Frantic search for survivors of Texas floods that killed 32, including 14 children (www.bbc.com)
Israel to send negotiators to Gaza talks despite ''unacceptable'' Hamas demands, PM says (www.bbc.com)
Iran supreme leader in first public appearance since Israel war (www.bbc.com)
BBC witnesses destruction after house ripped from foundations in Texas floods (www.bbc.com)
Elon Musk says he is launching new political party (www.bbc.com)
Former Mossad official details how Israel eliminated Iran''s military elite (www.bbc.com)
Key suspect arrested in shooting of Colombia senator (www.bbc.com)
Footballers and family lay flowers at funeral of Diogo Jota and André Silva (www.bbc.com)
US aid workers wounded, says Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (www.bbc.com)
Diogo Jota and André Silva''s funeral held in Portugal (www.bbc.com)
Australian PM vows ''full force of law'' after arson attack at synagogue (www.bbc.com)
River Seine reopens to swimmers in Paris after century-long ban (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Holiday park wiped out by Texas floods (www.bbc.com)
Australian actor Julian McMahon dies aged 56 (www.bbc.com)
Tennis hero Arthur Ashe''s South African legacy: ''The first free black man I''d ever seen'' (www.bbc.com)
''Do they have gold in them?'': The Indian artisans up in arms over Prada''s sandals (www.bbc.com)
Tiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warming (www.bbc.com)
US debt is now 37trn – should we be worried? (www.bbc.com)
Namibia halts all state funerals amid criticism of the high cost (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Deadly Texas flooding causes destruction (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Moment Oasis take to the stage for first gig in 16 years (www.bbc.com)
Notorious Swedish gang leader arrested in Turkey (www.bbc.com)
Several killed as flash flooding hits central Texas (www.bbc.com)
Trump to sign sweeping tax and spending bill into law (www.bbc.com)
Kenyan leader to build huge church at presidential office (www.bbc.com)
''It''s Groundhog Day'': Ukraine''s sky defenders stuck in relentless battle (www.bbc.com)
Israel''s strike on bustling Gaza cafe killed a Hamas operative - but dozens more people were killed (www.bbc.com)
Fictional K-pop bands beat BTS and Blackpink in US charts (www.bbc.com)
''I don''t know who to trust anymore'': Druze worry about being left behind in post-war Syria (www.bbc.com)
BBC on French beach as police slash migrant ''taxi-boat'' heading to UK (www.bbc.com)
Akon''s futuristic 6bn city project in Senegal abandoned, BBC told (www.bbc.com)
Hamas says it is consulting other Palestinian groups on Gaza ceasefire plan (www.bbc.com)
Elephant kills British and New Zealand tourists in Zambia (www.bbc.com)
Sport agent Jonathan Barnett accused of rape in US lawsuit (www.bbc.com)
Kyiv hit by barrage of drone strikes as Putin spurns Trump''s truce bid (www.bbc.com)
Roadblocks replace rallies as Serbian protesters demand new elections (www.bbc.com)
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom confirm split (www.bbc.com)
Oasis ''sounding huge'' as comeback tour launches (www.bbc.com)
Trump gets major win now - but it comes with risks down the road (www.bbc.com)
Russia becomes first state to recognise Afghanistan''s Taliban government (www.bbc.com)
American teen pilot detained on small island in Antarctica (www.bbc.com)
Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr arrested by US immigration (www.bbc.com)
Congress passes Trump''s ''big, beautiful bill'' cutting taxes and spending (www.bbc.com)
Reservoir Dogs actor Michael Madsen dies aged 67 (www.bbc.com)
Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians (www.bbc.com)
Austria to change two streets named after Nazi supporters (www.bbc.com)
Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel intensifies bombardment, rescuers say (www.bbc.com)
Death of Liverpool forward Jota leaves football world in shock (www.bbc.com)
Four dead, 14 injured in drive-by shooting outside Chicago nightclub (www.bbc.com)
