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“The BBC's Middle East correspondent Yolande Knell says the UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband "sees this as being a good outcome".”

“Multiple political parties and government bodies have co-ordinated diplomatic efforts seeking clemency.”

“Ukraine has relied on American supplies of Patriot interceptor missiles to combat Russian ballistic missiles, but the US has used much of its stockpile during the war in the Middle East and has been supplying Ukraine with less.”

“Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East absorb international attention, and Europe's burning issue is how to stop so many Afghans fleeing towards their shores.”

“Qatar, which is a key mediator between Washington and Tehran, said it was continuing efforts with other mediators to try to achieve a diplomatic resolution to the war, but admitted no direct talks were currently planned.”