Iranian footballers who defied Tehran become Australian citizens
They were among seven members of Iran's team to be granted humanitarian visas while in Australia for the Women's Asian Cup - but the other five changed their minds and returned home.
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UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since March
Volker Türk says 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 in cases linked to January's protests.
Arrests in Egypt after people allegedly impersonate judges
Egyptian authorities say the alleged scam involved fabricated scenes in court as part of a plot to defraud people.
Israeli West Bank settler tells BBC attacks on Palestinians are justified as revenge
Settler violence against Palestinians is on the rise in the West Bank, as settlements and outposts expand.
'End this nightmare': Wife of ailing Briton jailed in Saudi Arabia appeals for release
Ahmed al-Doush has been in jail in Saudi Arabia since 2024, apparently over a handful of social media posts dating back several years.
BBC speaks to Palestinians targeted by Israeli settlers
Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques, as well as cars and agricultural land in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say.
'What was their crime?': BBC visits Iran school where strike killed 120 children
Nearly five months on, grief is still raw as a teacher and a mother recall the horror of the attack in Minab.
Briton's Iran jail sentence extended by two years, family says
Craig and Lindsay Foreman were arrested on spying charges last January while passing through Iran on a motorcycle journey.
German court convicts Iraqi couple of enslaving Yazidi girls
The pair, named only as Twana H. S. and Asia R.
US Democrat Ro Khanna says he was detained by armed Israeli settlers
Khanna, 49, was visiting the occupied West Bank when he was held for 90 minutes, he says.
Lawyer says detained Gaza doctor was severely beaten in Israeli jail
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.
Israeli police officer filmed throwing stun grenade into car in West Bank
Israel's police force says the officer acted "not in accordance with procedure" and that it has opened an investigation.
Ex-Syrian intelligence chief found guilty of torture and sexual abuse by Austrian court
Two former Syrian officials went on trial in Vienna, Austria, accused of crimes against opponents of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad
'Two weeks after her death I got a call': Gaza patients face agonising delays for evacuation
An estimated 300 Palestinians referred for treatment abroad have died since the ceasefire began, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.
UN commission of inquiry says Israel committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting children
Israel rejects the new report by the three-member expert panel, calling it a "libellous sham".
UN experts demand Iranians free Foremans
They said proceedings against Lindsay and Craig Foreman had been marked by grave irregularities.
UN experts demand Iranians free Foremans
They said proceedings against Lindsay and Craig Foreman had been marked by grave irregularities.
Israel bulldozes Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem
Yolande Knell reports on the Israeli bulldozing of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem.
'They destroyed the future': Palestinian anger at rise in Israeli demolitions in East Jerusalem
Palestinian homes are being pulled down in occupied East Jerusalem to make way for a park.
'They destroyed the future': Palestinian anger at rise in Israeli demolitions in East Jerusalem
Palestinian homes are being pulled down in occupied East Jerusalem to make way for a park.
