Darfur to vote on political future
The western Sudanese region of Darfur is to vote on its administrative status, 13 years after the start of a conflict which has left 300,000 dead. BBC News – Africa
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Hammond urges China minister over steel
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond discusses the issue of over-capacity in steel production with his Chinese counterpart in Beijing. BBC News – Business
Egypt denies Italian request in probe
Egypt rejects Italy’s request for phone records relating to the death of Italian student Giulio Regeni in Cairo earlier this year. BBC News – Middle East
Mossack Fonseca raided in El Salvador
Authorities in El Salvador raid the offices of the Panama law firm at the centre of a massive data leak, the attorney general’s office says. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Suspect ‘says he is Brussels man in hat’
Belgian prosecutors say terror suspect Mohamed Abrini admits being the “man in the hat” seen with the suicide bombers at Brussels airport. BBC News – Europe
PM: I could have handled tax row better
Prime Minister David Cameron says “blame me” for how the row over his financial affairs was handled, as he says he will publish his tax returns. BBC News – UK