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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaBondi Junction mall stabbings: Who were the victims of the Sydney attack?Published10 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingBy Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, SydneyTributes are flowing to the six people who died during a stabbing rampage at a popular Sydney shopping centre.Joel Cauchi’s victims at the crowded Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday were five women and a man. Several others, including a baby, were injured before Mr Cauchi was shot dead.Authorities have said the attack was most likely related to Mr Cauchi’s mental health, and that it appeared he had targeted women.Here is what we know so far about those who died.Dawn Singleton, 25Ms Singleton, the daughter of high-profile Sydney businessman John Singleton, was working a shift in a retail store when the attack began. In the hours after the attack her father became increasingly worried she was among the dead, according to Australian radio host and and family friend Ray Hadley.”I rang him and he said: ‘I think my Dawnie is one of those who have lost their lives. I can’t confirm it, can you do something?'” he said on radio station 2GB.Hadley detailed how he called police contacts and confirmed Ms Singleton – who he had known since she was born – had died.”I had the job of ringing John back and officially confirming that his dear, darling daughter had been stabbed to death by this lunatic.”Ms Singleton’s fiance, who is a police officer, was responding to the attack at the centre when the family learned she was killed.”The other officers intervened when he arrived there, apparently,” Hadley said.White Fox Boutique, where Ms Singleton was working, said they were “truly devastated” by her loss.”Dawn was a sweet, kind-hearted person who had her whole life ahead of her. She was really amazing.”‘Obvious’ Sydney killer targeted women – policeKnifeman rampaged through Sydney mall as shoppers ran for their livesJade Young, 47Image source, SuppliedImage caption, Jade Young has been remembered as warm and kindMs Young was an architect and mother of two. Her boss, Georgia Wilson, said Ms Young had worked for her boutique firm for 12 years and was “family”. “I can’t even believe I am writing this, it doesn’t feel real,” she said on Instagram. “Anyone who knew Jade knew what a beautiful, kind and warm soul she was. We are completely devastated.”Bronte Surf Lifesaving Club said Ms Young and her family were “much-loved members” and contributors to the local beachside community.”Many club members will be affected by the loss of Jade and the impact of this senseless and tragic event will affect each of us differently over time,” spokesman Basil Scaffidi said.”On behalf of Bronte Surf Lifesaving Club, we extend our deepest condolences to the family.”Ashlee Good, 38Image source, Family handoutImage caption, Ashlee Good has been described as a “beautiful person”Ashlee Good was fatally wounded while trying to shield her nine-month-old daughter from the stabbing attack.Witnesses have described how the new mother fled into a nearby store, passing her baby girl – who was also hurt – to bystanders. They desperately pulled clothes off racks to put pressure on their wounds and stem the bleeding.Ms Good died shortly after arriving at hospital. Her daughter has undergone surgery and is now in a stable condition.Mum killed protecting baby was ‘beautiful person'”We are reeling from the terrible loss of Ashlee, a beautiful mother, daughter, sister, partner, friend, all-round outstanding human,” the family said in a statement, also thanking those who “cared for our baby when Ashlee could not”.Friends have paid tribute to her as “full of life and love” and someone with a “permanent glow”.Ms Good was the daughter of former Australian Football League player Kerry Good, who played for North Melbourne. The club wore black armbands in her memory during a match on Sunday, and the club’s coach, Alastair Clarkson, fought back tears as he spoke before the match.”It’s just so sad. Ash and her beautiful little girl… She’s not going to have a mum – it breaks our hearts,” he told Fox Sports.Faraz Tahir, 30Image source, HandoutImage caption, Faraz Tahir had come to Australia about a year before the stabbingsThe only man killed in the attack, security guard Faraz Tahir died trying to protect others.He had sought refuge in Australia from Pakistan just a year ago, according to members of his local community. Friends have told local media he had worked at the shopping centre for only a week.In a statement, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Australia said he was an “integral part of our community, known for his unwavering dedication and kindness”.Ejaz Khan, a solicitor and the president of the Pakistan Australia Association, said the local Pakistani community is “mourning and… very distressed”.”He was a