11 hours ago Hugo Bachegaand Samantha Granville ,in Saksakiyeh, southern Lebanon A funeral has been held in a southern Lebanese village for an 11-year-old boy and his uncle who were killed in an Israeli air strike. Jawad Younes and 41-year-old Ragheb Younes were laid to rest in Saksakiyeh on Saturday …

Three Lebanese journalists were killed in a targeted Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Saturday, their employers have said. Ali Shoeib, a reporter for the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar TV, was killed in the town of Jezzine alongside reporter Fatima Ftouni and her brother, cameraman Mohamed Ftouni, both from the channel …

The Houthis held their fire for the first four weeks of the war, despite their affiliation with and backing from Iran. Now, the movement that still holds the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and the north and other areas of the country, has made its first move, firing missiles towards Israel. It …

6 hours ago Jessica Parker ,Berlin correspondentand Kristina Völk It is a story that is gripping Germany and has led to one of its best known TV stars tearfully telling thousands of protesters from a stage in Hamburg how she had to wear a bulletproof vest, due to death threats. …

Freya Ridings on buying a plane ticket and reclaiming her career: 'I felt like a naughty schoolchild' 5 hours ago Mark SavageMusic correspondent Just because the strident crunch of Freya Ridings' recent singles conjures up images of a medieval army riding into battle, that doesn't mean she's a warrior queen …

A new bombshell has just entered the villa. He's 24-years-old from Barcelona, and he's a plum. Launched less than a month ago, Fruit Love Island is perhaps the first super viral show created entirely by generative AI. It's designed to mirror the hit ITV reality dating show "Love Island", but …

One ant for $220: the new frontier of wildlife trafficking 6 hours ago Wycliffe MuiaNairobi The ants are flying in Kenya at the moment. During this rainy season, swarms can be seen leaving the thousands of anthills in and around Gilgil, a quiet agricultural town in Kenya's Rift Valley that …

Frosting, sprinkles and layers of fun: Giant cake picnic hits Sydney 9 hours ago Lana LamSydney Welcome to Cake Picnic, Sydney edition. It's the viral event that's already sold out dates in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles. Tickets in Dubai, London and Mexico City were harder to come …

6 hours ago Branwen Jeffreys ,Education Editorand Hayley Clarke ,Education reporter Schools do not have enough staff to achieve the government's aims of providing support for more children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream schools, England's largest teaching union has said. Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the …

A Labour MP who resigned as a Cabinet Office minister has said he was "naive" and "so sorry" in his first full interview since leaving his role. Josh Simons quit on 28 February after facing claims that the think tank he used to run before he became an MP commissioned …