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Oil prices surge after surprise move to cut outputBrent crude jumps by more than 5% after major oil countries say they will cut production. BBC News – Business

Israeli head teacher guilty of child sex abuseMalka Leifer has been convicted for sexually abusing two pupils at a Melbourne school in the early 2000s. BBC News – Middle East

Mexico migrant centre fire: 'They didn't deserve to die this way'There is growing outrage over a fire which killed at least 39 people at a migrant centre in Mexico. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Vladlen Tatarsky: Woman detained over killing of pro-Kremlin bloggerA 26-year-old woman is held after Vladlen Tatarsky died in an explosion at a St Petersburg cafe. BBC News – Europe

More strikes planned as teachers reject pay offerMembers of the National Education Union in England will strike on Thursday 27 April and Tuesday 2 May. BBC News – UK

Trump 'gearing up for battle' at New York court hearing, lawyer saysThe former president says he will address supporters in Florida after his Tuesday court hearing in New York. BBC News – US & Canada

Burkina Faso expels correspondents from French newspapersThe correspondents of Le Monde and Libération were given 24 hours to leave the former French colony. BBC News – Africa

Council tax, water and mobile bills rise for millionsA range of bills – from council tax to water – are going up, but the lowest earners also get a pay rise. BBC News – Business

Two Iranian women arrested for not covering hair after man attacks them with yoghurtThe women seem to have been attacked for not wearing the hijab properly in public, which is illegal. BBC News – Middle East

'I'm still alive' jokes Pope as he leaves hospitalThe 86-year-old was admitted to Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Wednesday with breathing difficulties. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean