Montpellier arrests: France police avert ‘imminent’ attack
Three men and a girl of 16 are found with bomb-making materials in a police raid in Montpellier. BBC News – Europe
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Trump travel ban faces new legal assault in Virginia court
Virginia lawyers cite “overwhelming evidence” the policy “resulted from animus toward Muslims”. BBC News – US & Canada
£50m of cocaine found on Norfolk beaches
About 360kg of cocaine is recovered from two beaches after a member of the public alerted police. BBC News – UK
Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta declares drought a national disaster
Kenya’s president appeals for international aid after declaring drought a national disaster. BBC News – Africa
US says it killed 11 al-Qaeda operatives in Syria air strikes
Air strikes near Idlib killed 11 al-Qaeda members, the Pentagon says. BBC News – Middle East
Squeeze on rental properties predicted
Rental prices could rise faster than house prices over the next five years, say surveyors. BBC News – Business