Hundreds of high ranking military leaders were summoned for a rare meeting with the Department of Defense secretary.
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South Africa’s top diplomat in France found dead near Paris hotel
The circumstances around Nathi Mthethwa’s death are being investigated by the French authorities.
Trump peace plan ‘ignores interests of Palestinian people’, Hamas official tells BBC
A senior Hamas figure told the BBC the group is likely to reject Trump’s Gaza peace plan, saying it “serves Israel’s interests”.
Bowen: Momentum is the strength of Trump’s Gaza plan, but lack of detail is its weakness
The plan is a significant moment – but it lacks the nuts and bolts that determine whether diplomatic agreements hold together, or don’t.
The Indian superstar whose political rally turned fatal for dozens
At least 40 people died over the weekend in a crowd crush at a political rally organised by Vijay’s party.
Afghan women lose their ‘last hope’ as Taliban shuts down internet
For many women, the internet was their last resource. An internet shutdown threatens to end this.
Former aide to far-right German politician jailed for spying for China
Jian Guo had worked in Brussels for five years for Maximilian Krah, while he was a member of the European Parliament.
Madagascar police fire tear gas as president fails to placate protesters
The UN says 22 people have been killed and more than 100 others injured since protests broke out on Thursday.
Family anger after police reviewing 1970 beach abduction didn’t contact witnesses
Three came forward after the BBC’s Fairy Meadow podcast but police didn’t interview them.
For Netanyahu, avoiding a peace deal may now be worse than agreeing one
Trump is asking the Israeli PM to risk his government but dangling the prospect of a historic legacy, writes Lucy Williamson.