Merlyn Thomas,correspondent, BBC Verify, Shayan Sardarizadeh,senior journalist, BBC Verifyand Ghoncheh Habibiazad,senior journalist BBC Warning: this story contains graphic content which some readers might find distressing Hundreds of photos revealing the faces of those killed during Iran’s violent crackdown on anti-government protests have been leaked to BBC Verify. The pictures, which are too graphic to show…
At least 52,495 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023, the Health Ministry said on Saturday, Anadolu reports. A ministry statement said that 77 people were killed in Israeli attacks in the enclave in the last 48 hours, while 275 others were injured, taking the number of injuries to 118,366 in…
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted an invitation to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. A statement from his office said Netanyahu would become a member of the board “which is to be comprised of world leaders”. The board was originally thought to be aimed at helping end the two-year war between…
It was with some surprise that I read the letter to the Financial Times signed by 36 members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews (BOD) attacking Israel’s continued war against the Palestinians in Gaza. Although they make up only one in eight of the total number of deputies, it was refreshing to see…
Aviation safety campaigners in the United States say they have evidence a plane that crashed in India last year had previously suffered a series of technical failures, including an in-flight fire. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed on 12 June, shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad en route to London, killing 260 people. The Foundation for…
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan yesterday received his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa’ar in Abu Dhabi, the official WAM news agency reported, as the occupation state continues its genocidal bombing of Gaza and destruction of the occupied West Bank. According to WAM, the officials discussed the growing bilateral relations between the two…
Daniel BushWashington correspondent Watch: BBC on the mood in Davos ahead of Trump’s arrival to the economic forum President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland has sparked a backlash from Republicans in Congress, as lawmakers voice growing concern about US military interventions overseas. But it remains unclear if enough Republicans are willing to join Democrats…
For more than two weeks, the Israeli occupation army has been engaged in a multi-front ground operation, starting from Salah Al-Din Street — formerly known as the Netzarim Axis — in the centre of the Gaza Strip, expanding to encompass the entire city of Rafah and the eastern part of Khan Yunis in the south,…
The health of detained veteran Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has “reached a critical and deteriorating state”, his party says, after he was taken overnight to a medical facility in the capital, Kampala. The 69-year-old politician was driven to a private medical facility under “heavy security”, the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) party said, without…
The Palestinian Authority’s dependence on Israel and the US makes it traitorous to Palestinians. This week, Israeli media reported that the PA’s Intelligence Chief Majed Faraj will be meeting with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials in Washington. Faraj has been part of the PA’s security establishment since 1994 and was appointed head of…