Bloomberg A female suicide bomber killed 14 people, including herself, after detonating explosives in a building housing people displaced by Boko Haram violence in northeast Nigeria, according to a state rescue agency. The bomber also injured 24 others in Friday night’s attack in the town of Dikwa, Bello Dambatta, who heads the rapid response team of the Borno State Emergency …

Bloomberg The US will have to cut staff numbers by more than 700 at its diplomatic missions in Russia as a result of an order to slash the size of American representation in retaliation for new sanctions, according to two officials in Moscow. Russia on Friday ordered the US to reduce diplomatic and technical personnel at its embassy and consulates …

Reuters The four Arab countries which have cut ties with Qatar said on Sunday they were ready for talks to tackle the dispute if Doha showed willingness to deal with their demands. The foreign ministers of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE met in the Bahraini capital Manama to discuss the crisis that has raised tensions across the region. …