The day’s top stories from BBC News, including the latest from Gaza, on US politics and about the Ukraine conflict. Delivered twice a day on weekdays, daily at weekends.
Hamas-run health ministry says Israeli strikes have killed at least 13 people, while Israel accuses Hamas of hiding under healthcare facilities. Also: Jewish communities in Germany express concern over a rise in antisemitism, and researchers discover a mammal they believed to be extinct is still alive.
Israel says they will be observed in areas of the north to allow civilians out and humanitarian aid in, but there will be no ceasefire. Also: A Palestinian armed faction releases a video of another two Israeli hostages -- a teenage boy and a woman in her seventies -- and Colombian rebels free the father of the Liverpool football star, Luis Diaz, nearly two weeks after he was abducted.
Delegates have made repeated calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as thousands more flee to the southern part of the territory. Also, Spain grants amnesty to Catalan separatists, and scientists find a new species of toad in Kenya.
Our international editor Jeremy Bowen travelled into the enclave with the Israel Defense Forces. Also: Ivanka Trump testifies she can't recall loan details, and who found Mowgli, the missing cat stuck in a mineshaft?
America's top diplomat, Antony Blinken, lays out his vision for Gaza's future, and Hezbollah's deputy chief, Sheikh Naim Qassem, has been speaking to the BBC. Also: this year looks set to be the hottest on record, and the chef who's broken the record for non-stop cooking.
The defence minister says troops "stormed" the city from the north and south, to target Hamas. Also: first images revealed from "dark universe" mission, and global wine production falls to 62-year low.
Prime minister Netanyahu also continues to reject a ceasefire as long as hostages are not freed. Also: Charles the Third delivers the first King's Speech to parliament in more than seven decades, and the lost love letters of French sailors from more than two centuries ago.
The Hamas-run health ministry says over 4,000 children have been killed; Israel says its air strikes target only Hamas sites. Also: Trump clashes repeatedly with judge in New York testimony, and Colombia is planning to recover a shipwreck said to contain $20bn of treasure.
Israeli airstrikes overnight reported to be some of the heaviest in the latest violence. Also: air pollution in India affects cricket, and a new memoir by Barbra Streisand.
Israel's military says it has reached the coast in the south of Gaza City, dividing the Strip into "north and south". Also: military chiefs in Ukraine under pressure over deadly Russian strike in the Zaporizhzhia region, and is the Grok chatbot really sarcastic?
The US Secretary of State held talks in Jordan, while the UN said its school in Gaza had been hit by an air strike. Also: the bed bug anxiety sweeping Europe, and the mission to rescue Britain's loneliest sheep.
Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, the Ukrainian musician whose bee-inspired song captured the hearts of millions. Also: the band pushing sustainability by walking 1400 kilometres between gigs. And, a new type of seal discovered in Greenland.
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges Israel to protect Palestinian civilians. Also, the leader of Hezbollah has been making his first public statement about the Hamas attacks of October the seventh, and the UN says more than twenty-five thousand people have been displaced by the upsurge in fighting in Myanmar.
Netanyahu rules out pause in fighting until hostages are released. Also: The leader of the Lebanese Islamist militant group, Hezbollah, says Israel must stop attacking Gaza in order to avoid a regional war, Italy's prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, proposes big changes to the country's political system, and how a spider caused a pile up in America's Death Valley.
Prime minister Netanyahu announces the "height of battle" has been reached. Also, Ukraine's army commander says the war with Russia is stuck in a stalemate, and how cow bells are dividing a Swiss village.
It comes as fighting continues in the territory where Israeli forces are meeting fierce resistance. Also: woman charged in Australia poison mushroom case, how Covid has affected the brain health of over 50s and what's billed as a final Beatles song is released.
It's the first time such a move was allowed since the start of the war early last month. Also: Donald Trump Jr has been giving evidence at a civil fraud trial in New York, and the man who's collected hundreds of sandwich recipes from through the ages.
At least 20 injured Palestinians and more than 100 foreign nationals arrive in Egypt. Also: the children fleeing a Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, and tech bosses and politicians gather in the UK to talk about Artificial Intelligence.
The IDF says its jets carried out the attack in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, killing a Hamas commander; Palestinian officials say dozens of civilians were killed. Also: deportation looms for Afghan refugees in Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia is set to host the 2034 football World Cup.
The US says it hopes around 100 trucks of aid will soon enter Gaza. Also: striking clothing factory workers in Bangladesh block roads and smash up factories; and King Charles is expected to acknowledge the painful aspects of colonial rule during a visit to Kenya.
Private Ori Megidish was taken hostage by Hamas on the 7th of October. Separately, Hamas has released a video of three other hostages being held in Gaza. Also: US announces "strongest action yet" on AI safety, and what are the best recipes for leftover pumpkin at Halloween?
Israeli armoured vehicles have been seen on Gaza's main north-south road, close to Gaza City. Also; sixty people are detained in the Russian republic of Dagestan after crowds stormed an airport, and a major search is underway in Colombia for the father of the footballer, Luis Diaz.
Aid agencies say it's impossible to evacuate the crowded Al-Quds hospital in Gaza, after Israel's military reportedly warned everyone to leave. Also: anti-Israel mob storms Dagestan airport, and tributes are paid to the Friends actor Matthew Perry, who's died at the age of 54.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel's twin goals are to eradicate Hamas and bring the hostages home safely. Meanwhile, Gaza remains in a communications blackout. Also: Mike Pence withdraws from 2024 US presidential race, and South Africa edge out New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final.
Most internet and phone communications have been cut in Gaza. A BBC reporter has described scenes of panic and chaos. Also: antisemitism on the rise in London.
Our weekly collection of the happiest stories in the world. This week, we meet Finland's happiest person, a giant tortoise is on the loose in Canada. And the pigeon set to fly off on a world book tour.
The Gaza Strip is rocked by large explosions, as Palestinians in Gaza City are warned to move south. Also: The UN votes to adopt a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza. And Spain says more than 200,000 people may have been victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy.
We've teamed up with The Conflict podcast to answer your questions. These include Russia's role, the reaction from Israel, and what we can all do to be part of the solution.
The US military has carried out air strikes on two storage facilities in eastern Syria. Also: Israel carries out another ground incursion in the Gaza strip, and it’s been a year since Elon Musk controversially took over Twitter, now known as X - we take a look at what’s next for the platform.
The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations says a draft resolution to stop the fighting would only prevent his country from rooting out Hamas. Also, a huge manhunt is continuing in the US state of Maine for the gunman suspected of killing 18 people in a mass shooting. And in Afghanistan, the Taliban releases an imprisoned advocate for girls' education.
