Gaza peace 'is no small challenge', UK PM says, as Palestinians fear ceasefire may not hold
There's uncertainty over the next steps for Gaza, after 20 living Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian detainees were reunited with their families as part of a ceasefire deal
The IDF says it has identified the bodies of four hostages returned by Hamas, naming two as Bipin Joshi and Guy Illouz, but families have expressed anger that the bodies of up to 24 other hostages have not been returned
In Gaza, fears are growing among Palestinians that Hamas's delay in handing over the bodies could derail the fragile ceasefire, writes Rushdi Abualouf
The Palestinian Civil Defence tells the BBC that seven people have been killed by Israeli fire in two separate incidents - Israel's military says it fired at people who had crossed the line where its troops have withdrawn to
Donald Trump says the next stage of negotiations over his plan to end the war are under way, but as our correspondent notes, there are no details yet on how, where and when they will be carried out
PM Keir Starmer says the focus in the days and weeks ahead is "the relentless implementation of this peace plan", which he calls "no small challenge"
Are international journalists now being allowed into Gaza?
"International journalists have not been allowed into Gaza," Gardner says.
He adds there has been pressure from numerous news organisations - including the BBC - to let international journalists in so they can report with their own eyes.
UK and US impose sanctions on alleged leaders of Cambodia scam centres
Two Chinese-born businessmen among six people hit by travel bans and property freezes
Tue 14 Oct 2025 15.59 BST
The UK and US have imposed sanctions and frozen London properties owned by the alleged leaders of scam centres in Cambodia that trick victims around the world and torture their trafficked workers.
Two Chinese-born businessmen are among the six people hit by travel bans and sanctions that aim to tackle the growing threat of organised crime gangs carrying out online fraud across the world on an industrial scale.
The frozen properties are thought to include a £12m mansion on Avenue Road, one of London’s most expensive addresses, a £95m office block on Fenchurch Street in the heart of the City of London’s financial district, and several flats in central London.
Madagascar protests: Army takes charge after president flees
"We have taken the power," Colonel Michael Randrianirina said in a national broadcast. President Rajoelina had fled the country after protests escalated over the weekend.
Madagascar's military has taken charge of the African island nation, an army colonel announced on Tuesday, after a rising Gen Z-led protest movement peaked over the weekend.
"We have taken the power," Colonel Michael Randrianirina of the army's CAPSAT unit said on national radio.
The military was dissolving all institutions except the lower house of parliament, Randianirina said, shortly after lawmakers voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina, who had earlier fled the country, saying he feared for his life.
Iranian court sentences two French nationals for spying
An Iranian lower court handed heavy prison sentences to two French citizens charged with spying for France and Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday, a week after Paris and Tehran indicated progress in talks to release them.
An Iranian court imposed heavy prison sentences on French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, accused of spying for France and Israel, the Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
Iran has detained Kohler and her partner Paris since 2022.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot have repeatedly called for the release of Kohler and Paris.
'They could have killed me'
Demonstrators denounce protest crackdowns in Argentina
Jonathan Navarro, 33, can pinpoint the exact moment his life changed forever. The moment constantly replays in his mind — and it was caught on video.
It was nearly 5:30pm on March 12, and a group of pensioners were staging their weekly protest in front of Argentina’s imposing Congress building, its green-tinged bronze dome looming overhead.
Hundreds of demonstrators had joined the retirees to denounce cuts to government benefits and call for an increase in pensions.
South Korea to build huge nuclear bunker as threat from North heightens
The civilian bunker will be able to hold 1,000 families and is equipped for 14 days of survival
A civilian bunker capable of withstanding a nuclear attack is set to be built underneath a public housing complex in South Korea’s capital by 2028.
The metropolitan government and Seoul Housing and Communities Corp plan the shelter for 999 households designed to withstand nuclear, biological or chemical attacks, the official said on Monday, to guard against threats by the North.
The bunker in the basement of the housing complex in Seoul will span 2,147 sq m (2,568 sq yards), accommodate up to 1,020 people at a time, and be equipped for 14 days of survival.
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