Netanyahu calls Palestinian recognition 'disgraceful'

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has denied that his country was committing genocide in Gaza or starving its people. In a fiery speech at the UN General Assembly, he blamed Hamas for preventing Gazans fleeing, and of stealing their food. We are joined by our BBC Arabic reporter in New York and hear Palestinian and Israeli reactions.

The former FBI director James Comey - and critic of President Donald Trump - has formally been charged with making false statements to the US Congress. Our North America correspondent has the latest.

UN sanctions are likely to be re-imposed on Iran at midnight after Britain, France, and Germany accused Tehran of violating a 2015 deal aimed at preventing it from developing a nuclear weapon. The UN Security Council is voting later on delaying the sanctions. BBC Persian's Bahman Kalbasi brings us more from New York.

And we speak to South Korean tattoo artists in conversation after the practise was legalised there for the first time in more than 30 years.

Presenter: Rahul Tandon
(Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., Sept. 26, 2025. Credit: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)