Two more captured Britons charged by pro-Russian rebels, say reports
Andrew Hill and aid worker Dylan Healy are understood to be under investigation as mercenaries. BBC News – UK
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Texas migrant deaths: Truck driver ‘unaware air conditioner had stopped working’
The suspected driver of the truck where 53 migrants were found dead was hiding in bushes nearby. BBC News – US & Canada
Gambia bans all timber exports to combat rosewood smuggling
In 2020, the BBC revealed that vast quantities of protected rosewood were being trafficked from Senegal. BBC News – Africa
Bulb boss Hayden Wood to step down from collapsed energy firm
Hayden Wood had stayed on with a £250,000 salary after the government put the company into administration. BBC News – Business
Yair Lapid: The ex-TV host who is Israel’s new PM
The 58-year-old former boxer and TV presenter takes the top office for the first time. BBC News – Middle East
Ecuador protests: Indigenous leaders agree to call off strikes
Indigenous groups led two weeks of protests against fuel costs, paralysing the country’s economy. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean