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Dozens killed by Israeli fire at aid point, Gaza health officials say
Health officials in Gaza say dozens of people have been killed and dozens more injured by Israeli fire as they waited for a UN aid delivery.The IDF has not…
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Clashes in Syria despite ceasefire agreement
There have been further clashes in Syria's Suweida province where gunmen from the Bedouin community have continued to target the Druze minority in defiance of…
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Syrian presidency announces ceasefire
Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa has pledged to protect all of Syria's minorities as he sent security forces to the Druze heartland, after sectarian…
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Syria: Renewed clashes between Bedouin tribesmen and Druze Community
Renewed clashes between Bedouin tribesmen and members of the minority Druze Community have erupted in the south of Syria. A war monitoring group says there's…
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EU agrees fresh round of sanctions on Russia
Three and a half years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European Union countries have agreed to slap yet more sanctions on Moscow. Slovakia had…
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Pope renews call for Gaza ceasefire after Israeli strike on church kills three
Pope Leo XIV has renewed his call for a Gaza ceasefire after three people sheltering in the Catholic church in Gaza City were killed in an Israeli strike. The…
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Syrian forces leave Sweida
Syrian government forces have left the southern city of Sweida, where days of sectarian clashes involving the Druze minority have left hundreds dead. Interim…
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International concern as Israel strikes targets in Syria
After sectarian clashes in southern Syria, Israel launches airstrikes on Syrian government targets, saying it needs to protect the Druze ethnic minority. We…
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Israel strikes Syria amid sectarian clashes
Israel carried out a series of drone strike against Damascus, after the breakdown of a ceasefire between the Syrian government and fighters from the Druze…
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Thousands of Afghans relocated to UK in secret scheme
The British Government has revealed it has secretly moved thousands of Afghans to the UK, after a data leak by a defence official. We'll hear from the…
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President Trump says he’s disappointed with Putin
president Trump says he is disappointed with Putin. Donald Trump talks to the BBC about Russia, the UK and the attempt on his life. Also in the programme…
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Trump threatens ‘very severe’ tariffs on Russia
Donald Trump says new weapons are en route to Ukraine and new sanctions could be heading to Russia as he gives vent to his frustrations with Vladimir Putin…
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Trump promises 'very sophisticated' equipment for Kyiv
Ukraine's President Zelensky has thanked the United States for its support, ahead of Donald Trump's expected announcement of more military hardware, to be paid…
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Ten Palestinians killed at water point in Gaza
Israel says what it called a technical error led to the airstrike that's reported to have killed ten Palestinians - mostly children - in Gaza. It said a…
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Russia's top diplomat visits North Korea
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, has offered Moscow his full support on the war in Ukraine during talks with the visiting Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei…
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Trump says EU and Mexico face 30% tariff from August
US President Donald Trump says he intends to impose 30 per cent tariffs on goods imported to the US from the EU and Mexico, starting from the first of August…
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Fuel switches cut off before Air India crash
A preliminary report on the Air India crash that killed 260 people in June has found that both fuel control switches were in the cut-off position - a step that…
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Srebrenica revisited: 30 years on from the worst massacre of the Balkan wars
On this day in 1995, at the height of the war in the former Yugoslavia, the Bosnian Serb army captured what was supposedly the UN "safe area" of Srebrenica. In…
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Gaza hospital stops admitting casualties
Gaza's largest remaining hospital, the Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis, has stopped admitting casualties because of Israeli troops…
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15 people killed outside medical clinic in Gaza
The CEO of Gaza aid group Project Hope tells Newshour there is ‘no justification’ for the killing of civilians seeking medical care, after an Israeli strike…
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South Africans fear spike in HIV infections as US aid cuts bite
The UN agency dealing with AIDS and HIV warns of millions of new cases, directly as a result of global funding cuts. We hear from the head of the agency -- and…
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Kenya's president calls for protestors to be shot in the legs
Kenya's President William Ruto has ordered police to shoot protesters in the legs any protesters targeting businesses. The UN and human rights groups have…
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Sheikh Hasina caught on tape authorising shooting of protesters
A BBC investigation has found that the former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, authorised her security forces to use lethal force against…
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Israel's plan to move Gazans into a camp
Israel's defence minister says he has instructed its military to prepare a plan to move all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp in the south of the territory…
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Malaria breakthrough for babies
A new treatment for malaria in babies and very small children has just been approved; we hear more about the drug expected to save many lives.Also in the…
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Trump and Netanyahu meet to discuss Gaza ceasefire
After 21 months of war, there are growing hopes of a new Gaza ceasefire announcement as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Donald…
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Guilty of three counts of murder
Erin Patterson, the Australian woman who poisoned her estranged husband's family using toxic mushrooms. Our correspondent was in court for the verdict.Also on…
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At least 69 killed in Texas flash floods
A massive search and rescue operation continues in Texas with 11 children still missing after catastrophic flash floods. One survivor tells us how her brother…
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Despair and anger in Texas flood zone
The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, says emergency workers will be relentless in their search for everyone missing after catastrophic flash floods. At least 27…
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Nine children among 27 dead in Texas flooding
At least 27 people, including nine children, have died and dozens of people are missing amid flash floods in Texas on Independence Day, according to US…
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Texas floods leave more than 20 dead
Search continues for missing girls at Camp Mystic, a Christian summer camp by the Guadalupe River.Also in the programme: on the eve of the Dalai Lama turning…
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Ukraine experiences its biggest bombardment since the war began
Russian drones and missiles hit nearly every district of Kyiv overnight. A record 539 drone and 11 missiles strikes were recorded by Ukrainian authorities…
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Russia bombs Kyiv
Ukraine says Russia carried out its biggest drone and missile attack on the capital yet, just two days after the US announced it was suspending the supply of…
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US politicians narrowly approve 'big, beautiful, bill'
The US House of Representatives has narrowly approved President Trump's budget bill, despite the Democratic leader in the House delaying the vote for more than…
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UN report accuses companies of complicity in war crimes in the Palestinian territories
The UN's special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, has accused dozens of companies of being complicit in war crimes in…
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Jury delivers verdicts in trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs
The US rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs is awaiting a bail decision after being found guilty on prostitution charges relating to his sex parties. He was cleared of…
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What's next for Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'?
