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Cuban officials confirm César Prieto left their delegation during a pre-Olympic tournament.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Air France and Austrian Airlines routes to Moscow are halted as Russia rejects new flight plans.
BBC News – Europe

Surgeons in England want specialist sites for non-urgent operations delayed because of the pandemic.
BBC News – UK

Patrisse Cullors says her exit is nothing to do with “right-wing attacks that tried to discredit my character”.
BBC News – US & Canada

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas asks for forgiveness for atrocities and announces financial support deal.
BBC News – Africa

Trade union GMB can negotiate for drivers after it was recognised by the ride-hailing giant.
BBC News – Business

Bashar al-Assad is seen as certain to win an election rejected as a farce by the opposition.
BBC News – Middle East

Tests carried out on a giant tortoise found in 2019 confirm it belongs to a species believed extinct.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

As Western pressure grows, Alexander Lukashenko says his country’s critics are “strangling” Belarus.
BBC News – Europe

Boris Johnson’s former aide says the PM is “unfit for the job” over his handling of the pandemic.
BBC News – UK

The US president gives intelligence agencies 90 days to report amid controversy over its origin.
BBC News – US & Canada

About 200 people were on the vessel and around 40 have reportedly been rescued.
BBC News – Africa

Here’s the latest mental challenge in the Five Minutes Spare ”Alphabet Series” – it’s the letter ‘Z’ Quiz. It’s a multi-choice general knowledge quiz themed around words that begin with the letter ‘Z’. We at […]

Here’s the latest challenge in the Five Minutes Spare ”Alphabet Series” – it’s the letter ‘Y’ Quiz. It’s a multi-choice general knowledge quiz themed around words that begin with the letter ‘Y’. We at Five […]

The business secretary says taking control of the steel company is the least likely option.
BBC News – Business

The US secretary of state wants to consolidate a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants.
BBC News – Middle East

An offshoot of the far-left Shining Path rebel group said it was behind the attack.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Belarusian airlines will be banned from EU skies after a flight was diverted and a journalist held.
BBC News – Europe

People are also asked not to go into or out of places hardest hit by the so-called Indian variant.
BBC News – UK

A bill which further eases some of the loosest gun laws in the US is set to be approved.
BBC News – US & Canada