lovely guy, he was very helpful all the time, he was working very hard and studying very hard in order to have a better future in Australia,” he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Australia, Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, said Mr Tahir had “lost his life while saving others”, adding that his family had requested his body be returned to Pakistan.’Hero’ who took on killer describes Sydney attackPikria Darchia, 55Image source, Family handoutImage caption, Pikria Darchia has been named as a victim of the Bondi mall stabbingsPolice have also named Pikria Darchia as one of the victims. She described herself as an artist on LinkedIn and is reported to have been originally from Tbilisi in Georgia.Few details about her have been reported so far.Cheng Yixuan, 25The last victim identified, Cheng Yixuan, was a Chinese student studying at the University of Sydney.Chinese social media has been alight since Saturday with people trying to track her down, after her family reportedly said she had called them from the shopping centre in the minutes before the attack.The Australia Today App – a Chinese language publication – said her fiance, known only as Mr Wang, said: “She even tried on clothes for me to see.””I contacted her day and night, but there was no response at all. The whole family was so anxious that they didn’t dare to think too much.”In an email to students, University of Sydney vice-chancellor Mark Scott confirmed a student – who he declined to name – had died, adding he was “shocked and saddened by the senseless loss of life”.Wang Chunsheng, China’s acting consul general in Sydney, said he was “very sorry to hear about” Cheng’s death.Related TopicsAustraliaTop StoriesLive. Missile attack was ‘double defeat’ for Iran, says UK foreign secretaryBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on Israel. VideoBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on IsraelPublished11 hours ago’Obvious’ Sydney killer targeted women, police sayPublished1 hour agoFeatures’Hero’ who took on killer describes Sydney attackBowen: As Israel debates Iran response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?What was in wave of Iranian attacks and how were they thwarted?Listen: Is this a turning point for Iran and Israel? 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityCultureSalman Rushdie: Losing an eye upsets me every dayPublished7 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsBooker PrizeThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Sir Salman Rushdie on the stabbing attackBy Alan Yentob & Noor NanjiBBCSir Salman Rushdie has spoken in chilling detail to the BBC about what he remembers of the attack two years ago, in which he was stabbed on stage.The Booker Prize-winning author said his eye was left hanging down his face “like a soft-boiled egg”, and that losing the eye “upsets him every day”.”I remember thinking I was dying,” he said. “Fortunately, I was wrong.”Sir Salman said he is using his new book, Knife, as a way of fighting back against what happened.Rushdie has ‘crazy dreams’ about stabbing attackSalman Rushdie in surgery after stabbing attackHorrifying, ghastly: Authors condemn Rushdie attackThe attack took place at an education institute in New York state in August 2022, as he was preparing to give a lecture.He recalled how the assailant came “sprinting up the stairs” and stabbed him 12 times, including in his neck and abdomen, in an attack lasting 27 seconds.”I couldn’t have fought him,” the author said. “I couldn’t have run away from him.”This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: From the scene where Salman Rushdie was attacked on stageSir Salman said he fell to the floor, where he lay with “a spectacular quantity of blood” all around him.He was taken to a hospital by helicopter and spent six weeks recovering there.The Indian-born British-American author, 76, is one of the most influential writers of modern times. The attack dominated news headlines across the world.Image caption, Alan Yentob and Sir Salman, pictured with Lady Rushdie, have known each other more than 40 yearsSir Salman previously spent several years in hiding after the 1988 publication of The Satanic Verses triggered threats against his life.He admitted he had thought someone might “jump out of an audience” one day.”Clearly it would’ve been absurd for it not to cross my mind.”‘Upset every day’The attack damaged Sir Salman’s liver and hands, and severed nerves in his right eye.His eye looked “very distended, swollen,” he said. “It was kind of hanging out of my face, sitting on my cheek, I’ve said like a soft-boiled egg. And blind.”Sir Salman said losing one eye “upsets me every day”. He finds he has to take greater care when walking down stairs, or crossing a road, or even when pouring water into a glass.But he considers himself lucky to have avoided brain damage. “It meant I was actually still able to be myself.”Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A rally to show solidarity for free expression was held in New York after Sir Salman was attackedThe moderator at the event where Sir Salman was stabbed told the BBC he wished he could have done more to prevent the attack.”You feel like if you had acted quicker, a lot of this could’ve been prevented,” said Henry Reese.But Sir Salman’s gratitude to the people who helped him on the day, including Mr Reese, as well as the doctors who cared for him, is clear from the very opening page of Knife.The book is dedicated, simply, to “the men and women who saved my life”.’Is that a reason to kill?’For the first time, Sir Salman has revealed what he would like to say to his alleged attacker.Hadi Matar, a 26-year-old New Jersey resident, has been charged with stabbing him. Mr Matar has pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail.In an interview with the New York Post from jail, Mr Matar said he had watched videos of Sir Salman on YouTube. “I don’t like people who are disingenuous like that,” Mr Matar said.Sir Salman Rushdie: The InterviewSir Salman Rushdie speaks about the knife attack which almost ended his life in 2022, in an interview with Alan Yentob ahead of the publication of a new book about the aftermath of the incident.Watch now on BBC iPlayer (UK Only)In Knife, Sir Salman has an imaginary conversation with his attacker, in which he responds to that.”In America, many people pretend to be honest, but they wear masks and lie. And would that be a reason to kill them all?” he asks.Sir Salman has never met Mr Matar. But he is likely to come face to face with him in court when the trial gets under way.The trial was delayed after lawyers for the defendant argued they were entitled to review Sir Salman’s book, as it could be evidence. It’s now expected to take place in the autumn.Why was The Satanic Verses so controversial?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The Satanic Verses prompted widespread protestsSalman Rushdie shot to fame with Midnight’s Children in 1981, which went on to sell more than one million copies in the UK alone.But his fourth book, The Satanic Verses’, depiction of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and its references to religion were considered blasphemous and banned in multiple Muslim-majority countries.Iran’s then-leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa – or religious decree – in 1989, calling for Rushdie’s assassination and placing a $3m (£2.4m) bounty on the author’s head. That fatwa has never been rescinded.As a result, Rushdie was forced into hiding for nearly a decade and required an armed bodyguard due to the number of death threats he received.Sir Salman, who was born to non-practising Muslims and is an atheist, has long been a vocal advocate for the freedom of expression.But he warned it has become “much more difficult”.Salman Rushdie: The writer who emerged from hiding”A lot of people, including a lot of young people, I’m sorry to say, have formed the opinion that restrictions on freedom of speech are often a good idea,” he said.”Whereas of course, the whole point of freedom of speech is that you have to permit speech you don’t agree with.”Sir Salman recalls how, when he was lying in a pool of blood, he found himself “idiotically thinking” about his personal belongings.He was worried his Ralph Lauren suit was getting ruined, and that his house keys and credit cards might fall out of his pocket.”At the time of course, it’s ludicrous. But in retrospect, what it says to me, is there was some bit of me that was not intending to die. There was some bit of me that was saying, ‘I’m going to need those house keys, and I’m going to need those credit cards’.”He added that it was a “survival instinct” that was saying to him: “You’re going to live. Live. Live.”A year before the attack, Sir Salman married his fifth wife, the American poet and novelist Rachel Eliza Griffiths.Lady Rushdie told the BBC that when she heard about the attack, she “just started screaming. This was the worst day of my life.”Lady Rushdie describes being at Sir Salman’s side as doctors sewed his eyelids together.”I love his eyes, and he left home with two of them, and then our world changed,” she said. “And now I love his single eye even more because of how he sees the world.”Sir Salman describes Knife as “at least as much a love story” as a story of horror.”There were two forces in collision here. One was a force of violence, fanaticism, bigotry, and the other was the force of love,” he said. “And of course, the force of love is embodied in the figure of my wife Eliza.””And in the end, the way I understand what happened is that the force of love proved to be stronger than the forces of hatred.”Sir Salman said he will do public events again, but he will be “more careful” in future. “The security question is going to be the first question. Unless I’m satisfied about that, I’m not going to do it.”But he added, he is “a