After being passed by the Senate, President Trump's bill returns to the House. We speak to rural healthcare provider Karen White on its possible impact on…
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US Senate Republicans narrowly pass Trump's 'big, beautiful' bill
The US Senate has narrowly approved President Trump's major tax and spending bill. The chamber was evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, meaning the…
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USAID cuts risk causing 14 million deaths -report
New research has predicted that more than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die because of the Trump…
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What is Netanyahu's Gaza strategy?
Israel has carried out waves of airstrikes and artillery fire in Gaza, reportedly killing at least 60 people, some of them while queuing for aid. Medical…
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US and Iran step back from nuclear talks
Prospects for negotiations between the United States and Iran on nuclear proliferation have dimmed significantly.Just a few days ago, it seemed the two sides…
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Iran says no date set for talks with US
Iran's deputy foreign minister has told the BBC it will not enter into talks on its nuclear programme unless America guarantees not to bomb the country again…
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Iran could start enriching uranium for bomb within months, UN nuclear chief says
Iran has the capacity to start enriching uranium again - for a possible bomb - in "a matter of months", Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy…
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Europe facing heatwave
Southern European countries have issued health and fire warnings as temperatures may exceed forty Celsius this weekend. Spanish emergency services are on…
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Iran holds state funeral for commanders and scientists
Tehran stages a mass state funeral for senior Iranian military commanders and nuclear scientists killed in Israeli attacks. The BBC's Lyse Doucet reports from…
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UN says international community must improve Gaza aid system
UNICEF spokesperson James Elder responds to allegations made by the head of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, Reverend Johnnie Moore, who told Newshour that…
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More Palestinians killed waiting for food
More Palestinians are reported to have been killed waiting for food near an aid site run by Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The head of the…
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US Defence Secretary calls strikes most complex military operation in history
The White House has doubled down over its assessment of the Iran strike with the Trump administration slamming the leaked report that questioned how effective…
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Iran's supreme leader delivers first video message since US strikes
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has said the United States gained nothing from its attacks on the country's nuclear sites. Ayatollah Khamenei, in his first…
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President Trump: "We're going to meet with Iran"
President Trump says the United States and Iran will hold a meeting next week, but that they do not need to sign an agreement. He also denied reports that the…
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NATO meets for 'consequential' summit
NATO leaders have been meeting in the Netherlands at a time when President Trump's 'America First' policies have strained the transatlantic alliance. We listen…
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Israel - Iran ceasefire appears to be holding
President Trump made an angry intervention, accusing both sides of violating it when hostilities looked like they would restart.Also on the programme: the…
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Iran attacks US airbase in Qatar
Explosions were heard in the US-run airbase at Al-Udeid in Qatar as short-and-medium-range ballistic missiles, originating from Iran, targetted the site. There…
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What will Iran do next?
After the US's unprecedented strikes over the weekend, the future of Iran's nuclear programme remains uncertain. Israel has sent a new wave of strikes hitting…
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UN Security Council holds emergency meeting over Iran nuclear strikes
The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the US airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites. The UN chief, Antonio Guterres, said that…
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US strikes Iran nuclear facilities and joins war
The United States has carried out massive precision strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran. The bombings early on Sunday at Isfahan, Natanz and Fordo took…
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Belarusian opposition activist freed
The Belarusian activist Sergey Tikhanovsky, husband of the exiled opposition politician Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, was freed in a surprise release along with…
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Erdogan slams Israeli strikes as Muslim countries explore diplomatic options
At a gathering of Muslim-majority states in Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has condemned Israel’s military strikes on Iran, accusing it of…
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Iran-European talks debate Tehran's nuclear programme
Iran agrees to a second day of talks in Geneva over the fate of its nuclear programme. Their meeting marked the first face-to-face dialogue between Tehran and…