US-Canada relations ‘must improve’
Canadian liberal leader Justin Trudeau said US-Canada relations are “crucial” and have been “soured” under Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper. BBC News – US & Canada
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Nigeria general jailed over defeat
A military court in Nigeria sentences a general to six months in jail for his involvement in one of the army’s worst defeats by Boko Haram militants. BBC News – Africa
Tesco sells mothballed sites for £250m
Tesco is selling off more than a dozen sites that it no longer wants to develop to a property company in a £250m deal. BBC News – Business
Guzman prison guards video released
Video footage shows more details of the escape of Mexico’s top drug lord Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman – and the reaction from guards upon discovering it. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Syrian army launches Homs offensive
Syrian government forces launch an offensive in the central province of Homs, following intense air strikes by Russian warplanes. BBC News – Middle East
Two new Lockerbie suspects identified
Scottish prosecutors say they want to interview two Libyans they have identified as suspects over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people. BBC News – UK