pretty obstinate person”.”I don’t want some restricted or confined life,” he said. “I’m going to have my life.”Related TopicsSalman RushdieFreedom of expressionNew York CityBooker PrizeNew YorkPennsylvaniaMore on this storyRushdie has ‘crazy dreams’ about stabbing attackPublished12 July 2023Salman Rushdie: The writer who emerged from hidingPublished13 August 2022Horrifying, ghastly: Authors condemn Rushdie attackPublished13 August 2022Top StoriesLive. Missile attack was ‘double defeat’ for Iran, says CameronBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on Israel. VideoBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on IsraelPublished10 hours ago’Obvious’ Sydney killer targeted women, police sayPublished15 minutes agoFeatures’Hero’ who took on killer describes Sydney attackBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on Israel. 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VideoWatch: Rushdie reveals extent of his wounds from knife attackWatching my country fall apart day-by-dayThe Papers: Israel ‘vows revenge’ as it ‘weighs up response’The sharp-tongued president livening up Croatia’s electionElsewhere on the BBCCharlotte Church explores her working class childhoodExpect mindful moments, laughter and a few tales of teens sneaking into clubs…AttributionSoundsCould switching to olive oil be good for your health?Michael Mosley discovers the surprising benefits of this component of the Mediterranean dietAttributionSoundsMaggie Rogers performs in Radio 1’s Live LoungeEnjoy her song ‘Don’t Forget Me’ and an incredible cover of Tate McRae’s ‘Greedy’AttributioniPlayerThis is the poetry show without the poetry!Tim Key’s smart, comedic chaos with guests Stephen Merchant and Lolly AdefopeAttributionSoundsMost Read1’Obvious’ Sydney killer targeted women – police2Oil prices dip after Iran attack on Israel3Universal Credit ‘must change’ to tackle sickness4Salman Rushdie: Losing an eye upsets me every day5’Hero’ who took on killer describes Sydney attack6Judge finds Australia parliament rape reports were true7Israel ‘vows revenge’ as it ‘weighs up response’8Sunset Boulevard equals Olivier Awards record9Boycott of Downing Street Eid celebration planned10Why has Iran attacked Israel?

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaUkraine’s power plants at the mercy of Russian missilesPublished50 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, ReutersImage caption, Barely any of Ukraine’s power plants have escaped Russia’s drone and missile attacksBy Sarah RainsfordEastern Europe correspondent in KharkivRussia’s war on Ukraine has entered a new phase. Drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are now frequent and massive, overwhelming its current air defences.They often include the same Iranian-made Shahed drones launched by Tehran at Israel. Seeing the robust response to that attack by Israel’s allies, President Volodymyr Zelensky noted that when it came to Ukraine “rhetoric does not protect the sky”. He said the sound of those drones, whether over the Middle East or in Europe, “must serve as a wake-up call to the free world”.Officials in Ukraine say they can “count on one hand” the thermal and hydro power plants across the country that are not yet badly damaged or totally destroyed. As Ukraine scrambles to repair what it can, and keep the electricity flowing to homes and industry, Russia’s assault has not stopped.A major facility close to Kyiv was hit last week and to the northeast, in Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv, all three major power plants are in ruins. The red-and-white striped chimneys of Kharkiv’s Thermal Power Plant No.5 are still visible from miles away. Approach a little closer, and the destruction beneath is revealed. The main building has a huge hole blown through the heart of it. All around is a mess of blackened metal and smashed concrete.Image caption, Kharkiv’s Thermal Power Plant No.5 has seen devastating damage from Russian strikesThe attack on 22 March was deliberate and devastating. Five Russian missiles struck the same spot, mangling turbines, generators and transformers and taking the plant offline. A week later, Russia targeted the city’s power plants again.For Ihor Orlovskiy this feels personal.”It’s like looking at the ruins of your own home. It brings pain and tears,” the deputy director says, leading me across chunks of metal and stone to the spot where the missiles exploded.He’s worked here since Soviet times.”It’s a very bitter feeling. But this mobilises us too, to build back. Because we know a city of more than a million people is depending on us.”There have been six attacks on this plant since the start of the full-scale invasion, but the one in March was the worst by far.It was also the most demoralising: it took engineers a full year to repair one section of the plant, then two weeks after it was restarted Russia hit exactly the same spot.Other industry sources tell similar stories of increasingly