BBC News:
| Drowning deaths soar in France as Europe buckles in peak of heatwave | Tue 23rd Jun 2026 17:27 BST |
Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says. | |
| UN says it will evacuate sailors stranded in Strait of Hormuz, as Rubio warns against tolls | Tue 23rd Jun 2026 22:04 BST |
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iran that no country can charge fees for ships to travel through the strait. | |
| Israeli troops kill two in south Lebanon after lull in fighting, authorities say | Tue 23rd Jun 2026 17:47 BST |
Israel's military says the two men were Hezbollah operatives, but the Iran-backed group accuses it of a ceasefire violation. | |
| Germany rail network comes to complete halt nationwide due to IT malfunction | Tue 23rd Jun 2026 23:14 BST |
Rail company Deutsche Bahn has paused train services across the country due to a nationwide IT disruption. | |
| Dozens of ships head through Strait of Hormuz after US-Iran deal | Tue 23rd Jun 2026 15:55 BST |
Traffic in the waterway has risen since the US and Iran signed a deal aimed at ending the war, including 42 ships on Saturday alone. | |
| UN commission of inquiry says Israel committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children | Tue 23rd Jun 2026 12:10 BST |
Israel rejects the new report by the three-member expert panel, calling it a "libellous sham". | |


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