• Iran launches attack on Israel that risks sparking regional war


  • Iran launched a retaliatory attack against Israel on Saturday that risks sparking a regional conflict that could draw in U.S. military forces.



  • Dozens of Iranian attack drones launched toward Israel


  • U.S. and Israeli officials have confirmed that Iran has launched dozens of weaponized drones that targets inside Israel. The move fulfills Iran's promise to retaliate against Israel, accusing it of bombing the embassy in Syria earlier this month. 



  • Iran attack expected to include ballistic missiles targeting Israeli government sites


  • As the Iranian retaliation in Israel has begun, NBC News’ Courtney Kube reports that the expectation with the military operation by Iran will likely include dozens of land cruise and ballistic missiles. The IDF has confirmed more than 100 unmanned aerial vehicles were launched toward Israel.



  • Iranian special forces seize cargo vessel in a key shipping lane, state media reports


  • Iranian special forces seized a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping lane to the Persian Gulf, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Saturday.



  • ‘I’m here to get an abortion’: Arizona women dodge protesters before the window closes


  • Women dodge protesters at clinics in Phoenix before the short window closes on abortion access in the state following the state supreme court's ruling.



  • Stabbing rampage at Sydney mall leaves at least 7 dead, including attacker


  • Seven people are dead and others are in serious or critical condition after a stabbing rampage at a mall in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday, according to police.



  • Trump attacks Michael Cohen days before hush money trial is set to begin


  • Two days before the start of Donald Trump's New York criminal trial, the former president attacked his former attorney Michael Cohen, who is expected to be a key witness in the case.



  • Free cash programs spread as more cities expand the anti-poverty safety net


  • City-led guaranteed income programs are delivering unrestricted payments to more households that don’t qualify for other support. Conservative critics are pushing back.



  • Anti-Arab hate, harassment and threats loom over this year’s Arab American Heritage Month


  • Arab American Heritage Month is intended to commemorate and honor the achievements of the some of the roughly 3.7 million members of the community residing in the U.S.



  • 174 people stranded in the air are rescued, almost a day after a fatal cable car accident in Turkey


  • More than 40 people remain stranded in cable cars high above a mountain in southern Turkey after one pod hit a pole and burst open, killing one.



  • North Carolina superintendent race reignites controversial debate over cameras in classrooms


  • The controversial issue of whether to require cameras in classrooms has emerged as a flashpoint in the politically charged race to be the top public education official in North Carolina.



  • 26 barges break loose and float down Ohio River, leading to bridge closures in Pittsburgh


  • Twenty-six barges loaded mostly with dry cargo broke loose from a Pittsburgh marina late Friday night and floated uncontrollably down the Ohio River, causing extensive damage to neighboring docks according to officials.



  • A24's fictional 'Civil War' film brings a divided America to life


  • Alex Garland’s "Civil War," which debuts Friday, is set in a dystopian near-future version of a divided U.S.



  • Iran launches attack on Israel that risks sparking regional war


  • Iran launched a retaliatory attack against Israel on Saturday that risks sparking a regional conflict that could draw in U.S. military forces.



  • Trump attacks Michael Cohen days before hush money trial is set to begin


  • Two days before the start of Donald Trump's New York criminal trial, the former president attacked his former attorney Michael Cohen, who is expected to be a key witness in the case.



  • Georgia father sentenced to 50 years for poisoning his newborn's breastmilk with antifreeze


  • A Georgia father was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Thursday for using antifreeze mixed in breastmilk to poison his 18-day-old daughter four years ago.



  • Rico Wade, key Outkast producer and member of Organized Noize, dies at 52


  • Rico Wade, a member of the pioneering Atlanta-based production trio Organized Noize and a key early Outkast collaborator, has died, according to an Instagram post by his close friend Killer Mike and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.



  • Lana Del Rey welcomes Billie Eilish as her Coachella duet guest


  • Lana Del Rey had a couple of heavily favored cameos during her Coachella performance Friday,



  • Israel calls off school trips, puts forces on full alert amid Iran threat


  • JERUSALEM — Israel on Saturday called off school trips and other youth activities planned for the coming days, the beginning of the Passover festival, and placed the armed forces on full alert due to a possible attack by Iran.