Ethiopia has finished building mega-dam on Nile, PM says (www.bbc.com)
Angélique Kidjo first black African to get Hollywood Walk of Fame star (www.bbc.com)
UN expert calls for companies to stop doing business with Israel (www.bbc.com)
''A symbol of hope & inspiration - Jota was a Portuguese hero'' (www.bbc.com)
US Supreme Court to review bans on trans athletes in female sports (www.bbc.com)
Kilmar Ábrego García alleges torture and abuse in El Salvador prison (www.bbc.com)
Bear kills motorcyclist in Romanian mountains (www.bbc.com)
Thousands of passengers hit by French air traffic control strikes (www.bbc.com)
Big shake-up in Nigerian politics as heavyweights join one party (www.bbc.com)
South Korea revises martial law rules after political crisis (www.bbc.com)
Beachgoers look on as wildfires burn in Greece (www.bbc.com)
South Africa''s political marriage of convenience avoids divorce - just (www.bbc.com)
Indian state defends Zumba lessons for students amid protests (www.bbc.com)
Japan islanders sleepless after 900 earthquakes in two weeks (www.bbc.com)
House tests support of Trump''s budget bill in vote after hours of delays (www.bbc.com)
Watch: What to know about the Diddy verdict - and what comes next (www.bbc.com)
Four dead, dozens missing after ferry sinks off Bali (www.bbc.com)
Man admits murders of four Idaho students in deal to avoid death penalty (www.bbc.com)
Mass evacuations as wildfire rages in Greek island of Crete (www.bbc.com)
Trump calls for US central bank head to quit immediately (www.bbc.com)
''Be careful, they are watching you'': Tibet is silent as Dalai Lama turns 90 (www.bbc.com)
Diddy''s secret world revealed in videos and his voice notes (www.bbc.com)
Gaza hospital director killed in Israeli strike, Hamas-run health ministry says (www.bbc.com)
Dramatic moment Sean ''Diddy'' Combs fell to his knees after learning his fate (www.bbc.com)
Ancient Egyptian history may be rewritten by DNA bone test (www.bbc.com)
Michelin-starred chef''s lobster bisque and foie gras heading to space (www.bbc.com)
''Diddy'' cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering, convicted on two other charges (www.bbc.com)
Scorching European heatwave turns deadly in Spain, Italy and France (www.bbc.com)
Ugandan military helicopter crashes at Somalia airport, official says (www.bbc.com)
Qantas data breach exposes up to six million customer profiles (www.bbc.com)
US halts some weapons shipments to Ukraine, White House says (www.bbc.com)
How ''blood gold'' is fuelling conflict in West Africa (www.bbc.com)
''They took shrapnel from my heart'' – the magnets saving lives in Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
Diddy jury to keep deliberating after deadlocking on most serious charge (www.bbc.com)
Israel has agreed to conditions for 60-day Gaza ceasefire, Trump says (www.bbc.com)
Will Dalai Lama reveal succession plan as he turns 90? (www.bbc.com)
Jihadist fighters stage series of attacks on Mali military posts (www.bbc.com)
US Senate Republicans narrowly pass Trump''s ''big, beautiful'' bill (www.bbc.com)
US Senate Republicans struggle to push Trump''s budget bill over finish line (www.bbc.com)
Trump tightens US policy on Cuba (www.bbc.com)
Three killed in Ukrainian drone attack on central Russia (www.bbc.com)
Danish women to face conscription by lottery (www.bbc.com)
Dozens of Ghanaians trafficked in football job scam rescued in Nigeria (www.bbc.com)
Two dead in Italy as heatwave scorches much of Europe (www.bbc.com)
Thai prime minister suspended over leaked phone call (www.bbc.com)
Hundreds of kids to be tested for disease after childcare rape charge (www.bbc.com)
Guilty plea expected in 2022 murders of four Idaho students (www.bbc.com)
Trans troops in US military ''in survival mode'' as ban on serving kicks in (www.bbc.com)
Is RFK Jr''s divisive plan to Make America Healthy Again fearmongering - or revolutionary? (www.bbc.com)
When you think you''ve won 280k, but it''s 28 (www.bbc.com)
Millions of ''lovebugs'' swarm hikers in South Korea (www.bbc.com)
US-Israeli backed Gaza aid group must be shut down, say 130 charities (www.bbc.com)
Is the ''big, beautiful'' India-US trade deal in trouble? (www.bbc.com)
Losing a baby, rescuing a child and dodging air strikes in Sudan''s civil war (www.bbc.com)
Turkey arrests journalists over alleged cartoon of Prophet Muhammad (www.bbc.com)
BBC investigation reveals hidden deaths at India festival crush (www.bbc.com)
Father jumps off Disney cruise ship to save daughter who fell overboard (www.bbc.com)
Trump global aid cuts risk 14 million deaths in five years, report says (www.bbc.com)
US Senate begins voting on Trump''s ''big beautiful bill'' (www.bbc.com)
As Squid Game ends, South Koreans return to the reality that inspired it (www.bbc.com)
Police identify 20-year-old suspect in Idaho firefighter ambush (www.bbc.com)
Key witness in ex-Peru mayor''s corruption case found dead (www.bbc.com)
''A little bit melting'': Intense heat across Europe (www.bbc.com)
''Unprecedented'' alerts in France as blistering heat grips Europe (www.bbc.com)
Hundreds of families displaced by wave of Israeli air strikes on Gaza, witnesses say (www.bbc.com)
Prada acknowledges footwear design''s Indian roots after backlash (www.bbc.com)
Have we watched Messi''s final game on global stage? (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Humanoid robots stumble through football match in China (www.bbc.com)
After five years in Belarus jail, opposition figure Tikhanovsky says he''s not broken (www.bbc.com)
Jury retires in mushroom murder trial in Australia (www.bbc.com)
Two people shot dead in Idaho while responding to brush fire (www.bbc.com)
Boeing''s 787 Dreamliner was deemed the ''safest'' of planes. The whistleblowers were always less sure (www.bbc.com)
US must rule out more strikes before new talks, Iranian minister tells BBC (www.bbc.com)
Nearly 12 million estimated to lose health coverage under Trump budget bill (www.bbc.com)
China is cracking down on young women who write gay erotica (www.bbc.com)
Crowds celebrate Pride in New York City, India, Mexico and more (www.bbc.com)
''Mariupol is diseased'': Residents deny Russia''s stories about occupied city (www.bbc.com)
One of Hong Kong''s last major pro-democracy parties disbands (www.bbc.com)
Spain records temperature of 46C as Europe heatwave continues (www.bbc.com)
Trump says he has ''a group of very wealthy people'' to buy TikTok (www.bbc.com)
Thousands in Norway told they won up to millions in lottery error (www.bbc.com)
Israel orders evacuations in northern Gaza as Trump pushes for ceasefire (www.bbc.com)
Thousands protest in Bangkok calling for Thai PM to resign (www.bbc.com)
Queen of Katwe''s gambit still in play for Uganda''s slum chess players (www.bbc.com)
Iran could start enriching uranium for bomb within months, UN nuclear chief says (www.bbc.com)
Senate Republicans advance Trump''s ''Big Beautiful Bill'' but final vote hangs in balance (www.bbc.com)
Serbia police clash with anti-government protesters in Belgrade (www.bbc.com)
Thousands party at Budapest Pride in clear message to Orban (www.bbc.com)
A pioneering doctor remembers India leader Indira Gandhi''s final moments (www.bbc.com)
I feel like I''ve been gaslit - like the life I had before the war was made up (www.bbc.com)
''Proud to be gay'': K-pop star on coming out to the world (www.bbc.com)
At least 81 people killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, Hamas-run health ministry says (www.bbc.com)
Venice divided as lavish Bezos wedding brings glamour and protests (www.bbc.com)
DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal met with scepticism in rebel-held city (www.bbc.com)
Trump on a high after ''tremendous'' wins at home and abroad (www.bbc.com)
Netanyahu claims victory over Iran – but polling shows many Israelis don''t trust him (www.bbc.com)
On the ground in Venice for Bezos''s glitzy wedding (www.bbc.com)
Southern Europe swelters as heatwave spreads (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Anger and uncertainty in Iran as crowds mourn dead (www.bbc.com)
Iran holds state funeral for military leaders killed in Israel conflict (www.bbc.com)
''In business, indecision is killer'' - Canadian firms seek certainty in tariff war (www.bbc.com)
Lewis Capaldi makes emotional comeback with surprise Glastonbury set (www.bbc.com)
Japan loves them. And now they''re in the UK - strawberries and cream sandwiches (www.bbc.com)
A ''fake trial'': Sean ''Diddy'' Combs'' lawyers make final arguments to jurors (www.bbc.com)
In pictures: Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez''s star-studded wedding in Venice (www.bbc.com)
Hungary Pride to go ahead, defying Orban threat of ''legal consequences'' (www.bbc.com)
''I tell my children not to play so we save money on soap'' (www.bbc.com)
Doechii: Headlining Glastonbury is part of her five-year plan (www.bbc.com)
''Commercialising concussion'': The Australians taking a backyard collision game global (www.bbc.com)
Trump says he is cutting off trade talks with Canada (www.bbc.com)
How Indian chef defied odds to win food Oscar and take Tamil cuisine global (www.bbc.com)
Did a JD Vance meme get tourist banned from the US? (www.bbc.com)
GHF boss defends Gaza aid operation after hundreds of Palestinians killed near sites (www.bbc.com)
Supreme Court curbs judges'' power to block Trump''s orders in birthright citizenship case (www.bbc.com)
Top court ruling expands Trump''s power - and he intends to use it (www.bbc.com)
Trump says he would ''absolutely'' consider bombing Iran again (www.bbc.com)
Son of Norway''s crown princess suspected of rape, police say (www.bbc.com)
DR Congo and Rwanda sign long-awaited peace deal in Washington (www.bbc.com)
Iranian foreign minister admits serious damage to nuclear sites (www.bbc.com)
Satirical Bezos mannequins pop up in Venice ahead of wedding (www.bbc.com)
What to know about the Supreme Court''s birthright citizenship case (www.bbc.com)
Tehran is coming back to life, but its residents are deeply shaken (www.bbc.com)
A month into Gaza''s new aid system - gunfire and chaos are routine (www.bbc.com)
Renowned food critic Chua Lam dies at 83 (www.bbc.com)
Syrian charged over plot to attack Taylor Swift Vienna concert (www.bbc.com)
US electrical worker left dangling after being hit by truck (www.bbc.com)
Two men jailed for life for murder of Aboriginal boy (www.bbc.com)
India recovers data from crashed Air India flight recorders (www.bbc.com)
Migrant crackdown risks choking off critical supply of US workers (www.bbc.com)
Outrage as Trump compares Iran strikes to Japan atomic bombing (www.bbc.com)
A third of Pacific island nation applies for Australian climate change visa (www.bbc.com)
Moment South Korean man sets Seoul metro carriage on fire (www.bbc.com)
India refuses to sign joint statement at defence summit over Kashmir (www.bbc.com)
Mission Impossible theme composer, Lalo Schifrin, dies at 93 (www.bbc.com)
Canada passes law fast-tracking ''nation building'' projects to counter Trump (www.bbc.com)
Japan executes ''Twitter killer'' who murdered nine (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Stars arrive in Venice for Jeff Bezos wedding (www.bbc.com)
BBC inside Iran state building hit by Israeli missile strike (www.bbc.com)
''They brainwashed my son'': the families of PKK fighters waiting for 40-year conflict to end (www.bbc.com)
Are East African governments uniting to silence dissent? (www.bbc.com)
Brad Pitt''s Los Angeles home ''ransacked'', police say (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Large fireball seen shooting across sky over Southeastern US (www.bbc.com)
The woman who could bust Trump''s ''big beautiful bill'' (www.bbc.com)
Anna Wintour stepping back as US Vogue''s editor-in-chief (www.bbc.com)
Iran carries out wave of arrests and executions in wake of Israel conflict (www.bbc.com)
Kim Kardashian ''grandpa robber'' dies month after trial (www.bbc.com)
Israeli strike at Gaza market kills 18 Palestinians, doctor and witnesses say (www.bbc.com)
Armenia''s PM offers to expose himself in escalating Church row (www.bbc.com)
Homes burn in Greece as wildfire sweeps through coastal towns (www.bbc.com)
Criminal who helped inspire ''Stockholm syndrome'' theory dies (www.bbc.com)
Iran''s supreme leader says US strikes ''gained no achievements'' (www.bbc.com)
Ally of Cameroon president, 92, quits ''broken'' government to challenge him (www.bbc.com)
Ukrainian forces halt Russian advance in Sumy region, says army chief (www.bbc.com)
EU''s 27 countries struggle to find a united voice on Gaza (www.bbc.com)
Venezuela''s ex-spy chief pleads guilty to narco-terrorism charges (www.bbc.com)
Crush kills 29 pupils taking exams after blast in Central Africa (www.bbc.com)
Three Palestinians killed during Israeli settler attack on West Bank village (www.bbc.com)
Trump calls for end to Netanyahu corruption trial (www.bbc.com)
Astronaut to become first Indian to set foot on ISS (www.bbc.com)
Ecuador''s most wanted drug lord captured in ''underground bunker'' (www.bbc.com)
Japan arrests primary school teachers for sharing upskirt photos (www.bbc.com)
North Korea to open beach resort as Kim bets on tourism (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Smoke seen from plane engine after takeoff from Las Vegas (www.bbc.com)
Denis Villeneuve announced as new James Bond director (www.bbc.com)
RFK Jr''s vaccine panel to review long-approved jabs for children (www.bbc.com)
Gaza mediators intensifying ceasefire efforts, Hamas official says (www.bbc.com)
Controversial project to create artificial human DNA begins (www.bbc.com)
CIA director says Iran''s nuclear sites ''severely damaged'' (www.bbc.com)
Sholay: Bollywood epic roars back to big screen after 50 years with new ending (www.bbc.com)
''Our food doesn''t even last the month'' - Americans brace for Trump''s welfare cuts (www.bbc.com)
Ticket resellers employ overseas workers to bulk-buy (www.bbc.com)
When Iran''s Supreme Leader emerges from hiding he will find a very different nation (www.bbc.com)
World''s oldest boomerang doesn''t actually come back (www.bbc.com)
The Florida airport being turned into Trump''s new migrant detention facility (www.bbc.com)
Thailand''s ''weed wild west'' faces new rules as smuggling to UK rises (www.bbc.com)
''I can see it''s upsetting'' - Trump asks BBC Ukrainian reporter about her family (www.bbc.com)
Eight killed as Kenya protesters battle police, medics say (www.bbc.com)
Watch: BBC''s Lyse Doucet reports from Iran during ceasefire with Israel (www.bbc.com)
Iran''s nuclear programme is damaged but is it destroyed? (www.bbc.com)
Trump pushes back after leaked report suggests Iran strikes had limited impact (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Firefighters rescue girl trapped in drain for seven hours (www.bbc.com)
Eurostar passengers face severe delays and cancellations after cable theft (www.bbc.com)
Nato set to agree big spike in defence spending at ''historic summit'' (www.bbc.com)
Deal or no deal? Zimbabwe still divided over land 25 years after white farmers evicted (www.bbc.com)
British man charged over mock Disneyland wedding to child had been investigated by BBC (www.bbc.com)
India sends its first astronaut into space after 41 years (www.bbc.com)
Sexcam industry recruited us while we were schoolgirls, say models (www.bbc.com)
Watch: How prosecutors went after Diddy in his sex trafficking trial (www.bbc.com)
Three things we learned about Trump''s foreign policy from Iran strikes (www.bbc.com)
Australian journalist wins unfair dismissal case over Gaza post (www.bbc.com)
South Korea banned dog meat. So what happens to the dogs? (www.bbc.com)
Sean ''Diddy'' Combs'' attorneys end their defence case after only 20 minutes (www.bbc.com)
Indira Gandhi''s Emergency: When India''s democracy was put on pause (www.bbc.com)
US strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme, says Pentagon assessment (www.bbc.com)
Millions swelter as heatwave descends on North America (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Lorry driver trapped in cabin after China bridge collapse (www.bbc.com)
UN condemns Gaza aid ''death trap'' as dozens reported killed by Israeli fire (www.bbc.com)
How a volatile 24 hours edged the Middle East to a ceasefire (www.bbc.com)
''We thought it was the end'': Israeli town reels after deadly strike (www.bbc.com)
''We are exhausted'' - how Iranians are feeling after fragile ceasefire (www.bbc.com)
Russian naval ship ''disguised'' itself while passing through English Channel (www.bbc.com)
British man charged over ''wedding'' with child, 9, at Disneyland Paris (www.bbc.com)
Brazilian tourist who fell off Indonesian volcano found dead (www.bbc.com)
Venice protestors claim victory as Bezos changes wedding venue (www.bbc.com)
Russian missile strikes kill 11 in Ukraine''s Dnipropetrovsk region (www.bbc.com)
Colombian army frees 57 soldiers held captive by locals (www.bbc.com)
Germany vows to pay its ''fair share'' on defence as Nato prepares for summit (www.bbc.com)
German court lifts ban on far-right magazine (www.bbc.com)
Thailand bans tourists from going to Cambodia as border dispute persists (www.bbc.com)
Trump uses expletive in warning to Iran and Israel (www.bbc.com)
US marine jailed for seven years for sexual assault in Japan (www.bbc.com)
What we know about the Iran-Israel ceasefire (www.bbc.com)
Children killed in ''appalling'' Sudan hospital attack - WHO head (www.bbc.com)
''It took a direct hit'' - BBC at scene of Beersheba missile strike (www.bbc.com)
''Best place to have herpes'': New Zealand ad wins top prize (www.bbc.com)
Remembering India''s iconic crocodile-hunting tigress (www.bbc.com)
''The water was just screaming'' - Eight dead in Lake Tahoe after boats capsize (www.bbc.com)
With possible Iran-Israel ceasefire, Trump''s high-risk strikes may pay off (www.bbc.com)
As Diddy prosecution rests, how compelling is the case against him? (www.bbc.com)
The Telegram channels spreading pro-Russian propaganda in Poland (www.bbc.com)
Did Trump have the legal authority to strike Iran? (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Moment helicopter flips and crash lands in Michigan (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Air defences over Qatar as Iran attacks US airbase (www.bbc.com)
What we know about Iran''s attack on US base in Qatar (www.bbc.com)
US says Kilmar Ábrego García will ''never go free'' after judge orders his release (www.bbc.com)
Talk of regime change resonates with Iranians fleeing across border (www.bbc.com)
Watch: US strikes against Iran spark protests in North America (www.bbc.com)
''Our sister died of cancer because of our mum''s conspiracy theories'' (www.bbc.com)
Florence''s Uffizi tears into selfie-takers after priceless portrait damaged (www.bbc.com)
Wreck of sunken 30m yacht Bayesian to be examined (www.bbc.com)
Wildfires rage on Greek island of Chios (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Video shows aftermath of Israeli strikes on Iran (www.bbc.com)
Netanyahu and Trump ''totally aligned'' on Iran - Barkat (www.bbc.com)
US and UK tell citizens in Qatar to shelter in place (www.bbc.com)
Nato summit could be the most significant since end of Cold War (www.bbc.com)
Police officers charged with murder of Kenyan blogger (www.bbc.com)
Rescuers search for Brazilian tourist on Indonesian volcano (www.bbc.com)
Scottish wingsuit flyer dies during Swiss Alps jump (www.bbc.com)
''Why wouldn''t there be a regime change?'' Trump''s latest on Iran (www.bbc.com)
Israel says it struck Tehran''s Evin prison and Fordo access routes (www.bbc.com)
Strait of Hormuz: What happens if Iran shuts global oil corridor? (www.bbc.com)
US strikes on Iran trigger protests internationally (www.bbc.com)
Four killed in Kyiv in new Russian aerial attack (www.bbc.com)
US asks China to stop Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz (www.bbc.com)
Dozens of soldiers seized in Colombian mountains (www.bbc.com)
First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope (www.bbc.com)
Bride shot dead in attack on French wedding party (www.bbc.com)
Caught in the crossfire - the victims of Cape Town''s gang warfare (www.bbc.com)
''Tourists are our lifeline'': Picking up the pieces in Kashmir after April killings (www.bbc.com)
How China made electric vehicles mainstream (www.bbc.com)
''Necessary'' or ''unfounded''? Americans in Texas respond to US strikes (www.bbc.com)