Three Lebanese journalists killed in Israeli strike, say broadcasters

Lina Sinjab , Middle East correspondent, in Beirut, and

Maia Davies

Reuters A man in a press vest stands beside a blown-out car on a hillside, holding a press vest towards the camera Reuters
An Al Mayadeen journalist holds a press vest at the scene of the strike

Three Lebanese journalists were killed in a targeted Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Saturday, their employers have said.

Ali Shoeib, a reporter for the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar TV, was killed in the town of Jezzine alongside reporter Fatima Ftouni and cameraman Mohamed Ftouni from the channel Al Mayadeen, according to the stations.

The strike reportedly hit the journalists'

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Tears and defiance as Lebanese family bury child, 11, killed in Israeli strike

Hugo Bachega and

Samantha Granville , in Saksakiyeh, southern Lebanon

BBC Jawad wears a grey hoodie and smiles for the camera BBC
Jawad is one of the latest civilian victims

A funeral has been held in a southern Lebanese village for an 11-year-old boy and his uncle who were killed in an Israeli air strike.

Jawad Younes and 41-year-old Ragheb Younes were laid to rest in Saksakiyeh on Saturday after their family compound was hit a day earlier.

They are among the latest casualties in Israel's offensive against the Iran-backed


Bank of America to pay out $72.5m over Epstein lawsuit

Sakshi Venkatraman US reporter

Getty Images A close up shot of the sign on a Bank of America building Getty Images

Bank of America has reached a $72.5m (£54.6m) settlement in a lawsuit brought on behalf of victims of Jeffrey Epstein, who had accused the bank of facilitating his sex trafficking operation.

The proposed class-action lawsuit was filed in October by a Florida woman who says she was abused by Epstein "on at least 100 occasions" between 2011 and 2019 and held two accounts at Bank of America at


Twenty-two migrants die off Greek coast after six days at sea

Reuters A Frontex vessel during a rescue operation near Greece in 2026. Reuters
File photo of a European border agency vessel during a rescue operation near Greece in 2026

Twenty-two migrants have died off the Greek coast after spending six days in a dinghy bound for Europe, the Greek coastguard has said.

Twenty-six survivors, including a woman and a child, were rescued by a European border agency vessel on Friday. Two of them were taken to hospital in Heraklion on the island of Crete.

The migrant boat had left the port of Tobruk in eastern Libya on 21


Expectant mothers in Cuba struggle under fuel blockade

The BBC's Will Grant speaks to two women experiencing starkly different realities as the country's energy crisis impacts their pregnancies.

Looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular arrested on battery charge in Florida

Broward County Sheriff's Office Braden Eric Peters, AKA Clavicular, is seen in a booking photo Broward County Sheriff's Office

A controversial internet streamer who goes by the name Clavicular has been arrested in south Florida on a battery charge.

Braden Eric Peters was taken into custody on Thursday by police in Fort Lauderdale after a battery investigation stemming from an incident last month in central Florida, investigators said.

Peters is accused of instigating a fight between two women and then posting a video of it on social media, authorities said. The BBC has contacted Peters for comment.

Clavicular is primarily in an online movement called looksmaxxing,


Two Cuba-bound aid ships found days after disappearing

Reuters The sailboats Friendship and Tigger Moth, carrying humanitarian aid for Cuba and crewed by activists taking part in the Nuestra America Convoy flotilla, depart Isla Mujeres, in Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo state, Mexico. Reuters
Friendship and Tigger Moth departed Mexico on 20 March

Two boats filled with humanitarian supplies travelling from Mexico to Cuba have been located days after contact with them was lost in the Caribbean, organisers say.

The boats were located by the Mexican Navy and the crews are safe, a spokesman for the Nuestra America Convoy said.

He did not explain why the two boats - the Friendship and Tiger Moth - had disappeared.

They are among several vessels that have sought to carry supplies to the island nation since the US imposed an


House Republicans reject Senate deal, prolonging partial government shutdown

Watch: BBC journalist caught in travel chaos at Houston Airport

Republicans in the US House of Representatives have rejected a bipartisan deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and instead approved a different plan, prolonging the shutdown that has caused huge delays at airports.

Their Senate colleagues backed a bill that would have reopened most of DHS but excluded funding for immigration agencies to garner support from Democrats.

House Republican leaders rejected this, with Speaker Mike Johnson labelling the Senate bill a "joke".

TSA agents, who manage


Gaza peace doubts deepen as attention shifts to Iran

Yolande Knell , Middle East correspondent, in Jerusalem and

Rushdi Abualouf , Gaza correspondent, in Istanbul

'Prices have doubled': Gazans on food shortages affecting families

Nearly six months after a fragile ceasefire came into force in Gaza, Palestinians in this war-torn territory are still struggling.

In the markets, there are again shortages of some goods and rising prices – with merchants saying supplies brought in from Israel have been disrupted by the new war in the region.

"What does the war between Iran and Israel have to do

Anadolu via Getty Images A displaced Palestinian woman carries a child as she walks past makeshift tents. There is rubbish on the floor and puddles as she walks.
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'Our home is gone': BBC speaks to displaced families in Lebanon

The BBC's Hugo Bachega speaks to families in Beirut as more than a million people have been displaced in Lebanon.