Dust tornado and lightning captured on camera in UAE
Drivers near the city of Sharjah stopped their cars to watch the spiralling spectacle. Read More
Tarzan star Ron Ely dies aged 86
The actor also appeared in hit 1980s television shows Wonder Woman and The Love Boat. Read More
Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on reparatory justice
Leaders are preparing to agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade. Read More
Turkey strikes PKK sites after fatal attack near Ankara
The strikes came after Turkey blamed Kurdish rebels for an attack that killed five people. Read More
Twelfth monkey dies in HK zoo amid bacterial outbreak
It is unclear if it died due to the same infection that killed 11 other monkeys in the past 10 days. Read More
Lebanon local official says 19 killed in Israeli strike on family’s home
Women and children were among the dead following Tuesday’s strike in Teffahta, a local official says. Read More
IDF soldiers should refuse orders that may be war crimes, Israeli ex-security adviser tells BBC
A former senior security official tells Fergal Keane that Israel might be committing war crimes in northern Gaza. Read More
Israel strikes Lebanon’s Tyre, close to site of ancient Roman ruins
Videos showed clouds of smoke rising from a central area near a Unesco-listed archaeological site. Read More
Georgia’s ruling party holds mass rally ahead of crucial vote
Three days before Georgians vote, the ruling party’s founder tells supporters “we choose peace, not war”. Read More
North Korea troops in Ukraine would escalate conflict, Lukashenko tells BBC
Vladimir Putin’s closest ally speaks to Steve Rosenberg about the war, nuclear weapons and relations with the West. Read More