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Month: June 2025
US vetoes UN call for unconditional Gaza ceasefire
The US ambassador to the UN said the resolution failed to call on Hamas to disarm and leave the Gaza Strip.
Gaza now worse than hell on earth, humanitarian chief tells BBC
The situation in Gaza surpasses “any acceptable, legal, moral, and humane standard”, the ICRC tells BBC’s Jeremy Bowen.
Are the surprise airfield attacks a turning point for Ukraine?
Ukraine is still digesting the full implications of Operation Spider’s Web, writes our correspondent.
Putin will seek revenge for Ukraine drone attack, warns Trump
Trump says a call with the Russian president was a “good conversation” but would not lead to “immediate peace”.
On the hunt for Tiger, the fugitive linked to illegal South African gold mine where 78 died
The BBC tracks down people close to the alleged crime kingpin who escaped custody while awaiting trial.
‘All Jewish Americans are questioning their security’ after violent antisemitic attacks
Community leaders say people are anxious after recent attacks in Boulder and Washington DC showed that “anyone, anywhere” could be targeted.
South Korea’s new president has a Trump-shaped crisis to avert
Lee Jae-myung secured a storming victory, but his honeymoon will barely last the day.
‘I begged for help, but only God answered’: Growing dangers of pregnancy and childbirth in Gaza
Rather than representing the hope of new life, babies in Gaza have come to epitomise the struggle to survive.
Russia and Ukraine fail again to agree ceasefire but commit to prisoner swap
The two warring sides remain far apart on how to end the conflict after a second round of talks in Turkey.