Ethiopia mourns 55 killed during protest at Oromia festival
Ethiopia’s government declares three days of mourning after at least 55 people were killed during a protest at a religious festival. BBC News – Africa
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Heathrow runway decision to be made ‘shortly’
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says a decision on where to locate a new runway in South East England will be taken “shortly”. BBC News – Business
Syria conflict: Besieged areas of Aleppo a ‘living hell’
Civilians in rebel-held areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo are enduring a “living hell”, the UN humanitarian chief says, as fighting rages on. BBC News – Middle East
Colombia conflict: Voters decide on Farc peace deal
People in Colombia vote on whether to accept a peace deal agreed by the government and Farc rebels and end a 52-year conflict. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brexit: PM to trigger Article 50 by end of March
Theresa May tells the BBC she will trigger Brexit by the end of March, starting the formal two-year process of withdrawing the UK from the European Union. BBC News – UK
Hungary holds referendum on EU mandatory migrant plan
Hungarians are going to the polls in a referendum on whether to accept mandatory EU quotas for relocating migrants. BBC News – Europe