accurate strikes. In the past, they say, missiles would fall short or cause less damage. That leads some to suspect Russian agents inside Ukraine are feeding information to Moscow: the power plants cover vast territory and the damage, or repairs, are impossible to conceal.But Russia already knows where to target.The heavy machinery dates back to the USSR, there are still Soviet labels on the ruins, and Moscow has the old blueprints of the plants.Ihor Orlovskiy suspects the increased precision is more likely down to the sheer intensity of recent attacks. “When you launch five, six, seven missiles at the same spot, some are bound to hit.”Image caption, Ihor Orlovskiy believes the increased precision of the attacks is down to their sheer intensityIn the fields all around there are giant electricity pylons. But since March there’s been nothing flowing along the lines from Power Plant No.5, or Kharkiv’s other thermal power plants.The city has to bring in power from western Ukraine, which means limited supply and regular blackouts. The Russians have targeted electricity substations too.Local authorities are scrambling to minimise the impact and reduce the time homes and businesses are left in the dark. Residents have learned to charge their devices, and multiple power banks, as soon as the electricity comes on. They also keep reserves of water for drinking and washing.The Kharkiv metro is back working, albeit in fits and starts, and so are the traffic lights. But with an unreliable power supply that could get worse, businesses are creating their own solutions.Kharkiv is a major publishing hub and Oleksandr Popovich, the boss of a large printing firm, says for weeks they have been relying on three generators. Image caption, Kharkiv’s power supply is currently limited so there are regular blackoutsEarly in the war a missile hit 100m (330ft) from the main production line.”It destroyed all our storage and 10 tonnes of paper. But a tough day only makes us tougher,” says Mr Popovich, radiating the spirit of defiance and determination that has become Kharkiv’s trademark.”Unfortunately, I can’t fix the electricity,” he says.”But everyone has to do their own job. Mine is to produce books until our victory. We must keep working. We must give people in Ukraine the chance to read new books.”The firm did consider relocating further away from the Russian border, but they decided to stay and have even invested in increasing production.Now that Russia is targeting Kharkiv with renewed focus he admits to worrying: “Then I think about our army. Our soldiers need to know they are not defending empty cities. They are defending cities with people.”Image caption, Oleksandr Popovich says his large printing firm must keep working to provide Ukrainians with booksDozens of his own staff have signed up to fight. The photograph of one, killed in action on the eastern front line, hangs beside the main entrance.Reports from the front are now sobering.Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Gen Oleksander Syrskyi, said at the weekend the situation along sections of the front line had “significantly worsened”. Warmer weather and firmer ground were helping Russia launch assaults in armoured vehicles and put Ukrainian forces under renewed pressure, he wrote on Telegram.Fighting around Chasiv Yar in the Donbas is especially intense. The general believes Russia wants to take the territory by 9 May, a symbolic date when Moscow celebrates the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany.Gen Syrskyi described the “heroic” efforts of his troops in “holding back the enemy’s daily attacks”. But he also mentioned the need to improve their “moral and psychological” state.After more than two years, they are exhausted. But when MPs in Kyiv finally voted on a new law regulating how men are mobilised, the amendment setting a limit for how long they have to fight had been removed.Against the larger army of its enemy, Ukraine needs all the soldiers it can muster.The slip in morale is compounded by a shortage of ammunition now reaching the front lines and the continuing failure of the US Congress to approve a critical package of aid for Kyiv.Ukraine’s troops, like everyone here, sense their war sliding down the international agenda.And now there’s new cause for dismay, as many note the difference in response to the escalating crisis in the Middle East.Israel has had direct support to protect its skies from Iranian missiles and drones, even as the same countries limit their help to Ukraine which is under Russian attack every day.President Zelensky hinted at the frustration in his condemnation of Iran’s actions.”The world cannot wait for discussions to go on,” Ukraine’s president wrote on Twitter, or X. “Words do not stop drones and do not intercept missiles. Only tangible assistance does. The assistance we are anticipating.”Germany has just promised to send an additional Patriot air defence unit to Ukraine “immediately”. Thanking