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Jeremy Bowen: Ukraine faces its worst crisis since the war began Summer is just starting in Ukraine, and it is looking dangerous. Kharkiv, the country’s second city, in the high north-east close to Russia, is to all intents and purposes defenceless against air attacks. Two guided bombs destroyed a DIY superstore and garden centre on Saturday afternoon when it was crowded with shoppers. As the building burned, sending black smoke across Kharkiv, Andrii Kudenov, manager of one of the other stores in the shopping centre looked on in despair. read more

Dozens reported killed in Israeli strike on Rafah Dozens of people have been killed or injured in a blast at a refugee camp in the Rafah area, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza has said. Videos from the scene in the southern Gaza Strip showed a large explosion and intense fires burning. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had targeted two senior Hamas leaders at one of the group's compounds and would review reports fire had spread to shelters, harming civilians. read more

Israeli activists battle over Gaza-bound aid convoys The war in Gaza is being fought on many fronts. One of them is aid. Months after some Israelis started to protest against aid lorries entering Gaza at the main Kerem Shalom crossing, the battle has moved to other key junctions, where rival groups of activists do their best to block or protect aid convoys. In recent weeks, social media has been flooded with images of aid lorries being blocked and ransacked. read more

Three more Israeli hostages' bodies found in Gaza The bodies of three more Israeli hostages have been recovered from Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have said. They are those of Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum and Orion Hernandez, it said in a statement. The IDF said the men's bodies were recovered from the northern town of Jabalia overnight in a joint operation with Israel's domestic intelligence agency. It comes one week after three other hostages' bodies were retrieved from Gaza. read more

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Hunt for survivors of Majorca building collapse A desperate search for survivors is under way after a two-storey restaurant collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, killing four people and injuring 16, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped under rubble at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant in one of the busiest areas of the regional capital, Palma de Majorca. The building collapsed at about 20:30 local time (19:30 BST) on Thursday night. People fell into the basement below, where there were customers and staff. read more

Singapore Airlines CEO apologises for 'traumatic experience' - Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong has offered his "deepest apologies to everyone affected" on a London to Singapore flight that encountered severe turbulence - The lone fatality has been identified as 73-year-old Geoff Kitchen, who died of a suspected heart attack - Seventy-one wounded passengers are being treated at a hospital in Bangkok, where the plane made an emergency landing. Six are in critical condition - From the Thai capital, 143 people who were uninjured were flown to Singapore overnight - Singapore's new PM Lawrence Wong has promised a "thorough investigation" into the incident read more

Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli West Bank raid Seven Palestinians, including a doctor, have been killed by Israeli forces during an operation in Jenin in the north of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry has said. Dr Aseed Jabareen, a 50-year-old surgeon at Jenin Government Hospital, was shot dead on his way to work, according to the ministry. Palestinian media also said a teenage boy was killed while riding a bicycle. read more

'Stop threatening Taiwan', its new president William Lai tells China Taiwan's newly inaugurated president William Lai has called on China to stop threatening the island and accept the existence of its democracy. He urged Beijing to replace confrontation with dialogue, shortly after being sworn in on Monday. He also said Taiwan would never back down in the face of intimidation from China, which has long claimed the island as its own. China responded by saying, "Taiwan independence is a dead end". read more

'No sign of life' at crash site of helicopter carrying Iran's president - state TV - Iran state TV says there is "no sign of life" at the crash site of a helicopter that was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian - Reports say the helicopter - one of three travelling in a convoy - made a "hard landing" on Sunday after it got into difficulties in heavy fog in the north of the country - Raisi was heading to the city of Tabriz, in the north west of Iran, after returning from an Iran-Azerbaijan border area, according to local media - The incident sparked a massive search operation that was hampered by bad weather conditions - Watch live BBC News coverage by pressing the play button at the top of this page source

Georgia’s future path at stake as protests divide nation Georgia is in trouble. After years of something close to calm, this small, stunningly beautiful country, sandwiched between the pale beaches of the Black Sea and the snow-dusted Caucasus mountains, is facing a fork in the road - and with it the risk that it may slide back to political instability or even towards the sort of chaos that scarred its early decades of post-Soviet independence. At stake is Georgia’s future path. Will this strategically vital nation, with its ports and pipelines, continue to follow in the footsteps of the Baltic states and move towards full membership of both Nato and the European Union? read more

US confirms first aid trucks arrive via Gaza pier The US military has confirmed that the first aid shipment via a temporary pier off Gaza has gone ashore. US Central Command confirmed in a post on X that the aid trucks began moving ashore at about 09:00 local time (07:00 BST). "This is an ongoing, multinational effort to deliver additional aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza via a maritime corridor that is entirely humanitarian in nature," the post read, adding that no US troops went ashore. read more

French police kill man trying to 'burn synagogue' French police have killed an armed man who wanted to set fire to a synagogue in the north-western city of Rouen, France's interior minister has said. The man was armed with a knife and when he moved towards police they shot him, reports say. Rouen Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignaol said the attack on the synagogue did not just affect the Jewish community, but the entire city was "battered and in shock". Police were called at around 06:45 (05:45 GMT) after smoke was seen rising from the synagogue, according to local reports. read more

Suspect charged with attempted murder of Slovak PM Fico A man has been charged with the attempted murder of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after the politician was seriously hurt in a shooting attack. The alleged assailant has not been formally named, but Slovak reports have widely identified him as a 71-year-old from the town of Levice. Reports say he could face up to life in prison. Mr Fico, 59, is in a serious but stable condition after being shot several times in what colleagues described as a politically motivated attack. read more

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Slovakia PM Robert Fico in stable but serious condition after shooting, doctors say Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a stable but serious condition after being shot several times on Wednesday, according to doctors. The hospital director said he was currently in an intensive care unit after five hours in surgery. Earlier Mr Fico, 59, was said to have been fighting for his life after being gravely injured in an attack in the small town of Handlova. A suspect was detained at the scene of the shooting. read more

France prison van attack: Manhunt for escaped prisoner enters second day Hundreds of police officers have been deployed in Normandy in the search for Mohamed Amra, who escaped a police van transporting him to jail on Tuesday. Known as "The Fly", Amra was being transported back from a court hearing in Rouen when a car rammed the prison van at a toll booth. Armed men then opened fire on the vehicle, killing two prison officers. "All means are being used to find these criminals," French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. read more

France prison van attack: Two French prison officers killed in ambush Two French prison officers have been killed in an ambush on a prison van near Rouen in Normandy. Reports in French media say an inmate who was being transported in the van has escaped together with the attackers. Several hundred police officers and gendarmes have reportedly been deployed to carry out a manhunt. French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on X that "everything is being done to find the perpetrators". read more

Vladimir Putin set to transfer Sergei Shoigu from Russian defence ministry Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to replace his long-standing ally Sergei Shoigu as defence minister, the Kremlin has announced. The 68-year-old has been in the role since 2012 and is to be appointed the head of Russia's Security Council. Papers published by the upper chamber of the Russian parliament said Mr Shoigu will be replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov. Mr Shoigu has played a key role in Russia's war with Ukraine. read more

US says Israel may have breached international law with American weapons in Gaza The US says Israel may have used American-supplied weapons in breach of international humanitarian law in some instances during the war in Gaza. It is "reasonable to assess" that those arms have been used in ways "inconsistent" with Israel's obligations, says the state department. But it added that the US did not have complete information in its assessment and that shipments could continue. The report was submitted to Congress on Friday after a delay. read more