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Finland investigates suspected sabotage of Baltic-connector gas pipeline Finland says damage to an underwater natural gas pipeline with Estonia on Sunday may have been deliberate and was probably caused by "external acti…

Israeli soldier and militants killed in confrontation on Lebanon frontier A senior Israeli officer was killed in a confrontation with militants on the frontier with Lebanon on Monday, Israel's military has confirmed. The…

Did Iran support plan for attack on Israel? Questions about the involvement of Israel's arch-enemy Iran are already being asked in the wake of the deadly assault by Hamas on Israeli communities around the Gaza Strip. A r…

Gaza 'soon without fuel, medicine and food' The Gaza Strip could be on the brink of a new humanitarian crisis if supplies are not allowed in, authorities say, as Israel responds to the Hamas attacks. Residents say aid ha…

Oil prices rise on fear of Middle East supply disruptions Oil prices jumped by 4% on Monday on concerns that the situation in Israel and Gaza could disrupt output from the Middle East. West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the…

Israeli forces fight to drive out Hamas militants as death toll passes 600 Israeli security forces are carrying out operations to rescue hostages taken by Palestinian militants from Gaza and clear areas they seized on Sa…

What is Hamas, what is happening in Israel, and other questions The Palestinian militant group Hamas has launched an unprecedented attack on Israel, with its fighters entering communities near the Gaza Strip, killing res…

Israel faces 'long, difficult war' after Hamas attack from Gaza Israel's military has warned that Hamas militants from Gaza are still fighting inside Israel after they infiltrated southern communities and left a reported…

World breaches key 1.5C warming mark for record number of days The world is breaching a key warming threshold at a rate that has scientists concerned, a BBC analysis has found. On about a third of days in 2023, the avera…

Biden faces bipartisan attacks over new border wall President Joe Biden is coming under fire from both sides of the political spectrum after his administration announced new border wall construction in Texas. Mr Biden ha…

Biden approves new section of border wall as Mexico crossings rise US President Joe Biden's administration is to build a section of border wall in southern Texas in an effort to stop rising levels of immigration. Around…

Ukraine war: US gives 1.1 million rounds of ammunition seized from Iran to Kyiv The US has sent roughly 1.1 million bullets seized from Iran last year to Ukraine, its military has said. The US Central Command (Centcom),…

Venice bus crash: Victims still unidentified almost 24 hours on Italian authorities are still trying to identify all of the 21 victims of Tuesday's deadly bus crash in Venice. The electric bus crashed through a bridge ba…

Speaker Kevin McCarthy: US House of Representatives votes to oust Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has been toppled in a right-wing revolt - the first time ever that a US House of Representatives Speaker has lost a no-co…

Republican Matt Gaetz files historic bid to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy is fighting for his political life after a right-wing rebel filed a rarely used motion to oust hi…

Nobel Prize goes to scientists behind mRNA Covid vaccines The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a pair of scientists who developed the technology that led to the mRNA Covid vaccines. Professors Ka…

China Belt and Road: Indonesia opens Whoosh high-speed railway Indonesia has inaugurated its first high-speed railway, a $7.3bn (£5.9) project backed by China under its Belt and Road Initiative. President Joko Widodo lau…