Yemen conflict: US strikes radar sites after missile attack on ship
The US launches its first strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen after a US warship is targeted by a missile for the second time in days. BBC News – Middle East
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German terror suspect Jaber al-Bakr’s jail death a scandal, says lawyer
The death in a German jail of a Syrian terror suspect is a legal scandal, his lawyer says, as officials insist the inmate was not an “acute risk”. BBC News – Europe
Hurricane Nicole closes in on Bermuda
Bermuda braces for the arrival of Hurricane Nicole, a Category Four storm that forecasters warn could make landfall later on Thursday. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Tesco brand price dispute resolved
Issues surrounding the supply of leading brands including Marmite to Tesco have now been resolved, says Unilever. BBC News – UK
NJ Governor Chris Christie hit with criminal summons over bridge closure
A judge signs a criminal summons accusing New Jersey Governor Chris Christie of misconduct for his alleged role in the 2013 closure of a bridge. BBC News – US & Canada
Nigeria’s Chibok schoolgirls freed in Boko Haram deal
Twenty-one of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014 by Boko Haram Islamist militants have been freed, the president’s spokesman confirms. BBC News – Africa