Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge

The Israeli settler outpost of Havat Gilad, deep inside the occupied West Bank, is spread across several hilltops, its sheds and simple block houses clearly visible from neighbouring Palestinian villages.

What is Iran's Pickaxe Mountain and why does Trump say he wants to bomb it?

A satellite image showing access roads leading to tunnel entrances at Iran's Pickaxe MountainImage source, Vantor

ByShayan Sardarizadeh, Jake Horton and Ghoncheh Habibiazad

BBC Verify and BBC Persian

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to bomb a suspected underground nuclear site in Iran known as Pickaxe Mountain, where recent satellite images appear to show construction work taking place.

Singapore bans Massive Attack for showing Palestinian flag, breaching ban on foreign emblems

British trip-hop band Massive Attack has been barred from performing in Singapore after an investigation found two members unfurled a Palestinian flag during a concert, police said.

Singapore, known for its tough laws on public speech and assembly, bans the open display of all foreign flags, national emblems or banners without a permit.

Peru's ex-president has 15-year jail sentence overturned

Peru's constitutional court has overturned a 15-year jail sentence handed to the country's former president after he was found guilty of corruption.

Ollanta Humala, who led the country from 2011 to 2016, was convicted in 2025 of accepting illegal funds from the Venezuelan president and Brazilian construction company Odebrecht to fund his election campaigns in 2006 and 2011.

Infantino’s senior adviser resigns over ‘bad’ FIFA World Cup plan

Pressure is growing on FIFA and its President Gianni Infantino following proposals for private investment in World Cups.

Carlos Cordeiro, senior adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, has resigned following the proposal by football’s governing body to sell a stake in its World Cups and events.

Glasgow gets starring role in Spider-Man: Brand New Day film

Spiderman on the bonnet of a car, with a number of tall stone buildings behind him. Image source, Marvel/ Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Glasgow doubled as New York City in the latest Spider-Man movie

Ebola outbreak in DRC the fastest growing in the history of the virus

The latest numbers of confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has made this latest outbreak the fastest growing in the known history of the virus.

Gina Rinehart threatens ABC with legal action over Race Around the World program

Gina Rinehart has threatened the ABC with legal action over crude comments aired on the national broadcaster, including a joke about mixing her guts into a sausage roll.

The four-minute film, titled A Very Relaxing Video, aired on the Race Around the World program on 12 July and concluded with the film-maker, Kate McGuinness, making crude and offensive comments about Rinehart.

Israeli strikes kill at least four, including children, across Gaza Strip

Bombings take place as Hamas officials meet with Qatari, Egyptian and Turkish mediators in Cairo to discuss truce.

At least four people have been killed and dozens injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza despite an ongoing “ceasefire” in the latest violation of the agreement that was meant to help end the genocide.

Attack on northwest Pakistan police post kills 11 officers

Fifteen attackers were also killed during the hours-long raid in Pakistan’s northwestern Hangu district.

An ambush on a police checkpoint in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has killed at least 11 police officers and injured dozens, according to local authorities.