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UK weather: Snow and ice warnings in place as temperatures plummetTemperatures could fall to -10C in north-east Scotland after snow swept across parts of the UK on Friday. BBC News – UK

George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote“To hell with this place,” the disgraced congressman says as he leaves the Capitol. BBC News – US & Canada

Ethiopia pilgrims return to Aksum for festival in Ark of Covenant cityAksum’s authorities say half a million people are there for the first time since the Tigray war ended. BBC News – Africa

The World's Five Newest Countries The United Nations (UN) currently comprises of 193 countries as well as the observer state of the Vatican. However, the number of […]

Train strikes: RMT vote ends industrial action until at least springRail workers have voted to accept a pay deal, ending their involvement in a long-running series of strikes. BBC News – Business

Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended as more hostages freedThe temporary ceasefire will last another day after it was extended just before it was due to expire. BBC News – Middle East

Cobre Panamá: Panama orders controversial copper mine's closureEnvironmentalists warned the mine threatened water supplies and damaged Panama’s coastal area. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russian court bans 'LGBT movement'Russia’s Supreme Court declares the “international LGBT public movement” an extremist organisation. BBC News – Europe

Shane MacGowan: Pogues singer dies aged 65The Irish singer-songwriter, whose hits include Fairytale of New York, was unwell for some time. BBC News – UK

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies aged 100For decades he played a pivotal, and sometimes polarising, role in US foreign policy. BBC News – US & Canada