Gaza frontline: an Israeli artillery unit prepares for battle – BBC News
Israeli troops are reported to be fighting Hamas in the heart of Gaza City. Thousands of Israeli soldiers have been sent to the war in Gaza. Meanwhile dozens of Palestinians have been reported killed by Israeli air strikes in the…
Hawaii wildfires: hundreds more feared dead – BBC News
Hundreds of people are still missing following wildfires that devastated the Hawaiian island of Maui. The Governor of Hawaii has said that many of them may have lost their lives. At least 96 people are known to have died. Rescue…
41 migrants drown after boat sinks off Italy – BBC News
41 migrants have died after their boat sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa. Four people who survived the disaster told rescuers that they were on a boat that had set off from Sfax in Tunisia and sank on its…
New Tupac Shakur murder lead as house searched – BBC News
Police in the US state of Nevada have searched a house in connection with the unsolved killing of rap artist Tupac Shakur. Detectives carried out the search at a home in a suburb of Las Vegas where Shakur was gunned…
Russia accused of using cluster bombs as fighting rages in Ukraine’s cities – BBC News
Heavy fighting has taken place in several cities across Ukraine. Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second city, has seen some of the fiercest battles with Russian forces accused of using cluster munitions. Many civilians are reported to have been killed. Thousands more people…
Tributes to Queen as Platinum Jubilee marks 70 years on throne – BBC News
The Prince of Wales has has led tributes to the Queen on her Platinum Jubilee, for the “remarkable achievement” of reaching 70 years on the throne. Prince Charles welcomed his mother’s wish that Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, be known as…
“Russia will pay heavy price” if it invades Ukraine, warns President Biden – BBC News
The US President Joe Biden has warned that Russia will pay a heavy price if it invades Ukraine. The President made the statement after earlier suggesting that the NATO alliance might respond less robustly to what he called “a minor…
Djokovic launches court appeal over second deportation order – BBC News
Novak Djokovic’s lawyers are appealing to a federal court in Australia, to try to overturn a Government decision, to cancel his visa for a second time over covid rules. If they fail, the world number 1, who isn’t vaccinated is…