Iran’s Foreign Minister, at the United Nations in New York, says mediators have submitted a new plan to the White House, that would pave the way for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen within a week.

The Strait is a key waterway through which twenty percent of the world’s oil supplies passed, before the war. Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that talks with the US on other issues, including Iran’s nuclear programme, would start afterwards.

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Residents of a village in Oxfordshire have voted to become independent from the UK in a symbolic referendum held in protest at plans to house more than 1,000 migrants at a former military base.

Villagers in Piddington, near Bicester, voted on Tuesday over Home Office proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers at nearby MoD Bicester.

The 350 residents were invited to cast their ballot in a small box outside the village hall, the community hub of Piddington.

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Services provided by state-owned telecoms operator Ethio Telecom have been completely cut, although those from the much smaller private firm Safaricom remain operational.

Internet monitoring group NetBlocks earlier posted on X that network data indicated a sub-national internet shutdown in northern Tigray.

Clashes between Tigrayan forces and their allies and Ethiopia’s federal troops broke out on Wednesday, prompting heightened tension and reports of panic buying.

During the two-year civil which ended in 2022, Tigray was totally cut off from the outside world.

Limited access to cash, food and medicine pushed hundreds of thousands into famine-like conditions.

The BBC has contacted Ethiopian authorities for comment.

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Pope Leo XIV embarks on a four-day visit to France on Friday, with the highpoint being a giant Mass attended by more than half a million people in central Paris.

For Saturday’s afternoon celebration, an altar has been built on the Place de la Concorde and a large area around the Champs-Élysées sealed off by police.

President Emmanuel Macron greeted the Pope at Orly airport on Friday morning, and is due to hold talks with him at the Élysée Palace on geopolitical issues and artificial intelligence (AI) later. He will also deliver a speech with the Pope in Metz.

However, the president will not be at any of the Pope’s Masses, largely to avoid breaching France’s strict separation of state and religion.

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Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington has come to an end, but has the trip – filled with pomp and ceremony – actually accomplished anything? 

Xi arrived in Washington with the hope of breakthroughs on AI cooperation and Taiwan – but despite the red carpets and warm words, there was little progress on some of the key issues. 

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00:00 Intro
01:34 What was accomplished?
02:10 What did China want?
03:06 Why does China want Taiwan?
05:34 White House media ban
07:35 Did Trump AI-alter an image?
08:54 Panda diplomacy
11:11 When will Trump and Xi meet next?

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