Chancellor Olaf Scholz for the support at a “critical moment”, Volodymyr Zelensky urged other countries to follow suit.The staff of Kharkiv’s power plant No.5 would welcome the protection.Repeat attacks”We’d only just repaired things, and now we have to start all over again,” a worker called Yury told me. “We will sort it, but the main thing is not to get hit again!”As he and others assess the damage, salvage what they can and draw up a plan for rebuilding, they face numerous air raid sirens every day.Image caption, Yury says the team had only just finished repairing the plant when it was hit againThere are two kinds of alert, a fire safety officer explains. If the threat seems focused around the border, about 40km (25 miles) away, some keep working.”But if we see there’s a rocket risk for Kharkiv then there’s an announcement: ‘Urgent! To the shelter immediately!’,” he says.That slows the recovery work and it shatters the nerves. Any missile fired at Kharkiv will hit within seconds, and the staff are surrounded by stark evidence of the danger.But it’s not just the engineers and construction teams back at work.When we arrived at the plant, a group of women were out cleaning the paths, painting the kerb, even pulling up dandelions around the main entrance.A little later I found them down in the shelter during another air raid.”Life goes on, and we still need to keep things nice,” said one woman, despite the entire power plant being in tatters.”We like to keep things clean and in order. It’s our job. But it’s also good for the spirit!”Image caption, A group of women who work at the plant still spend time cleaning the area in order to keep morale upThe women had also painted the underground shelter in a fresh “salad” green, adding a splash of cheer to a Cold War-era bunker built to withstand nuclear attack by the West.Instead it protects Ukrainians from ballistic missiles launched by their neighbour.”They say it’s so we surrender, that they want to frighten us into running from here,” another woman chips in as the air raid ends and she prepares to head back up to work. “They want us to leave Kharkiv. But we won’t do that.”Produced by Hanna Tsyba and Kostas KallergisRelated TopicsWar in UkraineRussiaUkraineMore on this storyRussian double-tap strikes hit civilians then rescuers tooPublished1 day agoBucha’s wounds still raw two years onPublished7 days agoBarrage of Russian attacks aims to cut Ukraine’s lightsPublished31 MarchTop StoriesLive. Middle East ‘on the brink’ after Iran’s attack on Israel, warns UN chiefBowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?Published13 hours ago’Obvious’ Sydney killer targeted women, police sayPublished1 hour agoFeatures’Hero’ who took on killer describes Sydney attackThe Papers: Israel ‘vows revenge’ as it ‘weighs up response’BBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on Israel. VideoBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on IsraelWhat was in wave of Iranian attacks and how were they thwarted?Listen: Is this a turning point for Iran and Israel? 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaDonald Trump’s historic hush-money trial to begin in New YorkPublished5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIndictments of Donald TrumpImage source, Getty ImagesBy Madeline HalpertBBC News, New YorkDonald Trump will set foot in a New York courthouse on Monday and become the first former US president to stand trial in a criminal case.He is accused of falsifying his business records to disguise a hush-money payment made to Stormy Daniels, a former adult film star, shortly before the 2016 election.Mr Trump, 77, faces a maximum of four years in jail if convicted, but could avoid jail time and be fined instead.He has pleaded not guilty. Mr Trump’s historic trial will take place against the backdrop of his presidential campaign, and could ultimately see the presumptive Republican nominee become a convicted felon months before voters head to the polls in November.”It’s unprecedented,” said Alex Keyssar, a professor of history and public policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School. “There’s been nothing remotely comparable to it.” The trial, which will begin with jury selection on Monday, is expected to last six to eight weeks and will centre around a reimbursement Mr Trump made to his former fixer Michael Cohen. Cohen, 57, claims he was directed to pay Ms Daniels $130,000 (£104,000) in exchange for her silence about an alleged affair with Mr Trump, something prosecutors have described as an attempt to “unlawfully influence” the 2016 election.Hush money payments are not illegal. But the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office alleges that Mr Trump committed a crime by improperly recording the reimbursement to Cohen as legal expenses.In total, he is accused of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. To reach a verdict, all 12 jurors must agree on whether Mr Trump