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Hundreds of IDF investigations into killings without public outcome, BBC Verify finds

BBC News

BBC Verify has identified 254 incidents in which the Israeli military has been accused of killing or injuring people in Gaza, Lebanon, the occupied West Bank and Israel that it said it was investigating, but have no public outcome. Using purpose-built AI tools, BBC Verify combed through more than 60,000 news reports and examined hundreds of incidents in which the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) faced allegations of harm since the start of the Gaza war. Following extensive manual checking of each incident, we found 300 cases that the military said it was looking into, only 28 of which had outcomes published on the IDF website. For a further 18 incidents it was unclear if the investigation has been concluded. BBC Verify approached the IDF about each case multiple times but only received information on two incidents, which the IDF said are still under review.


What is Starshield, SpaceX's military version of Starlink?

The Japan Times

A Ukrainian serviceman prepares a Starlink satellite internet systems near the front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine, in 2024. WASHINGTON - Ukraine said on Wednesday that Elon Musk's SpaceX had restricted "military-grade" Starlink services, hampering Ukrainian drone strike missions and air defenses. The complaint has drawn renewed attention to the distinction between Starlink, SpaceX's commercial satellite internet service, and Starshield, a military version developed for the Pentagon. While Musk has said the two systems are separate, in many cases they share the same underlying satellite technology. "Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the U.S. government," Musk said on Wednesday in a post on social media platform X, adding that any limits on speed or usage are decided by the U.S. military or the U.S. president.


Ship catches fire in Romania's waters amid rising attacks in the Black Sea

Al Jazeera

Is the war entering a new phase? Ship catches fire in Romania's waters amid rising attacks in the Black Sea Share Ship catches fire in Romania's waters amid rising attacks in the Black Sea on social media A ship anchored in Romania's territorial waters has caught fire and the crew has been evacuated, Romanian authorities said. The incident comes amid growing concerns over hybrid attacks in the Black Sea involving Russia. Multiple drones breached Romanian airspace on Wednesday near its border with Ukraine. On Tuesday, two ships were hit in drone attacks off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, with one of them sinking, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said.


I'm 12 and I want to try protein powder - should I?

BBC News

I'm 12 and I want to try protein powder - should I? Twelve-year-old Ben is desperate to try protein powder but there's one hurdle: me, his mum. I've asked about 20 times and you just keep saying no!, he says, claiming it would make him fitter and bigger and that his male friends use it. In recent years, there's been an explosion of products marketed as high protein, including milk, yoghurt, breads, cereals, bars and powders. Social media is flooded with adverts for various supplements, including protein powder. As a health journalist, I'm sceptical and think at Ben's age he must be getting enough protein through his diet.


Dog that hunts invasive 'sea vomit' honoured as animal of the year

BBC News

Dog that hunts invasive'sea vomit' honoured as animal of the year A working dog from the Scottish Highlands has been named animal of the year by a charity for hunting down an invasive marine creature called the carpet sea squirt. This organism, also nicknamed sea vomit, is particularly harmful to coastal wildlife and economies. Working at low tide with her owner, Dr Texa Sim, black labrador Sgiath has found hundreds of colonies of the sea squirt, which - if left uncontrolled - can smother and kill native species. Sgiath is thought to be the UK's first sea squirt-hunting dog. She's a natural says Dr Sim proudly.


Netflix greenlights doc on Daejon Love, the fake 49ers WR who fleeced dating app victims for 1.3M

FOX News

Josh Allen's sweet Hailee Steinfeld moment caught on camera after the Bills' thrilling overtime win Dan Campbell's wife Holly reacts to a female Lions fan thirsting over the head coach on social media Kai Trump's Miami women's golf season on hold following second wrist surgery: 'I made the best decision' 'Raise hell, praise Dale' Earnhardt speeding ticket excuse unites Americans Every WNBA network's biggest regular-season audience in 2026 featured Caitlin Clark's Fever Powerade takes nasty shot at Sydney Sweeney's nude gambling ad, MLB fans fume & have commercials gone too far? Robert Saleh assures Cam Ward is in'a good headspace' amid Titans embarrassing start to season Ilhan Omar's family members subpoenaed in federal probe Emily Compagno: Women don't need to be defended from a comedian's joke Undocumented immigrants who commit serious, violent crimes'should not be here': Former NYC mayor'Candidate quality' matters, Kellyanne Conway explains It's amazing that the left still uses the racism argument so broadly, Rep Brandon Gill says Daejon Love allegedly swindled more than $1.3M using dating apps like Tinder and Bumble to target victims across three states Renner: There is a, I don't want to say mental block, but there is definitely a guy who is thinking far too much at the quarterback position and not playing loose whatsoever. Netflix has officially ordered an Untold documentary on the wildest fake-baller scheme in modern sports, locking in on Daejon Love, the 35-year-old con man who swindled women out of more than $1.3 million by pretending to be a San Francisco 49ers wide receiver. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.


How backlash against data centres could shape the US midterm elections

BBC News

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Figure caption, Watch: The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil is in Arizona to hear from residents about the expansion of data centres. A year ago, a longtime US senator was not thinking much about data centres. Now, according to one of his advisers, he is having regular meetings with staff to track their impact and working on new legislation aimed at curbing their rapid expansion across the country. This happens sometimes, something starts slow and then it goes fast, the senior policy adviser to the Democratic senator told the BBC.


Reform faces criticism after councillors filmed making racist comments

BBC News

Warning: This report contains racist and offensive language. Reform UK has said there is no room for racism in its party after ITV News broadcast undercover filming, gathered over a year, of some of its councillors and candidates using racist, violent and sexist language. In the film, Undercover: A Year in Reform,, external a Reform councillor and deputy mayor of Solihull is recorded calling Asian homeowners parasites. Labour described the investigation as truly sickening adding: Nigel Farage can't shrug these latest revelations off as being a few bad apples. A Reform spokesman said: Where members, activists and councillors have clearly behaved inappropriately, investigations have commenced and that in some cases there had been suspensions.


UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

BBC News

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country's government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, Eritrean diplomats will face restrictions on their movement outside London. Fast-track visas will also be stopped for VIPs. Ministers have previously pressured other countries into accepting returns by threatening visa bans. Eritreans were the most common nationality among small boats migrants in the 12 months to June - accounting for 18% of arrivals, external, according to figures from the House of Commons Library.


Trump Aides Admit the House Is a Lost Cause

WIRED

With the midterm elections just a few weeks away, the White House knows it has to go all in on Senate races--while virtually forfeiting the House. Trump White House aides see almost no paths to Republicans keeping control of the House in the midterm elections, and are more focused on redoubling their efforts to save the Senate majority. That has been the takeaway for officials in GOP groups who have been discussing the state of play with White House aides in recent weeks, according to three sources familiar with the situation. It all comes as the White House moves into damage-control mode after contemplating for the first time earlier this month, as previously reported, that Republicans could possibly lose both chambers of Congress. The general expectation is that the House has become a lost cause.