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06.08.2026 23:10 Yinon Levy is charged with reckless manslaughter over the July 2025 shooting of Odeh Hathaleen.

06.08.2026 19:00 Amal Khalil was killed and her colleague Zeinab Faraj wounded in an Israeli attack in April; Israel denied targeting the journalists.

06.08.2026 14:40 There were among seven to be granted humanitarian visas while playing in Australia - but the other five changed their minds and returned to Iran.

06.08.2026 05:41 Neither the US or Oman have commented on the proposed agreement on the vital waterway.

06.08.2026 01:20 Lebanon's health ministry says one person was killed in the strikes, which the Israeli military says were a response to a Hezbollah ceasefire violation.

05.08.2026 17:30 Volker Türk says 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 in cases linked to January's protests.

05.08.2026 13:10 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent both announced talks had progressed to allow shipments to resume.

05.08.2026 09:00 Egyptian authorities say the alleged scam involved fabricated scenes in court as part of a plot to defraud people.

05.08.2026 04:21 All 14 people on board the Indian-flagged vessel were safely rescued, India's ministry of external affairs says.

04.08.2026 23:40 There have been conflicting signals from the US and Iran, with Tehran denying President Trump's assertion that talks are under way.

04.08.2026 19:20 The bodies - belonging to members of two extended families - have only recently been recovered from under rubble in Gaza City.

04.08.2026 10:10 Thousands of young people in Gaza are pursuing roles in the digital economy as the territory's wider recovery stalls.

04.08.2026 06:00 Iran's remarks that there were no talks with the US prompts Donald Trump to issue a strong condemnation of its leadership.

04.08.2026 01:50 Fresh attacks on alternative shipping routes have left tankers facing an increasingly complex situation, analysts say.

03.08.2026 20:40 BBC Verify has spoken to experts and analysed satellite imagery to piece together what we know about the site, and the potential impact of a US strike.