Canada backs doctor-assisted suicide
Canada’s Supreme Court rules that doctors may help patients who have severe and incurable medical conditions to die, overturning a 1993 ban. BBC News – US & Canada
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GCHQ censured over data deal with US
UK agency GCHQ was not open enough on how it shared intelligence gathered by US mass internet surveillance, a tribunal rules. BBC News – UK
Boko Haram in first Niger attack
The Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram attacks a town in Niger for the first time, a day after launching a raid into Cameroon. BBC News – Africa
Venezuela seeks mediation with US
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro calls for a relationship with the US based on diplomacy, after the US imposed sanctions on Venezuelan officials. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Jordan vows ‘severe response’ to IS
Jordan’s King Abdullah II vows to fight back against Islamic State, a day after an IS video shows a Jordanian pilot being burnt alive. BBC News – Middle East
BT to buy mobile firm EE for £12.5bn
UK phone giant BT agrees to buy the British mobile operator EE for £12.5bn, it says. BBC News – Business