Middle East

The lawyer for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya tells the BBC his client was so badly beaten he could not recognise him during a visit last week.

As reports of the blasts came in, state television said the Syrian president had welcomed Macron at the presidential palace.

Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran's leaders wanted the world to see, writes the BBC's international correspondent Lyse Doucet.

Many people were waving Iranian flags and red banners symbolising vengeance for the former supreme leader's war death.

Three women and one man were travelling in a car after visiting their family home, Lebanese state media reported.

Khamenei's funeral is another reminder of the change Iran has seen, but what does its new leadership want?

The BBC travels to the city of Bandar Abbas - the first time journalists from a UK broadcaster have been to the Iranian side of the strait.

Targets hit include ballistic missile infrastructure, nuclear sites, and naval bases.

An estimated 300 Palestinians referred for treatment abroad have died since the ceasefire began, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.

BBC analysts assess the claims by both Washington and Tehran to have won a victory with the deal to end their war.

Hundreds of people cheered for Egypt, which shares a border with Gaza, in the match against Argentina.

The US has launched the strikes on Iran in response to attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

The BBC's chief international correspondent reports from Tehran where funeral events are taking place in honour of Iran's former leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Authorities expect up to 20 million people to attend ceremonies across Iran and Iraq over the coming days.

Iranian authorities say they expect millions of people to take part in funeral commemorations for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.