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| Hello. Israel has continued strikes on central Beirut overnight, killing at least nine people, Lebanese officials say. Nafiseh Kohnavard reports that any feeling of safety is vanishing in the capital, while the Israeli military in southern Lebanon warned that air strikes would continue. We're also bringing you the latest from the ground in Sudan's ongoing civil war, and a growing row over a Spanish shipwreck loaded with loot. | |
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TOP OF THE AGENDA | Nine killed in Israeli air strike on Beirut | | An apartment block in the Bachoura neighbourhood which was hit in an Israeli airstrike. Credit: Reuters | At least nine people have been killed and 14 wounded in an Israeli air strike on a building in central Beirut, Lebanese officials have said. The multi-storey block in Bachoura housed a Hezbollah-affiliated health centre, which Israel's military said was hit in a "precision" attack. The blast - which occurred close to the Lebanese parliament - was accompanied by five air strikes targeting the southern suburb of Dahieh. Nafiseh Kohnavard reports that "the feeling of safety is vanishing day by day in all parts of Beirut". Our live page is following the aftermath of the attack. In the south of the country, the Israeli military warned this morning that air strikes would continue.
The latest: Eight Israeli soldiers have been killed in clashes in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military's first losses since it launched a ground invasion to target Hezbollah earlier this week. Hugo Bachega and David Gritten have more.
Analysis: Iran's missile attack on Israel marks a major gamble by the country's leaders. The question now is how Israel will retaliate, writes Jiyar Gol.
In maps: Our visual journalism team is tracking Israel's advance and have mapped clashes between Hezbollah and Israeli troops. See more here. | |
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| Sudan's army vows to fight on | | Sudan's army launched a new attempt to retake Khartoum last week. Credit: Reuters | Sudan's brutal civil war has raged between the country's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for more than 17 months. International efforts to broker a ceasefire had been renewed in recent weeks, but a top general ruled out any imminent peace deal in an interview with Barbara Plett Usher. |
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| | Barbara Plett Usher, BBC Africa correspondent |
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| | Speaking just days before the army launched an operation to re-take the capital Khartoum, Lt Gen Ibrahim Gabir told the BBC that peace talks "can go on", but they would not impede his troops' advance. The general also hinted that authorities had weapons dealings with Iran, and denied there was famine in the country. |
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BEYOND THE HEADLINES | Battle for the 'Holy Grail' of shipwrecks |
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| | | The San José, which sank off the Caribbean coast of Colombia in 1708. Credit: Colombian government | The San José was sunk by the British off the coast of Colombia more than 300 years ago. But now its remains - hailed as the most valuable shipwreck in the world - have sparked a bitter dispute between Columbia, Spain, a US salvage company and local indigenous groups. What's at stake? A haul of gold, silver and emeralds worth around $18bn (£13bn), Gideon Long reports. |
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT | Trite from New York | Saturday Night Live became a TV phenomenon – but then lost its way, writes our critic. | |
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And finally... | A husband and wife in Australia have been reunited with the long lost footage of their wedding in Scotland after it was found by chance 57 years later. Aileen and Bill Turnbull, who married in Aberdeen in 1967 before emigrating, had only seen the film once before. | |
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