Cuba pardons 787 inmates after Pope’s call for mercy
Cuba pardons almost 800 prisoners in response to a call by Pope Francis to show mercy to inmates. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Syria conflict: Assad hopes for ‘anti-terror ally’ in Trump
Syria’s president says he hopes Donald Trump will be an “anti-terror ally” but remains “cautious”. BBC News – Middle East
France’s Emmanuel Macron to unveil presidency bid
Former economy minister Emmanuel Macron is expected to unveil his bid for the French presidency. BBC News – Europe
Boris Johnson offering ‘impossible’ Brexit vision
Boris Johnson is accused of offering a view of post-EU life which is “intellectually impossible”. BBC News – UK
Barack Obama warns of rise of ‘crude nationalism’
On his final foreign trip, President Obama warns of a “rise in a crude sort of nationalism”. BBC News – US & Canada
Nigeria Boko Haram: 75,000 children ‘risk dying of hunger’
Some 75,000 children in insurgency-hit northern Nigeria could die of hunger within months, UN says. BBC News – Africa