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BBC’s Gaza freelance journalists on struggle to feed families

Yolande Knell Middle East correspondent, Jerusalem Anadolu via Getty Images Journalists are facing the same dire circumstances as those they are covering Three trusted freelance Palestinian journalists whom the BBC…

Look back at the highs and lows of Hulk Hogan

Ian Youngs Culture reporter Getty Images Hulk Hogan, who has died at the age of 71, was the all-American hero of professional wrestling, with his combination of macho athleticism and…

Zelensky backtracks on law over anti-corruption bodies after protests

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has submitted a draft law to reinstate the freedom of two anti-corruption bodies in Ukraine – days after nationwide protests broke out over changes…

Justice department official to meet Epstein accomplice Maxwell

Jeffrey Epstein’s long-time associate Ghislaine Maxwell is meeting a top justice department official as pressure grows on the Trump administration to release files linked to the disgraced financier’s sex trafficking…

Spike Lee and wife Tonya named as Benin ambassadors for African-Americans in the US

Benin has appointed renowned American filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Tonya Lewis Lee, a seasoned producer and author, as its ambassadors for African-Americans in the US. The couple are…

EU chief says ties with China at ‘inflection point’

Koh Ewe, Kelly Ng and Paul Kirby BBC News, Singapore and London Reuters The EU’s challenges “do not come from China”, Xi Jinping maintains EU-China relations have reached an “inflection…

‘We know we might get killed, yet we still go there to get flour’

Emir Nader BBC News, Jerusalem BBC Mohammed al-Qedra said he was shot in the hand and leg while trying to get food at a GHF aid distribution centre “Hunger and…

Two die in burned car as 44C heat expected

Two people have died in a car in a wildfire which has torn through southern Cyprus amid soaring temperatures which are expected to climb to 44C on Thursday. Cypriot police…

Why are Thailand and Cambodia fighting at the border?

Flora Drury and Gavin Butler BBC News Reuters Fighting broke out along the border in July On Thursday, simmering tensions between Thailand and Cambodia exploded into a deadly battle at…

BBC News and news agencies warn journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation

BBC News and three leading news agencies have expressed desperate concern for journalists in Gaza, who they say are increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families. Those reporting the…