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The bodies of six hostages held in Gaza have been retrieved from the Khan Younis area, Israel’s military has said. A statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the bodies of Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Haim Perry and British-Israeli Nadav Popplewell were recovered on Monday. Five of their deaths had already been announced by Israel, though Avraham Munder was thought to still be alive. The rescue operation was carried out by the IDF alongside the security agency Shin Bet. The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented…
Charging up without plugging in. Could this be the future of electric vehicles? A trial of a new technology is underway on Evolution Road in Sweden. Here, electric vehicles are charged as they drive along through what’s known as conductive charging. Please subscribe here: #ElectricVehicles #BBCNews source
Warning: This video contains images of open-heart surgery. Gentle shockwaves could regenerate the heart tissue of patients after bypass surgery, according to new research. A study of 63 people in Austria found those given the new treatment could walk further – and their hearts could pump more blood. Larger trials of the device, dubbed a “space hairdryer” by researchers, are now planned to try to replicate the results in a wider group of patients. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #BBCNews source
Soldiers in the Myanmar military have admitted to carrying out gross human rights abuses on the orders of the military. Six soliders – who recently defected – have given rare in-depth interviews to the BBC in which they describe killing and raping civilians and the burning of villages. The military seized power from the democratically-elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup last year and is now trying to crush the armed civilian uprising against them. A warning: this report contains distressing images and testimony. Reporter: Rebecca Henschke Produced and directed by: Charlotte Attwood, Ko Ko Aung…
A rebel group in western Myanmar has said it has captured a strategic town near the Indian border from the ruling military. The town of Paletwa in Chin state is one of Myanmar’s main routes to India. The Arakan Army is part of the ethnic minority rebel coalition, the Three Brotherhood Alliance, that launched coordinated attacks against Myanmar’s military government last October. The rebel offensive has posed the biggest challenge to Myanmar’s military government since it seized power in a coup in 2021. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Myanmar #BBCNews source
A rocket engine has exploded during a launch test at the UK’s new spaceport in Shetland. The test was being carried out by German company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) who hope to eventually launch the UK’s first vertical rocket into orbit. The scheduled nine-engine test was part of a number of trials due to be carried out before progressing to launch. RFA said no-one was injured in the explosion and the launch pad had been “saved and is secured”. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Spaceport #Scotland #BBCNews source
Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology. Working like scissors, but at the molecular level, it cuts DNA so “bad” bits can be removed or inactivated. The hope is to ultimately be able to rid the body entirely of the virus, although much more work is needed to check it would be safe and effective. Existing HIV medicines can stop the virus from replicating but not eliminate it. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Health #Science #BBCNews source
A massive tech failure that caused chaos around the world on Friday is continuing to cause disruption into the weekend. Cyber-security firm CrowdStrike has apologised after an update to its antivirus software – which is designed to protect Microsoft Windows devices from malicious attacks – instead caused a global outage. The outage caused thousands of flight cancellations and delays across the world, while banking, healthcare and payment systems were also affected. But, while the software bug has been fixed, experts say the manual reboot of each affected Microsoft computer will take a huge amount of work – and may take…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to an American “bridging proposal” for a ceasefire deal in Gaza. Hamas has said it is “keen to reach a cessation of aggression”. Discussions follow the deaths of at least 10 Palestinians killed by an Israeli strike on a school, according to news agency Reuters. The Israeli army also confirmed on Tuesday they had retrieved the bodies of six hostages from Gaza. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Israel #Gaza #BBCNews source
As the conflict in Gaza continues, there are growing fears that another war may erupt in the Middle East – with devastating consequences for the region and beyond. Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah have been trading fire for the past nine months. If this conflict escalates to all-out war, it could draw in Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Yemen. The United Nations has warned of a possible “catastrophe beyond imagination”. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #Israel #Hezbollah #BBCNews source