US conducts strikes on Iran after attack on cargo ship
US Central Command says it has struck missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions.
Watch: BBC reports from La Guaira, one of Venezuela’s worst-hit areas
Vanessa Silva visited the coastal state, where rescuers are still working to find survivors under the rubble after twin earthquakes rocked the country.
Venezuela earthquakes kill 920 people as families desperate for news
Hundreds are still feared trapped under the rubble, as international rescue teams start to arrive.
Israel and Lebanon sign framework agreement after US-brokered talks
Previous ceasefires between Israel and Hezbollah have still seen near-daily cross-border strikes
Watch: Lightning strikes seen across UK
Lightning strikes lit up the sky across the UK during the early hours of Friday as thunderstorms were triggered by the intense heat.
Debris falls after plane hits Beijing’s tallest building
Social media footage showed the moment debris from a small aircraft fell to the ground after a crash into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper.
Europe’s deadly heatwave breaks German record and halts public events
Germany’s highest ever temperature of 41.3C is recorded provisionally in Saarbrücken, over the border from France.
Trump accuses Iran of ceasefire breach after Strait of Hormuz attack
A Singapore-flagged ship was struck crossing the waterway on Thursday, prompting a large-scale evacuation to be paused.
DR Congo takes Rwanda to international court over decades of conflict
Kinshasa accuses its neighbour of committing various violations since the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
Mother dies saving daughter in Venezuela earthquakes
Héctor Bello wrote on social media that “you gave your own life for our daughter” in the quakes which killed at least 589 people.
