Guatemala prison fight kills 16
Security forces in Guatemala are trying to regain control of a prison after at least 16 people are killed in a fight between inmates. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Two guilty of Palestinian’s murder
Two 17-year-old Israelis are convicted of the murder of Palestinian youth Mohammad Abu Khdair, who was abducted and burned to death in Jerusalem in 2014. BBC News – Middle East
HS2 section ‘to open six years early’
The government has announced plans to open a section of the HS2 high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Crewe six years earlier than originally hoped for in 2027. BBC News – Business
Labour MPs to get free vote on Syria
Jeremy Corbyn grants Labour MPs a free vote on UK air strikes in Syria – with the Commons debate expected to take place on Wednesday. BBC News – UK
The secret bribes of big tobacco
A BBC investigation uncovers evidence that British American Tobacco bribed officials in East Africa. BBC News – Africa
Obama lays rose for Paris victims
US President Barack Obama, in Paris for the UN climate talks, visits the Bataclan theatre to pay his respects to those killed there. BBC News – US & Canada