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Israel has launched a major attack on Iran, targeting nuclear facilities and the capital Tehran. The BBC’s Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega looks at why Israel chose to strike now, and why the move may have come as a surprise. Read live updates on this story. Source link

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, one of the world’s most active, erupted for the 25th time since 23 December 2024. The eruption lasted about 8 hours, with lava fountains from the north vent reaching over 1,000 ft (305 m), according to United States Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS warned that high levels of volcanic gas are a…

The military parade to mark the US Army’s 250th anniversary will take place in Washington DC on 14 June, which coincides with US President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday. Tanks and other heavy equipment have already arrived in the city. The last time the US had a military parade was in 1991, when President George W…

Israel says it has carried out strikes on Iran’s nuclear programme, with explosions seen in the capital city of Tehran. Security cameras captured the moment a large, bright blast hit the city. Iran’s state media also showed footage of fires burning in buildings and plumes of smoke rising from the city’s skyline. People can be…

The bodies of 1,212 Ukrainian soldiers have been returned from Russia, Kyiv says, as part of a prisoner exchange agreement between the warring countries. In return Russia received 27 bodies, Moscow’s chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said. The prisoner exchange deal was the only tangible result of peace talks in Turkey last week, with both sides…

Footage shared online shows hundreds of Palestinians climbing over a large mound of dirt – with some seen scaling a metal fence – as they rush to enter an aid site in Gaza run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Palestinians are first seen waiting behind a fence, before a voice – off-camera, with an…

A UK soldier accused of raping a woman near a controversial British army base in Kenya allegedly attacked a British national, not a Kenyan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed. In a statement the military said the man had been arrested and sent back to the UK following the alleged incident last month near…

Getty Images Adam al-Najjar, pictured with his cousin, is the only one of his siblings to have survived an Israeli strike on his family’s home A Palestinian doctor whose nine children and husband were killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza last month is being evacuated to Italy with her only surviving child. Dr…

Matt Murphy & Joshua Cheetham BBC Verify BBC What exactly happened to Flight AI171 between Ahmedabad and London Gatwick on Thursday afternoon will only be revealed by a detailed investigation, but the moments after take-off can be the most challenging in aviation. Indian investigators will be joined by experts from the US and UK in…

A London-bound Air India plane carrying 242 people crashed into a residential area shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, western India. The airline says 241 people on the plane were killed – one passenger, a British national, survived and is receiving treatment in hospital. Dramatic footage shows the aircraft taking off before coming down in a…