US team ‘on ground’ in Nigeria hunt
Secretary of State John Kerry says a US team is set to start work in Nigeria to help find some 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram militants. BBC News – Africa
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Barclays to announce big job cuts
Barclays is expected to announce as many as 15,000 job cuts in its strategy announcement due on Thursday, according to BBC business editor Kamal Ahmed. BBC News – Business
Putin ‘backs’ Ukraine election
In an apparent policy shift, Russia’s president describes Ukraine’s election on 25 May as a step “in the right direction”. BBC News – Europe
Colombia raids ‘spying’ office
Colombia says it has raided an office that illegally intercepted rebel and government communications to try to undermine ongoing peace talks in Cuba. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Syria rebels evacuated from Homs
Syrian rebels leave the last opposition-held enclaves in Homs, ending three years of resistance in the “capital of the revolution”. BBC News – Middle East
UK team to aid Nigeria girls effort
The UK is to send a small team of experts to Nigeria to help efforts to find 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants. BBC News – UK