  • Officials find body after Florida woman was carjacked at gunpoint; called husband to say she was followed


  • Authorities believe they’ve found the body of a woman whose carjacking at gunpoint in central Florida was caught on camera, moments after she called her husband to tell him that she was being followed.



  • 26 barges break loose and float down Ohio River, leading to bridge closures in Pittsburgh


  • Twenty-six barges loaded mostly with dry cargo broke loose from a Pittsburgh marina late Friday night and floated uncontrollably down the Ohio River, causing extensive damage to neighboring docks according to officials.



  • 1 dead after shuttle bus crashes at a Honolulu cruise ship terminal


  • HONOLULU — One person died and multiple people were injured when a shuttle bus collided with pedestrians and concrete barriers at a Honolulu cruise ship terminal, authorities said Friday.



  • Anti-Arab hate, harassment and threats loom over this year’s Arab American Heritage Month


  • Arab American Heritage Month is intended to commemorate and honor the achievements of the some of the roughly 3.7 million members of the community residing in the U.S.



  • Democratic tech group aims to shake up Republican statehouses in 2024


  • Tech for Campaigns, a Democratic organization made up of tech industry workers seeking to influence state election results, is expanding its playing field.







  • Voters think the nation is going off rails — just not in their state


  • There is a strange chasm between how voters perceive their own state vs. the nation. That could play out in how they cast ballots in November.



  • Strong economy can be double-edged sword for Biden if rates stay high


  • Higher inflation could lead the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates — and mortgage rates — elevated until late in the year, eluding political gain for Biden.



  • Baltimore bridge collapse could wipe out emergency federal highway fund


  • Maryland may jump ahead of states that have waited a decade for emergency highway funding as the government swoops in with aid after the Baltimore bridge collapse.



  • IRS Commissioner Werfel talks about Direct File, audits and IRS budget


  • The agency’s leader says it has identified the problems with its algorithm that have led to a racial disparity in audits of Black taxpayers.







  • India records first suspected mpox case, male patient in isolation


  • The health ministry says the young patient recently travelled from a country experiencing the virus outbreak.



  • Lebanon FM: Israel against Lebanon ceasefire, even if Gaza war ends


  • Abdallah Bou Habib discusses rising tensions along Lebanon's southern border with Israel as fears of regional war grow.



  • Video: Kenyans hold prayer service for victims of school fire


  • Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi is at a prayer service in Kenya for the boys who were killed in a fire at their school.



  • Israel’s killing of Turkish American woman in occupied West Bank condemned


  • People are mourning the death of Turkish American activist Aysenur Eygi, after she was shot dead by an Israeli sniper.



  • Typhoon Yagi rips off skyscraper windows and sinks boats in Vietnam


  • Super Typhoon Yagi has made landfall in northern Vietnam, killing more than a dozen people and causing damage.



  • The Paralympics are supposed to be fair and inclusive, but often fail to be


  • The system of classification Paralympic sport uses is outdated and puts some athletes at a disadvantage.



  • Jewish director at Venice Film Festival speaks in solidarity with Palestine


  • Jewish director Sarah Friedland used her acceptance speech at the Venice Film Festival to condemn Israel's war on Gaza.



  • Uganda’s late Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei honoured at Paris Paralympics 2024


  • Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after her partner attacked her in the latest attack on a female athlete in Uganda.



  • Israeli military strikes house near Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital


  • Al Jazeera's Anas al-Sharif reports from the scene of an Israeli attack on a home housing displaced Palestinians.



  • Philippine authorities arrest church leader charged with sex trafficking


  • Apollo Quiboloy, an ally of ex-President Duterte, is facing child sex trafficking charges in the Philippines and the US.



  • Whale, dead rat, cat or pigeon: Which animal is the best spy?


  • Hvaldimir, a beluga thought to have been a Russian spy, is dead. Which other spy animals have spooks used before?



  • Preview: Jannik Sinner vs Taylor Fritz – US Open men’s final 2024


  • Fritz will look to shock top-seeded Sinner and become the first American champion of the US Open since 2003.



  • World Jewish Congress lauds mediator efforts to release Gaza captives


  • The head of the international organisation said an agreement would be essential to regional stability and security.



  • Gunman kills three guards at West Bank crossing with Jordan: Israeli army


  • The incident occurs in a commercial cargo area where Jordanian trucks offload cargo entering the occupied West Bank.



