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BBC news with Aileen McHugh.

Preliminary figure showed that greenhouse gas emission in the U.S. rose by more than 6% last year. Researchers said the rise will make it harder for the country to stick to its pledges on emissions reduction. A separate scientific report issued on Monday said last year's weather and climate-related disasters have cost the United States at least 145 billion dollars. Nearly 700 Americans were killed.

President Joe Biden has told the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of his concern about reports of civilian death caused by recent airstrikes. More than 50 displaced people were reported killed in an airstrike in Tigray on Friday.

After talks in Geneva with U.S. diplomats, Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergey Ryabkov has warned the United States not to underestimate the risks of confrontation with Moscow over Ukraine. His U.S. counterpart Wendy Sherman said the Russians had told her that they did not intent to invade Ukraine.

The U.S. and European Union have imposed sanctions against Nicaraguan officials and relatives of President Daniel Ortega who will be sworn in a fourth term later on Monday. They have accused the government of Nicaragua of rigging the elections.

As many as 100 people received an email from British Prime Minister's private secretary, inviting them to a drinks gathering in Downing Street garden in May,2020, at a time England was under full lockdown. Mr.Johnson has faced a barrage of criticism over alleged parties and government offices in breach of Covid-19 lockdowns.

The mother of the Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic says her son has already achieve the biggest win of his career by having his Australian VISA reinstated. Despite returning to training, the country's immigration minister is still considering whether to revoke his access to the country. Djokovic says he's focused on trying to defend his Australian open title.

BBC news.