BBC News:
| Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation | Wed 19th Aug 2026 16:33 BST |
The five-year old Gaza girl initially survived the attack and pleaded for help but her body was recovered later with those of six of her relatives. | |
| Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election | Wed 19th Aug 2026 21:34 BST |
Martial law has been in place in Ukraine since February 2022, under which elections are suspended. | |
| Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project | Wed 19th Aug 2026 18:16 BST |
Israeli plans to build on the area east of Jerusalem - which would divide the occupied West Bank in two - have long been internationally condemned. | |
| South Korea shortens war games with US, citing Washington request | Wed 19th Aug 2026 18:39 BST |
It comes after Trump announced plans to curtail joint military exercises with South Korea, citing a "very good" relationship with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. | |
| Ukrainian man arrested in Croatia over Nord Stream pipeline blasts | Wed 19th Aug 2026 17:31 BST |
The man is alleged to have been one of the scuba divers who planted explosives on the pipelines in 2022. | |
| Ecuador intelligence chief and five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash | Wed 19th Aug 2026 21:34 BST |
Michele Sensi-Contugi, and his wife Stephany Hollihan among the seven people killed in the crash. | |


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