  • Tens of thousands of Israelis protest as calls for captive deal intensify


  • Huge numbers of Israelis turned out to protest the government's failure to secure the return of remaining captives.



  • 100,000 protest Macron’s appointment of Michel Barnier as French PM


  • More than 100,000 protesters marched in French cities to protest President Macron’s appointment of Michel Barnier as PM.



  • Super Typhoon Yagi triggers landslide in Vietnam killing 14


  • One of the most powerful typhoons to hit Vietnam in a decade ripped roofs off buildings, sank boats and caused flooding.



  • Houthis claim downing another US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen


  • The Houthis have not released footage for the latest attack, but have shown downing US drones with missiles before.



  • Ethnic violence flares again in India’s Manipur state


  • Violence has flared between two ethnic communities in India’s Manipur state, leaving at least six people dead.



  • Building collapse in India’s Lucknow kills eight, injures dozens


  • Uttar Pradesh chief minister calls the deaths 'heart breaking' as authorities investigate the incident.



  • Israeli protesters bring Tel Aviv to a halt, demand deal to free captives


  • Frustration spills over as thousands of Israelis protest government's failure to secure the release of captives in Gaza.



  • England all-rounder Moeen Ali retires from international cricket


  • The World Cup-winning player says he felt 'the time was right' to move on after representing England for 10 years.



  • Koreans in Uzbekistan: K-pop and a brewing cultural clash


  • The ‘Korean Wave’ has breathed new life into Korean communities first exiled to central Asia by Stalin - but at a cost.



  • What it’s like to flee Jenin’s ‘earthquake’ incursion by Israeli forces


  • With more than 70 percent of the occupied West Bank city 'annihilated', some families fled, while others remain trapped.







  • Swinney raised concerns over Sturgeon's independence strategy


  • John Swinney told Nicola Sturgeon he was "nervous" about her push for a fresh referendum after Brexit.



  • Dog destroyed after armed police attend attack on man and woman


  • The animal was seized by officers after injuring a man and a woman in the incident and was later put down.



  • Scottish Greens can't back budget without 'green stuff' - Slater


  • Greens co-leader Lorna Slater said the SNP had backtracked on their priorities since ending a power-sharing deal.



  • Police hunt van driver after woman hurt in hit-and-run


  • The 31-year-old is in a serious, but stable condition after the incident on The Wisp on Saturday afternoon.



  • Stone-lifting mum is not your typical strong woman


  • Scottish mum, Gemma Doherty, has started stone lifting as a hobby.



  • Body found in search for missing wife of rugby star


  • Jenny Hastings, wife of ex-Scotland international Scott Hastings, disappeared at a wild swimming spot near Edinburgh on Tuesday.



  • Kickstarting the South of Scotland economy - but who gets the money?


  • South of Scotland Enterprise gave out more than £9m across the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway last year.



  • Clegg grabs 'once in a lifetime' gold as Paralympic dream comes true


  • Stephen Clegg reflects on his second gold medal of the Paralympics in Paris as the looks to emulate sister Libby.



  • Angry scenes as thousands attend rival demos in Glasgow


  • Anti-racism demonstrators outnumber a smaller anti-immigration protest in the city's George Square.



  • King and Queen enjoy Braemar Highland Games


  • Charles and Camilla were keen spectators at the games on their summer break to Aberdeenshire.



  • Driver charged after crashing through supermarket window


  • The 47-year-old was taken to hospital and later arrested after smashing through the glass entrance.



  • Tory leadership candidate lodges complaint over 'career threat'


  • MSP Meghan Gallacher has complained about false rumours being spread in the contest.



  • Man charged over death of missing Khasha Smith


  • The 35-year-old mother-of-three was last seen alive on a FaceTime call with a friend in October last year.



  • Your pictures of Scotland


  • A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.



  • Delicious or revolting? The strange taste of chocolate art


  • Anya Gallaccio's latest work sees walls painted in chocolate but a Willy Wonka experience it is not.



  • Woman is first to climb all Scotland's Grahams in one trip


  • Lorraine McCall, 59, climbed all Scotland's Grahams non-stop over four months.



  • Top of the Pops and Beastie Boys - 30 years of Bis


  • The Scottish trio famously became the first unsigned band to appear on Top of the Pops in 1996.



