UK weather: Freezing conditions trigger cold weather payments
Temperatures across the UK plummet overnight, dipping as low as -9.1C in the Scottish Highlands. BBC News – UK
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Russia frees Brittney Griner in prisoner swap
The US and Russia swap jailed basketball star Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout. BBC News – US & Canada
DR Congo conflict: M23 rebels executed over 130 civilians – UN
Investigators say the civilians – including 12 children – were “arbitrarily executed” by M23 rebels. BBC News – Africa
iPhone chip-maker TSMC invests $40bn in Arizona plants
The Taiwan chipmaker triples its US investment amid a chip shortage and the US and China tech war. BBC News – Business
Shireen Abu Aqla: Al Jazeera files case at ICC over journalist’s killing
The network says it has evidence that Shireen Abu Aqla was shot by an Israeli soldier “deliberately”. BBC News – Middle East
Cristina Fernández: Argentina vice-president found guilty of corruption
Cristina Fernández is found guilty of fraud over the award of public work contracts to a friend. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean