This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Rushdi Abu Alouf & Oliver Slow BBC News, Gaza City and London The Gaza Strip could be on the brink of a new humanitarian crisis if supplies are not allowed in, authorities say, as Israel responds…

By David Gritten BBC News Israel’s military says troops are in full control of all communities along the border with Gaza, two days after Hamas’s unprecedented assault. Fighting between troops and Palestinian militants in several areas on Monday morning had become “isolated”, a spokesman told reporters. But he warned that militants might still be at…

Families have spoken of the sheer panic of learning their loved ones may have been taken hostage by Hamas, after the militant group attacked Israel. The Israeli military suggests dozens of people, including foreign nationals, have been taken as captives into Gaza. Here are some of their stories. ‘I’m trying to stay calm’ The first…

The return of Kelsey Grammer’s snobbish psychiatrist Dr Frasier Crane has been highly anticipated. But while it’s pleasant enough, it doesn’t live up to the original, writes Caryn James. In the midst of an argument, the psychiatrist Dr Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) calls his son Oedipus. Later, when he learns that the reason behind someone’s…

By Derek Cai, Joel Guinto & Yogita Limaye in Singapore and Mumbai Rescuers are digging for survivors of a powerful earthquake that flattened whole villages in Afghanistan, killing more than 1,000 people. The 6.3-magnitude quake struck Saturday morning in Herat province, a barren landscape dotted with mud brick homes. Villagers are still using shovels and…

This year’s Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Claudia Goldin, an American economic historian, for her work on women’s employment and pay. Prof Goldin’s research uncovered key drivers behind the gender pay gap, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. She is only the third woman to receive the prize, and the first to…

By Mark Savage BBC Music Correspondent Coldplay and their former manager have filed competing claims in London’s High Court, with each party seeking millions of pounds from the other. Dave Holmes, who worked with the band from 2005 to 2022, sued them in August for £10 million in unpaid commission. In a counter-claim, the group…

Ashkelon in southern Israel has come under fresh rocket attack as Palestinian militants continue to launch barrages from Gaza. Watch and listen to the terrifying moment the city is bombarded, sending the BBC’s reporting team running for cover as sirens sound.

By Wycliffe Muia BBC News At least 23 people have been killed in landslides caused by heavy rains in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé, the emergency services have said. A local radio station put the death toll at 40, saying that many people are still missing. Rescue efforts were hampered by floods, forcing locals to pull bodies…

By Daniel Thomas & Katy Austin BBC News Major airlines around the world have cancelled flights to Israel or warned of travel disruption as the security situation deteriorates. Virgin Atlantic warned of cancellations and delays to Tel Aviv and British Airways (BA) has altered its schedule. Meanwhile, three US carriers, as well as Air France,…