Ukraine diplomacy continues, a coup in Burkina Faso, Johnson's birthday bash & Neil Young vs Spotify

The Kremlin is unimpressed by the West's written responses to their demands over Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russian flags flew in Burkina Faso this week after a coup ousted yet another civilian government over failure to get a handle on jihadist insurgency. The UK PM's 2021 birthday involved up to 30 guests and a cake, which some might call that a party... but will the police? Finally, in the latest instalment of the Big Tech misinformation saga, Neil Young is off Spotify in a stand against podcaster Joe Rogan, accused of spreading falsehoods about Covid-19.