is guilty or not guilty of a specific charge.The trial in Manhattan is expected to feature testimony from a cast of colourful characters at the heart of the case, including Cohen, Ms Daniels, and Mr Trump’s personal lawyer who went to prison in part over the scandal.Experts are divided over the strength of the prosecution’s case, which involves a more novel legal approach to bringing felony charges over the falsification of business records. What you need to know about the hush-money trialA guide to Trump’s four criminal cases’No easy task’ – The hunt for an impartial Trump juryMr Trump has made several unsuccessful attempts to delay the jury trial and move it from Manhattan, which is comprised predominantly of Democrats. His fiery remarks about the case, which he has repeatedly described as politically motivated, led the judge to impose a gag order which bans him from making public comments about people related to the case, including witnesses.The order was extended after Mr Trump turned his online attacks to the judge’s daughter, calling her a “Rabid Trump Hater”.The Trump campaign said the gag order was unconstitutional and violated his free speech rights.This criminal case is just one of four Donald Trump is facing this year. But it could be the only trial to take place before his 2024 election rematch with President Joe Biden. As a first-time offender, even if Mr Trump is convicted, experts say he is unlikely to go to prison. Even if he did, under US law, he could still serve as president.But his conviction would mark the first time a felon has run for president as a major-party nominee, Mr Keyssar said. “What’s remarkable about this is that it doesn’t seem to bother a significant portion of the electorate,” Mr Keyssar said, noting Mr Trump’s popularity has not suffered as a result of his criminal indictments.But the potential court drama will place him at the centre of the news cycle with just months to go before the election. And that heightened attention means that any small news from court – good or bad for Mr Trump – could play a role in the race between the former and current president, said Georgetown University government Professor Hans Noel. “I expect this to be a very close election,” he said, “and so any small thing could matter”.Related TopicsIndictments of Donald TrumpUS election 2024New YorkDonald TrumpUS politicsUnited StatesMore on this storyJury questionnaire in Trump hush money trial releasedPublished6 days agoWhat happened between Stormy Daniels and Trump?Published15 FebruaryWhat you need to know about Trump’s hush-money trialPublished2 days agoA guide to Trump’s four criminal casesPublished4 days agoTop StoriesLive. Middle East ‘on the brink’ after Iran’s attack on Israel, warns UN chiefBowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?Published12 hours ago’Obvious’ Sydney killer targeted women, police sayPublished30 minutes agoFeaturesThe Papers: Israel ‘vows revenge’ as it ‘weighs up response’BBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on Israel. VideoBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on IsraelWhat was in wave of Iranian attacks and how were they thwarted?Sarah Snook’s chicken and nine other Olivier momentsIn pictures: Stars hit the red carpet at Olivier AwardsWatch: Rushdie reveals extent of his wounds from knife attack. VideoWatch: Rushdie reveals extent of his wounds from knife attackWatching my country fall apart day-by-dayThe sharp-tongued president livening up Croatia’s electionPrimary school places 2024: When do parents find out offers?Elsewhere on the BBCCharlotte Church explores her working class childhoodExpect mindful moments, laughter and a few tales of teens sneaking into clubs…AttributionSoundsCould switching to olive oil be good for your health?Michael Mosley discovers the surprising benefits of this component of the Mediterranean dietAttributionSoundsMaggie Rogers performs in Radio 1’s Live LoungeEnjoy her song ‘Don’t Forget Me’ and an incredible cover of Tate McRae’s ‘Greedy’AttributioniPlayerThis is the poetry show without the poetry!Tim Key’s smart, comedic chaos with guests Stephen Merchant and Lolly AdefopeAttributionSoundsMost Read1’Obvious’ Sydney killer targeted women – police2Israel ‘vows revenge’ as it ‘weighs up response’3Salman Rushdie: Losing an eye upsets me every day4Boycott of Downing Street Eid celebration planned5Sunset Boulevard equals Olivier Awards record6Universal Credit ‘must change’ to tackle sickness7Oil prices dip after Iran attack on Israel8Dad of girl missing since 1981 to hand back medals9Trump’s first criminal trial to begin in New York10Cooper defends Rayner as house row rumbles on

