For the past five months the head of the Ethiopian government has adamantly denied the existence of Eritrean troops, together with their military hardware, in the northern region of Tigray.
President Joe Biden has called for an assault weapon ban and the closure of background check loopholes, after the seventh mass killing this year in the US left 10 dead.
A Banksy original offering an "image of hope" during the pandemic has sold for a record £16.8m, auction house Christie's has said - with the proceeds going to health charities.
The prime minister has hailed the "courage, discipline and patience of the nation" one year after he first announced a lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
The UK has recorded another 112 coronavirus-related deaths in the latest 24-hour period, as the number of people to have had a first vaccine dose passes 28 million.
A single mother who wants doctors to keep treating her brain-damaged daughter is preparing to take her case to the Supreme Court, according to a campaign group.
