Craig Taylor

EU interior ministers are to discuss the Mediterranean migrant crisis, as Italy threatens a strong response if no deal is reached.
BBC News – Europe

The UK’s EU referendum will not take place on the same day as national and local elections next May, the government says.
BBC News – UK

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has officially launched his US presidential campaign, promising to “take nothing and no one for granted”.
BBC News – US & Canada

A militant Islamist group in Libya denies that a US air strike killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, one of North Africa’s most feared jihadists.
BBC News – Africa

Talks with Greek and EU officials in Brussels have failed to reach an agreement despite Greece submitting counter-proposals.
BBC News – Business

The Israeli government issues a report into the 2014 war in Gaza, saying that its military actions were “lawful” and “legitimate”.
BBC News – Middle East

The Colombian army says it has killed a top military commander from the country’s second largest guerrilla group, the National Liberation Front.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The European Space Agency says its comet lander, Philae, has woken up and contacted Earth, seven months after it lost power.
BBC News – Europe

A West Yorkshire teenager is believed to have become Britain’s youngest ever suicide bomber after reportedly blowing himself up in Iraq.
BBC News – UK

A man suspected of attacking the Dallas police HQ before later being shot dead by police had “snapped” under personal pressures, his father says.
BBC News – US & Canada

A senior Islamist leader who ordered a deadly attack on an Algerian gas plant in 2013 has been killed in a US air strike, Libyan officials say.
BBC News – Africa

A national rollout of smart meters needs to be run by someone outside of government, said the company promoting the project.
BBC News – Business

An Israeli military investigation clears its forces of wrongdoing over the deaths of four Palestinian boys in an attack in Gaza during the 2014 war.
BBC News – Middle East

Colombian Farc rebels kill three policemen and leave half a million people without power in two attacks that came amid continuing peace talks.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Shares in Europe and the US fall amid reports that senior EU officials have discussed a Greek default for the first time.
BBC News – Europe

Prince George joins his family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for a flypast of the Red Arrows in honour of the Queen’s official birthday.
BBC News – UK

A gunman opens fire on the police headquarters in the US city of Dallas, before fleeing the scene in what appeared to be an armoured vehicle.
BBC News – US & Canada

Madagascar’s constitutional court throws out parliament’s bid to dismiss President Hery Rajaonarimampianina.
BBC News – Africa

The new captain at the helm of the Thunder’s locker room will have a transition to go through this summer and fall, but when it’s time to
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Britain’s Rail regulator is to investigate Network Rail’s performance accusing the company of delivering poor punctuality and reliability on some of its busiest commuter routes.
BBC News – Business