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Watch: Israeli settler challenged in rare access to West Bank outpostThe Israeli settler outpost of Havat Gilad, deep inside the occupied West Bank, is spread across several hilltops, its sheds and simple block houses clearly visible from neighbouring Palestinian villages.Last weekend saw a wave of settler attacks on Palestinian villages in the area, after an Israeli security guard from Havat Gilad was killed during a confrontation between Palestinians and Israelis in the village of Tal last Friday.Four Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were also killed in the incident, the original cause of which is disputed.After spending the weekend speaking to…
BBCSome Ethiopian inmates got hold of the number for the BBC Tigrinya service and called from a prison phone to tell their storiesThere was desperation in the voice of the young Ethiopian man when he managed to get through to the BBC from a phone in his prison cell on death row in Saudi Arabia.Habtom, whose name – like the other prisoner featured in this article – has been changed to protect his identity, has been held in a jail in the southern city of Khamis Mushait for more than three years.Above the noise of cellmates shouting behind him, he…
Infantino on the brink? Who might replace him if he goes?Fifa president Gianni Infantino is in the eye of a storm after scrapping his attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup. If he goes, who comes in?6 hrs agoFootball
ReutersFirefighters work at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv early on SaturdayAt least nine people were killed in Russian ballistic missile strikes on Ukraine, local officials said early on Saturday.At least another 23 were injured in the attack on the capital Kyiv, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service.Moscow has escalated deadly ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine’s capital recently, prompting President Volodymyr Zelensky to say interceptors are urgently needed.The strikes came two days after a suspected Russian cruise missile landed in Poland during a widespread attack on Ukraine that killed at least eight…
Watch: Why Fifa dropped plans to sell stakes in the World CupBBC’s Shaimaa Khalil explains why Gianni Infantino has backed down on his controversial investment proposal.52 mins ago
ReutersHamas weapons would be handed over to the Board of Peace, Trump saidA senior Israeli official has said troops will not pull back from their current positions in Gaza without the “genuine disarmament” of Palestinian armed group Hamas in the territory.Hamas meanwhile said handing over its heavy weapons was contingent on Israel ending “all forms of aggression” and withdrawing its forces from Gaza.It comes after Donald Trump said the Board of Peace had reached an agreement for the “complete disarmament” of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza.On Friday Trump insisted that Israel was “very happy” with the proposed agreement,…
Getty ImagesNancy Guthrie (left) is the mother of Savannah Guthrie (right), one of the most recognisable TV presenters in the USPolice in Arizona have released two ransom notes in the hope the public can help identify whoever abducted the mother of US news presenter Savannah Guthrie.The first note, which is treated as apparently credible, demanded millions of dollars in Bitcoin. The other claimed Nancy Guthrie died shortly after she was abducted from her home near Tucson six months ago.The Pima County Sheriff’s Office say they cannot verify her death, and the investigation remains active.Officials released the two notes on Friday,…
Congress PartyThe face and body of Sahil Lochab, who appeared with opposition leader Rahul Gandhi at a press conference, are peppered with tiny holesIndependent ballistic experts have told the BBC that injuries sustained by some Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters during last week’s protest in the Indian capital were caused by pellet guns.Warning: This story contains images some might find distressingCentral Delhi witnessed overwhelming violence on 20 July when tens of thousands of protesters tried to march to the parliament to seek education reforms and the resignation of the education minister.Police and paramilitary personnel were seen brutally attacking the crowds…
What triggered the mass migrant crossings into Ceuta?Spain’s prime minister has blamed trafficking gangs after about 60,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco. At least 57 people died during the surge, according to local media.Pedro Sánchez called the incident a “violation of Spain’s territorial integrity”. Italy has responded by suspending the EU’s border-free Schengen arrangements with Spain.The influx comes after Spain’s Supreme Court ruled that migrants stopped at sea while trying to reach Ceuta or Melilla, another Spanish enclave, cannot be summarily returned to Morocco.As of Friday evening, more than 48,000 people had voluntarily…
BBCGoogle has rolled back its new AI tool that allowed people to create fake images on top of its satellite imagery, following a BBC Verify report in which experts raised concerns about misuse and the potential to spread misinformation.Less than 48 hours after the tech giant announced the integration of its AI image generator Nano Banana 2 into Google Earth, it said it was pausing the feature “while we work on implementing stronger guardrails”.In its statement on Friday, Google said it had seen “people sharing screenshots of generated imagery that appear to violate our policies”.The retracted feature enabled users to…