Trump lawyer dismisses tax return demand
Mr Trump’s lawyers hit back after a Congressional committee demanded to see six years of his returns. BBC News – US & Canada
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Libya crisis: Fighting flares on outskirts of Tripoli
The UN’s Libya envoy has insisted that a planned conference on possible new elections will go ahead. BBC News – Africa
Birmingham Pub bombings: Victims were unlawfully killed
A botched IRA warning caused or contributed to 21 deaths in Birmingham in 1974, an inquest finds. BBC News – UK
Brexit: UK asks EU for further extension until 30 June
Theresa May says she still wants to leave before European elections on 23 May if deal is agreed. BBC News – Europe
Brazil textbooks ‘to be revised to deny 1964 coup’
The new right-wing education minister wants to soften references to the 1964 army coup in textbooks. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Saudi Arabia ‘launches wave of arrests’ over rights support
Seven writers and bloggers are detained in a second wave of arrests in the kingdom, activists say. BBC News – Middle East