Gazans tell BBC of safety concerns as Israel says 'no compromise' on hostage returns
Summary
Gazans tell the BBC of their concerns over food, water, electricity, and safety, days after a ceasefire began
"There is constant shooting in our area," one displaced man tells us. "There is no water, no electricity and no tents"
Meanwhile, Israel says it will "not compromise" on hostage returns from Gaza, saying "the mission is not complete"
Hamas was required to return all 48 remaining hostages as part of the first phase of the Gaza peace plan - so far, all 20 living hostages and seven hostages' bodies have been returned
One of four bodies handed over by Hamas overnight "does not match any of the hostages", Israel says
The ceasefire agreement appears to acknowledge that Hamas and other Palestinian factions may not have been able to find all hostage remains before the initial deadline on Monday
Only wild animals remain in my hometown, Gazan father says
Amira Dakroury
World Service Gaza Lifeline
Mahmoud Radwan, a father of three, has been displaced to Deir al-Balah in central Gaza from Jabalia in the north.
He says: “I was displaced due to the lack of resources, widespread destruction and the extremely difficult situation in northern Gaza.
“So far, I have been unable to return to my area due to the massive destruction there.
Russian drone incursion ‘tactically stupid and counterproductive’ says Polish minister
Radosław Sikorski says Putin consolidated western opinion against him with the incursion into Poland
Wed 15 Oct 2025 15.03 BST
Poland’s foreign minister has accused Russia of a “tactically stupid and counterproductive” escalation of the war in Ukraine, saying its drone incursion into Poland last month appeared to be deliberate.
Radosław Sikorski, on a visit to London, said all Vladimir Putin had achieved with the incursion was a consolidation of western opinion against him. He also dismissed Russian concerns that supplying US Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine would be unnecessarily provocative.
South Korea bans travel to Cambodia over scam centers
Jon Shelton with AFP, Reuters
Seoul has said 1,000 South Koreans are working at online scam compounds that target victims globally. Some 200,000 forced laborers are thought to be busy stealing billions from prison-like sites in Cambodia.
South Korea on Wednesday issued a "code-black" travel ban to parts of Cambodia in the wake of the death of a college student there in August.
The South Korean Foreign Ministry said the ban includes the Bokor Mountain area in Kampot Province, Bavet City, and Poipet City.
Who is Michael Randrianirina, the colonel who toppled Madagascar's president?
Colonel Michael Randrianirina, a senior officer in Madagascar's elite CAPSAT military unit, took control of the African island nation on Tuesday after President Andry Rajoelina fled following weeks of youth-led protests. The officer, once jailed for mutiny, has suspended key state institutions and said it could take up to two years to hold elections.
Colonel Michael Randrianirina has taken control of Madagascar after its sitting president fled following weeks of youth-led Gen Z protests against his rule. The 51-year-old said he was "taking the position of president" in an interview with AP at his barracks on Wednesday.
Randrianirina is part of Madagascar's elite military CAPSAT unit, the group that brought now-deposed president Andry Rajoelina to power in a 2009 coup.
How successful is Ukraine’s ‘gas war’ against Russia?
Kyiv’s drone campaign against energy infrastructure has caused damage and shortages, in areas including annexed Crimea.
When Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, Moscow promised the residents of the Black Sea peninsula higher salaries, better hospitals and retrofitted infrastructure.
But 11 years later, they are learning to live with almost daily Ukrainian drone and missile attacks, unpredictable blackouts and a growing shortage of gasoline.
Takaichi courts opposition as race for Diet votes intensifies
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 15, 2025 at 19:09 JST
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi held back-to-back meetings on Oct. 15 with leaders of three opposition parties in a bid to secure support in the Diet vote for the next prime minister.
After Komeito’s exit from the ruling coalition left the LDP in a weakened position, Takaichi urgently sought cross-party backing to bolster her candidacy.
In the afternoon, Takaichi met separately with Yoshihiko Noda, leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the Democratic Party for the People, and Hirofumi Yoshimura, chief of Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party).
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