Iraq election: Shia rivals of PM Abadi ‘make gains’
The bloc led by PM Haider al-Abadi is trailing behind two other Shia groups, early results suggest. BBC News – Middle East
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Trump seeks to save Chinese jobs at ZTE ahead of trade talks
The US president makes a surprise move to help a telecoms firm subject to a US export ban. BBC News – US & Canada
IS still threatens Europe, warns MI5 chief
Andrew Parker also reveals that 12 terror attacks have been thwarted in the UK since last March. BBC News – UK
Paris knife attack: Suspect ‘French citizen born in Russia’s Chechnya’
The suspect in Saturday’s deadly knife attack was on a French security watch list, sources say. BBC News – Europe
Missing Joe Tilley found dead in Colombia
Joe Tilley’s family had flown out to the South American country in a desperate effort to find him. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
South Africa direct rule for North West province
Violent protests at alleged corruption by local officials have gripped the region. BBC News – Africa