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Israel pushes back on Trump’s picks for executives on Gaza ‘Board of Peace’

1 hour ago ShareSave ShareSave Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has convened a meeting with his top advisers to discuss Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza, after it revealed the US did not include Read More

Syria agrees ceasefire with Kurdish-led forces after two weeks of clashes

The Syrian government has announced an immediate nationwide ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), taking almost full control of the country, according to Syrian state media. Read More

BBC demands tighter vetting after Apprentice candidate’s offensive social media posts

The BBC has called on the makers of The Apprentice to carry out stricter background checks on contestants, after one due to appear on the forthcoming series was found to have made offensive posts on social media. Read More

Syrian army seizes country’s largest oil field from Kurdish forces

Syrian troops fighting Kurdish forces in north-eastern Syria have seized the country’s largest oilfield. Read More

Fears Iran’s internet shutdown could lead to ‘extreme digital isolation’

5 hours ago ShareSave Joe Tidy,BBC cybersecurity correspondentand Farshad Bayan,BBC Persian ShareSave NurPhoto via Getty Images Iran is 10 days into one of the most extreme internet shutdowns in history, with 92 million citizens cut off Read More

Gangland killing at a funeral shocks idyllic French island

16 hours ago ShareSave Chris BockmanIn southern France ShareSave Pascal POCHARD-CASABIANCA/AFP The mourners had gathered in the small village of Vero, a half-hour drive from Ajaccio, the capital of the picture-postcard Mediterranean i Read More

Nasa’s mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission

14 hours ago ShareSave Rebecca Morelle, Alison Francisand Kevin Church,Science team ShareSave Nasa’s mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mi Read More

Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis, officials say

Soldiers are on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis, a US defence official has told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. Read More