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AFP via Getty ImagesA car was destroyed by an Israeli strike in Gaza City’s Rimal neighbourhoodIsrael’s defence minister says a senior member of the Palestinian armed group Hamas has been captured.Israel Katz was speaking after reports of a raid by Israeli special forces and an Israel-backed Palestinian militia in Gaza City.Israeli air strikes at the same time killed at least two children and a woman, local medics say.A third child was killed in a separate incident in central Gaza.But after meeting Israelis living in Netiv HaAsara, next to northern Gaza, Katz said the activity of Israeli forces in the territory…
Watch: Modi tells Putin “move on from an endless war to an end of war”Russian President Vladimir Putin has been urged by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a close ally, to end Moscow’s war against Ukraine.”Every day spent in war pushes humanity back, and every step taken towards peace fills humanity with new hope and enthusiasm,” Modi said on Monday.Modi, whose country’s economy depends heavily on discounted oil from Moscow, has made several similar pleas to Putin since he launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.BBC correspondents in Delhi and Moscow look at what lies behind Modi’s renewed appeal…
The SCO started in 1996 and accounts for 43 percent of the world’s population and 23 percent of the global economy.Leaders, including Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, China President Xi Jinping, Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov, Russia President Vladimir Putin, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Tajikistan President Emomali Rakhmon and Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, pose for a photo prior to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek [Vyacheslav Prokofyev/AFP]
Getty ImagesThe government is to create more cells in existing prisons in England and Wales as part of its plans to tackle overcrowding. An investment of £110m, which will come from existing budgets, will be used to convert unused office space, laundry rooms and storage space into cells, the Ministry of Justice said.Justice Secretary Alex Norris is also due to give more details in the Commons later on changes to the early release scheme, which aims to free up space in prisons as they near maximum capacity.He told the BBC prisoners being released early did not mean “freedom” and victims…
EPA/ShutterstockA 17-year-old girl has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting after prosecutors say she recorded a livestream of an attack on a San Diego mosque that left three people dead.Prosecutors say the girl also published a manifesto from two teenage gunmen who carried out the attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego on 18 May.The teenager, from North Carolina, was arrested last week and indicted by a grand jury on Monday, according to Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill.Speaking at a news conference, O’Neill said: “The thought of her going back to school, with the weekend approaching,…
It’s taken me a long time to process Olympic experience – RaygunAustralian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn – known as Raygun – tells BBC Sport about the aftermath of her extraordinary experience at the 2024 Olympics.2 hrs agoOlympic Games
Getty ImagesUS Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation after about 18 months in the role. His departure was confirmed by CBS, the BBC’s US media partner, which reported it came after months of conflict between him and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. The youngest-ever army secretary has often been referred to as President Donald Trump’s “drone guy”. Driscoll, 41, has been “highly effective” in advancing Trump’s agenda “to Make America Strong Again” and provided “outstanding leadership” during military operations, the White House said in a statement given to CBS. Driscoll is the latest in a string of recent high-profile…
Watch: What it was like inside court for Tupac Shakur’s murder trial verdictFormer gang boss Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been found guilty of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur – the first conviction in a cold case that has intrigued hip-hop fans for nearly 30 years.The jury found him guilty of one count of murder with a deadly weapon for the rap superstar’s death in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas on 7 September 1996.Dressed in a black suit, the 63-year-old stood impassively in the Las Vegas court as the verdict was read, before saying he would appeal. During…
DSNS / KyivRussian strikes triggered fires in three of Kyiv’s districtsAt least 12 people have been killed and 17 injured, including two children, in overnight Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the wider region, officials say.In Kyiv, six of the eight casualties were railway workers of the state Ukrzaliznytsia company after a depot was hit. Fires were reported in three city districts. Four people were killed in the town of Boryspil where a residential building was hit.Russia’s military said its “massive strike using high-precision weapons” targeted Ukraine’s “military-industrial and fuel-energy” facilities.One person was also killed in…
Watch: BBC’s Lyse Doucet reports on the biggest cross-border movement of peopleThe elderly grimace, hobbling on crutches, and wide-eyed children stare, cradling chickens carried from homes they were forced to leave behind.”It feels good to be in my own country,” 35-year-old Nazia says, just minutes after she crosses from Pakistan, where she was born, into Afghanistan.The Torkham crossing, known as “Zero Point”, is where one hard life ends and another begins.”But I’ve never been to Afghanistan before and many people here don’t even have enough bread to eat,” Nazia sighs as she heads, two of her children in tow, toward…