Labour election report a ‘whitewash’
A former Labour pollster tells the BBC that a report into why Labour lost the 2015 election is a “whitewash and a massive missed opportunity”. BBC News – UK
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Mammoth snowstorm hits eastern US
A massive snowstorm brings much of the eastern US to a standstill, with officials in New York believing it could be one of the city’s worst snowstorms. BBC News – US & Canada
South Sudan fails to form government
South Sudan misses a key deadline to create a transitional government, part of a peace deal to end the civil war which began in 2013. BBC News – Africa
Shares up as market rally continues
Global stock markets rally for a second day, boosted by rising oil prices and hopes of more stimulus measures from central banks. BBC News – Business
‘US expanding air strip’ in north Syria
The BBC obtains satellite imagery which appears to show the US expanding an air strip in Kurdish-controlled northern Syria. BBC News – Middle East
Haiti presidential runoff ‘to go ahead’
Haiti’s president says a runoff to choose the nation’s next leader will take place on Sunday despite threats of an opposition boycott. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean