Bookings surge after Covid quarantine rules relaxed
Airlines say bookings increase after the government removed quarantine rules on amber-list countries. BBC News – Business
Craig Taylor
The growing Gulf rivalry that’s pushing up oil prices
A public rift between Saudi Arabia and the UAE caused talks between oil exporters to be abandoned. BBC News – Middle East
Jovenel Moïse: Foreign hit squad killed Haiti’s president, police say
A group of 26 Colombians and two Americans shot President Jovenel Moïse in his home, police say. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
EU votes for action over Hungary’s anti-LGBT law
The new legislation bans the depiction or promotion of homosexuality and gender change among under-18s. BBC News – Europe
NHS Covid-19 app sensitivity to be reviewed
There has been a huge increase in the number of people being “pinged” by the app in England and Wales. BBC News – UK
Biden defends decision to end Afghan military operation
“The status quo was not an option,” the fourth president to oversee the war said as violence flares. BBC News – US & Canada