limited to those aged under 65.
BBC News – Europe

The health secretary says 379 households in south-east England are being contacted.
BBC News – UK

The 6 January siege on Capitol Hill was “domestic terrorism”, FBI director Christopher Wray says.
BBC News – US & Canada

Scientists discover a high rate of people who suppress the virus without taking medication.
BBC News – Africa

Canary Wharf expects people to return to the office but may choose home working some of the time.
BBC News – Business

Israel’s prime minister says it is “clear” the Helios Ray was the target of an Iranian operation.
BBC News – Middle East

A group of Afro-Colombian women use their skills to help women give birth in areas run by gangs.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Armenia’s embattled PM is now in open dispute with the armed forces chiefs.
BBC News – Europe

The whereabouts of one infected person is unknown, as they did not give their full contact details.
BBC News – UK

The former US president hints at another run in 2024 as he returns to the political stage.
BBC News – US & Canada

The former Nigerian finance minister becomes the first woman, and the first African, head of the WTO.
BBC News – Africa