  • Have budget worries constrained John Swinney's ambitions?


  • The first minister's first months in office are being dominated by severe financial pressures.



  • Secret relationship shaped singer's award-winning film


  • Kim Carnie was in the same-sex relationship for six years before opening up to friends and family.



  • In pictures: Soldiers storm into Galloway Forest


  • The Royal Regiment of Scotland is put through its paces in the south of Scotland.



  • Glaswegians give their verdict on the city's newest bridge


  • The new bridge connects the Riverside Museum on the north of the river with Water Row in Govan.



  • Watch: 90-year-old woman ziplines 100ft above Clyde


  • Speedie by name, Speedie by nature. 90-year-old Gladys was raising money for a Glasgow charity.



  • 'I worked two jobs at university to survive'


  • BBC Scotland speaks to two care-experienced students about their time at university.



  • Watch as a worker bee is born


  • A worker bee hatches from a honeycomb cell.



  • Swinney targets 'whole family support' to end child poverty


  • First Minister John Swinney has highlighted "whole family support" as he outlined an ambition to end child poverty.



  • From Airdrie Town Hall to the Royal Opera House - and back again


  • Royal Ballet dancer Reece Clarke has returned to perform in Airdrie as a 'thank you' to his hometown.



  • Watch: Royal Navy frigate floated under Erskine Bridge


  • HMS Cardiff is the second of eight anti-submarine warfare ships being constructed at the BAE Systems Govan shipyard in Glasgow.



  • Body found in search for missing wife of rugby star


  • Jenny Hastings, wife of ex-Scotland international Scott Hastings, disappeared at a wild swimming spot near Edinburgh on Tuesday.



  • Future of community space secure after rent cut to £1


  • A charity supporting young people in Easter Ross won a huge rent cut from Highland Council.



  • Dog destroyed after armed police attend attack on man and woman


  • The animal was seized by officers after injuring a man and a woman in the incident and was later put down.



  • Kickstarting the South of Scotland economy - but who gets the money?


  • South of Scotland Enterprise gave out more than £9m across the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway last year.



  • Three staff fell ill the day before school evacuation


  • Crieff Primary School was evacuated on Thursday and 11 adults were taken to hospital for assessment.



  • Clegg grabs 'once in a lifetime' gold as Paralympic dream comes true


  • Stephen Clegg reflects on his second gold medal of the Paralympics in Paris as the looks to emulate sister Libby.



  • Beleaguered Scots return to site of 1993 humbling


  • BBC Scotland commentator Liam McLeod previews the daunting Nations League task facing Scotland in Portugal on Sunday.



  • Glasgow City go level on points with SWPL leaders


  • Glasgow City beat Queen's Park to move level on points with SWPL leaders Rangers and Hearts.



  • ‘He had no chance’: Fla. deputy tried to help man avoid losing truck before fatal ambush


  • Sgt. Elio Diaz worked with the man for more than an hour to help renew his insurance and avoid towing his truck when the man pulled out a rifle and shot Diaz multiple times



  • ‘He had no chance’: Fla. deputy tried to help man avoid losing truck before fatal ambush


  • Sgt. Elio Diaz worked with the man for more than an hour to help renew his insurance and avoid towing his truck when the man pulled out a rifle and shot Diaz multiple times



  • ‘He had no chance’: Fla. deputy tried to help man avoid losing truck before fatal ambush


  • Sgt. Elio Diaz worked with the man for more than an hour to help renew his insurance and avoid towing his truck when the man pulled out a rifle and shot Diaz multiple times



  • ‘He had no chance’: Fla. deputy tried to help man avoid losing truck before fatal ambush


  • Sgt. Elio Diaz worked with the man for more than an hour to help renew his insurance and avoid towing his truck when the man pulled out a rifle and shot Diaz multiple times



  • ‘He had no chance’: Fla. deputy tried to help man avoid losing truck before fatal ambush


  • Sgt. Elio Diaz worked with the man for more than an hour to help renew his insurance and avoid towing his truck when the man pulled out a rifle and shot Diaz multiple times



  • ‘He had no chance’: Fla. deputy tried to help man avoid losing truck before fatal ambush


  • Sgt. Elio Diaz worked with the man for more than an hour to help renew his insurance and avoid towing his truck when the man pulled out a rifle and shot Diaz multiple times