BBC Verify analysis footage of Israeli strikes on Beirut
Israeli strikes on Friday, which are now known to have killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, concluded a week of Israeli strikes on southern areas of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. BBC…
Lebanon strikes preparing for ground offensive
Reuters Smoke billowed from buildings in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre following fresh Israeli strikes Israel’s military chief has told troops that extensive air strikes in Lebanon targeting the…
Why ‘Comrade Kamala’ memes are taking off among Latino exiles
Getty Images In Latino exile communities across the country, a question is being asked: is Kamala Harris really a communist? The vice-president has been the subject of numerous misleading claims…
Modi meets top US tech leaders amid semicounder push
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged top tech companies in the US to explore India as a destination for manufacturing and innovation. He met CEOs of tech companies in…
Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president
Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn into office, promising “clean” politics as the country recovers from its worst economic crisis. The left-leaning Dissanayake has cast himself…
Two children among four dead in suspected gas explosion in Italy
Four members of the same family, including two young children, have died in a gas explosion in southern Italy. Their two-storey home in the town of Saviano, near Naples, partially…
Zelensky to present ‘victory plan’ to Biden, Harris and Trump
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to present what he has called his “plan for victory” to President Joe Biden during a visit to the US this week. After meeting…
Australia’s Coles and Woolworths sued over fake discount claims
Australia’s consumer watchdog is suing the country’s two biggest supermarket chains, alleging they falsely claimed to have permanently dropped the prices of hundreds of items. The Australian Competition and Consumer…
Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus married by Sandi Toksvig to Christina Sas
EPA Björn Ulvaeus has married his partner Christina Sas in a ceremony in Copenhagen Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus has married his partner Christina Sas in a ceremony hosted by the comedian…
Checkmate for Russia as global chess ban upheld
Russia’s chess team is to remain banned from international competitions, officials have ruled. In a dramatic move, an International Chess Federation (Fide) general assembly meeting in Budapest voted to maintain…














