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BBC Omar el Qataa is a photojournalist operating out of northern Gaza Facebook has severely restricted the ability of Palestinian news outlets to reach an audience during the Israel-Gaza war, according to BBC research. In a comprehensive analysis of Facebook data, we found that newsrooms in the Palestinian territories – in Gaza and the West…

Police say it appears the motive in a shooting that left two dead, along with the suspect, at a private school in Wisconsin was due to “a combination of factors”. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes didn’t provide specifics on Tuesday as to what allegedly led a 15-year-old girl, named by authorities as Natalie Rupnow, to…

Getty Images White Helmets teams have recovered human remains from a mass grave close to Baghdad Bridge, near Adra Less than 10km (six miles) from the busy city centre of Damascus, in the north-western suburb of Adra, an arid stretch of land is sealed off with cement walls. As you drive in, on the left-hand…

Getty Images Luigi Mangione has been charged with first-degree murder over the killing of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, the New York district attorney said on Tuesday. Mr Mangione faces various charges, including first-degree murder, and two counts of second-degree murder, one of which describes the killing as an act of “terrorism”, Bragg said. “The intent…

Ukrainian sources have told the BBC that the country’s security service was behind the killing of a high-ranking general in the Russian armed forces and his assistant. The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins, along with BBC Verify, takes a look at material from the scene to assess what we know – and what we don’t.…

Getty Images BBC Verify has been analysing social media videos and images from Moscow to try to build up a clearer picture of the blast that killed Russian Lt Gen Igor Kirillov and his assistant. Ukrainian sources say they carried out the attack on the senior commander, who has overseen Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological…

CCTV footage inside a garage in Port Vila shows the moment a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu’s capital. The quake, which struck at 12:47 local time (01:47 GMT) on Tuesday, triggered landslides, crushed cars and flattened multiple buildings. Two people can be seen running away from the falling debris in the garage, while the camera…

YURI KOCHETKOV/EPA-EFE/REX Ukrainian hitmen and saboteurs have been able to strike in the Russian capital several times It is striking how elaborate the operation was. Explosives were hidden in an electric scooter and they were detonated by remote control, Ukrainian sources have told the BBC. The victim, Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, is believed be the…

The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints in France and Belgium against subsidiaries of the tech giant Apple, accusing it of using conflict minerals. Acting on behalf of the Congolese government, lawyers have argued that Apple is complicit in crimes committed by armed groups that control some of the mines in the east…

The founder of the feared Los Zetas drugs cartel has been deported to Mexico after serving a lengthy jail sentence in the United States. Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, 57, led Los Zetas until 2003, when he was cornered by Mexican soldiers near his hometown of Matamoros. Under his leadership, the group became one of the most…