Ethiopian’s Birtukan Mideksa appointed election boss
Birtukan Mideksa returned home from exile earlier this month and will oversee elections in May 2020. BBC News – Africa
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Chicago hospital shooting: Doctor, pharmacist and policeman mourned
A doctor who worked two jobs in medical college, a young cop and a newly graduated pharmacist died. BBC News – US & Canada
May heading to Brussels amid scramble to finalise Brexit deal
The PM will meet Jean-Claude Juncker as stumbling blocks remain over the two sides’ future relations. BBC News – UK
Russian loses Interpol race to S Korean
Interpol elects a South Korean as president, rejecting the controversial Russian frontrunner. BBC News – Europe
US migrant caravan: Trump’s asylum ban halted by judge
The US president issued the proclamation at a time of political tension over a migrant caravan. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Yemen crisis: 85,000 children ‘dead from malnutrition’
Many thousands of under-fives have died from deprived diets due to the war, a leading charity warns. BBC News – Middle East