Post Office Horizon scandal inquiry extended after criticism
Business minister Paul Scully says the bolstered inquiry “will get to the bottom of this appalling affair”. BBC News – Business
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Israel-Gaza: Biden tells Netanyahu he wants ‘path to ceasefire’
The US president tells Benjamin Netanyahu he wants a “significant” move towards a ceasefire. BBC News – Middle East
Jesús Santrich: Leader of Colombian breakaway rebel group ‘killed’
Jesús Santrich was a key figure, first in the Farc rebel group and later in a breakaway faction. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Belgian manhunt for heavily armed far-right soldier
Police backed up by military search a national park after the armed shooting instructor disappears. BBC News – Europe
Rail services to come under unified state control
A new public body, Great British Railways, will lead the biggest rail shake-up since privatisation. BBC News – UK
Nord Stream 2: Biden waives US sanctions on Russian pipeline
The US also lifted sanctions on a Vladimir Putin ally who leads the firm behind the Nord Stream 2 project. BBC News – US & Canada