Antony Blinken says Washington was not involved in any offensive operation, as Iran downplays reports of attack.

   After decades of rivalry, the rival Middle East powers have both miscalculated, writes Jeremy Bowen.

   Leonid Volkov was hospitalised and his arm broken in the attack outside his Lithuanian home in March.

   Reports say a witness saw a man entering the consulate carrying a grenade or explosive vest.

   Dickey Betts helped create their band’s Sothern rock style and wrote classic songs like Ramblin’ Man.

   Russia hits cities in central Ukraine, as Kyiv claims to have downed a strategic Russian warplane.

   Benjamin Netanyahu’s representatives have agreed to take US concerns into account , the White House says.

   The influential director has reportedly scrapped the idea for his th film and gone back to the drawing board.

   Gen Francis Ogolla was in the west of the country when his helicopter went down killing .

   The electric car company, run by Elon Musk, is recalling thousands of what is its latest vehicle.

   The case in which an ex US president is the defendant for the first time may see opening arguments on Monday.

   The winning images from this year’s Sony World Photography Awards.

   The Islamist group Boko Haram seized girls from a school in Chibok in

   Extracting ground water for growing urban populations causes half of China’s big cities to sink.

   Aida Shakarami was detained for allegedly violating the compulsory hijab laws, her mother says.

   The streaming giant said it added . million subscribers in the first three months of the year.

   A key member of the US central bank, Raphael Bostic, tells the BBC rates might only ease at the end of .

   Prosecutors say the man was tasked with getting information on an airport used by Ukraine’s leader.

   The historic city, nicknamed Nesf e Jahaan or half the world, is also a centre for military industry.

   Video sent to the BBC shows flashes in the sky, while a large explosion can also be heard.

   There are competing claims about the scale of Israel’s reported overnight attack targeting Isfahan in Iran.

   Reports of a retaliatory strike by Israel raise commodity prices and fears over inflation.

   The long running shadow war between the two countries has come into the open.

   The authorities defend attacking Israel, but not all Iranians see it that way.

   Iran’s unprecedented weekend attack on Israel has changed the US political calculus in the region.

   Palestinians and the UN demand that Israeli forces stop a rampage across the occupied West Bank.

   Gaza is out of the headlines, but the pressure on Israel’s PM has changed rather than disappeared.

   Israel says percent of projectiles fired at it by Iran overnight were intercepted by it and its allies.

   Officials said Joe Biden urged Israel to think carefully before launching a response to the attack.

   World leaders are scrambling to prevent the Middle East entering a damaging wider conflict.

   The long running shadow war between the two countries has come into the open.

   Footage shows projectiles being intercepted after Iran attacked Israel with drones and missiles.

   EasyJet has suspended planes travelling to Tel Aviv until April following Tehran’s attack.

   Prices had already risen in expectation of action, with Brent crude near a six month high last week.

   Video sent to the BBC shows flashes in the sky, while a large explosion can also be heard.

   The historic th Century building in Denmark’s capital was engulfed in flames on Tuesday.

   The late musician’s song is part of a project giving financial credit to nature.

   Viola, the elephant, was startled by the sound of a nearby car and ran away while having a bath.

   Ballerinas from around the world gather to break Guinness World record for ’en pointe’ dancers.

   The UAE is known for hot and dry weather but heavy rains have become more regular in recent years.

   One of the Danish capital’s most historic buildings has been engulfed in a raging fire.

   Three years ago the International Space Station took the trash out. Some of it just hit a home in Florida.

   An impartial person jury is needed for his first criminal trial dozens have already been excused.

   A huge bn support package that could help reshape Kyiv’s war effort will go to a vote in coming days.

   A crowdfunding campaign to buy artillery shells for Ukraine quickly exceeds its target of m m .

   The presumptive Republican nominee for president will juggle a six week trial in New York with campaigning.

   The star’s th album is much more than a break up record, and may even mark the end of an era.

   If Dubai is the ultimate Instagram city, then this was the week the filter came off.

   Under the radar in the US border crisis debate is the role of drug cartels preying on migrants.

   Sell or be banned TikTok’s US operations, by some estimates, could fetch up to bn.