Cuba: Fidel Castro’s son ‘takes own life’
Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart, known as “Fidelito”, is found dead in Cuba. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Marine cuts would ‘undermine UK security’
MPs describe rumoured cuts as “militarily illiterate” and warn the Treasury “has got to cough up”. BBC News – UK
Russian jet shot down in Syria’s Idlib province
The Sukhoi-25 crashes in a rebel-held area in Idlib and the pilot is killed in a firefight, Russia says. BBC News – Europe
Russia condemns US nuclear bomb plans
Moscow says the stress on countering Russia is confrontational. BBC News – US & Canada
Italy attack targets African migrants
A man suspected of racially-motivated shootings that injure six is arrested in the town of Macerata. BBC News – Africa
Syria conflict: Air strike cripples underground hospital
The facility built under 20m of rock is hit in the latest attack against hospitals, aid workers say. BBC News – Middle East