A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect early on Friday.
Both Israel and Hamas have claimed victory in the recent conflict.
But it may prove “difficult” for Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to label the military operation a political success, says former Israeli deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon.
It was a case of “doomed if you do, doomed if you don’t,” he told BBC World News.
Attempts to stop Hongkongers marking the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown is having the opposite effect of what was intended, the managing director of the Hong Kong Democracy Council, Samuel Chu, has said. A public vigil to mark the anniversary has been banned by Hong Kong for the second year running citing coronavirus…
With a wide range of shapes, sizes and colours, finding the right pair of glasses can take time. But this means companies may also have to overstock to provide the wide selection of products customers expect. So could face scanning combined with 3D-printing change how we buy glasses and help move towards a more sustainable…
The Polish Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, has accused the European Union of blackmail in a debate with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen over the rule of law. Dominik Tarczynski, MEP and member of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party, told BBC World News that the row was not to do with putting EU…
Scientists are using Iceland as a testbed for deploying drone technology that they hope may one day feature on missions exploring Mars. The project equips drones with a range of devices from laser scanning Lidar which can help inform the thickness and volume of lava, to thermal imaging cameras and drills capable of taking core…
Joy and her family are among two million Nigerians living within 4km of a gas flare in Nigeria’s oil-rich south. Climate change has had a devastating impact on Nigeria. Fertile lands are turning into deserts in the north, while flash floods have become more common in the south. The country’s oil industry is making things…
Houses have been buried by hot ash after a volcano erupted in Indonesia on Saturday. Mount Semeru on the island of Java engulfed villages, submerging vehicles and leaving glimpses of rooftops behind. Fourteen people are known to have died and dozens were injured, authorities said. Watch the BBC’s Valdya Baraputri, surrounded by buried buildings, describe…
