One of the most senior leaders of Hamas – a group designated a terrorist organisation by the UK and others – speaks to the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen.
Category: World
Moment giant explosions seen near Beirut airport
Footage appears to show the blasts close to Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport.
Woman saved as home floods – and brutal Helene destroys family history
Entire communities in North Carolina are coming to terms with devastating losses after a historic, deadly storm.
Tanzania news sites banned over animation deemed critical of president
The viral animation referred to a recent wave of abductions and killings of opposition activists.
Treasure hunter finally finds Golden Owl after decades
An owl statuette which was buried 31 years ago as part of a treasure hunt has reportedly been found in France.
Missile attack on Israel lays bare deep divisions among Iranians
Social media users express a mixture of pride, uncertainty and fear after Iran’s strike on Israel.
Hidden runway bomb explodes just after plane takes off
A bomb, probably dropped in WW2, goes off at an airport, about a minute after a passenger plane passed by.
Dozens of tigers dead after bird flu hits Vietnam zoos
Officials believe the animals caught the virus from infected chicken meat they were fed at two zoos.
Dominican Republic ‘to deport up to 10,000 migrants a week’
Many Haitian migrants are fleeing extreme gang violence and poverty in the capital Port-au-Prince.
India’s top court saves a poor student’s college dream
Atul Kumar missed the deadline to pay his college fee by a few seconds – then a court stepped in to help him.