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaBruce Lehrmann: Judge finds Brittany Higgins was raped inside parliamentPublished36 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bruce Lehrmann was in court to hear the decisionBy Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, SydneyFormer Australian political staffer Bruce Lehrmann raped his colleague Brittany Higgins inside Parliament House, a judge has found in a defamation case.Mr Lehrmann has always denied sex took place at all and sued Network 10 over a TV interview with Ms Higgins.The outlet successfully defended the story as substantially true.Their report in 2021 shocked the nation and stirred huge public anger over the treatment of women in politics.In the interview, a teary Ms Higgins detailed how she had woken up on a couch in a minister’s office to find a colleague raping her, after a night out in Canberra in 2019.However Mr Lehrmann told the Federal Court the pair had shared an Uber back to their office before going their separate ways.Ruling that Mr Lehrmann had told “deliberate lies”, Justice Michael Lee on Monday said the 28-year-old had been “hellbent” on having sex with Ms Higgins and was “recklessly indifferent” to whether she wanted to as well.”So intent upon gratification… [Mr Lehrmann] went ahead with sexual intercourse without caring whether or not she consented.”The standard of proof in defamation cases is lower than in criminal proceedings – a defendant must only prove the claims are more likely to be true, than not.Mr Lehrmann faced a criminal trial in 2022, but it was aborted due to juror misconduct. A retrial was later abandoned out of concern for Ms Higgins’ mental health.Referring to the criminal proceedings, Justice Lee concluded his judgement by saying: “Having escaped the lion’s den Mr Lehrmann made the mistake of coming back for his hat.”Related TopicsAustraliaTop StoriesLive. Middle East conflict ‘on the brink’, warns UN chiefBowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?Published11 hours agoUS tells Israel it won’t join any Iran retaliationPublished4 hours agoFeaturesThe Papers: Israel ‘vows revenge’ as it ‘weighs up response’BBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on Israel. VideoBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on IsraelIsrael to respond to Iran attack ‘when time is right’Sarah Snook’s chicken and nine other Olivier momentsWatch: Rushdie reveals extent of his wounds from knife attack. VideoWatch: Rushdie reveals extent of his wounds from knife attackWatching my country fall apart day-by-dayThe sharp-tongued president livening up Croatia’s electionPrimary school places 2024: When do parents find out offers?New ‘Gen Z’ Scrabble: ‘It feels a bit like cheating’Elsewhere on the BBCCharlotte Church explores her working class childhoodExpect mindful moments, laughter and a few tales of teens sneaking into clubs…AttributionSoundsCould switching to olive oil be good for your health?Michael Mosley discovers the surprising benefits of this component of the Mediterranean dietAttributionSoundsMaggie Rogers performs in Radio 1’s Live LoungeEnjoy her song ‘Don’t Forget Me’ and an incredible cover of Tate McRae’s ‘Greedy’AttributioniPlayerThis is the poetry show without the poetry!Tim Key’s smart, comedic chaos with guests Stephen Merchant and Lolly AdefopeAttributionSoundsMost Read1’Obvious’ Sydney killer targeted women – police2Dad of girl missing since 1981 to hand back medals3Boycott of Downing Street Eid celebration planned4Salman Rushdie: Losing an eye upsets me every day5Sunset Boulevard equals Olivier Awards record6Universal Credit ‘must change’ to tackle sickness7US tells Israel it won’t join any Iran retaliation8Trump’s first criminal trial to begin in New York9Bowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?10Israel ‘vows revenge’ as it ‘weighs up response’

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaThe sharp-tongued president livening up Croatia’s electionPublished2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, The presence of Zoran Milanovic means the result of the Croatian election has become unpredictableBy Guy DelauneyBBC News, Zagreb, CroatiaThe involvement of Croatia’s sharp-tongued president in the country’s parliamentary election on Wednesday may not be constitutional. But it is certainly livening up what had threatened to be a predictable affair. The country’s parliamentary polls tend to follow a pattern. A centre-left coalition led by the Social Democrats (SDP) runs against the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), whose support runs from centre-right to right-wing nationalist. Most of the time, the HDZ wins. It consistently reaps the rewards of a large membership base and strong organisation – though opposition parties claim that patronage and corruption are just as influential.But this election looks like it might be different. And that is all down to the presence of Zoran Milanovic.He has consistently been rated as the country’s most popular politician since he became president four years ago, even though as head of state he has little actual power in running the country. So, announcing that he would be the SDP’s candidate for prime minister – the most senior political position in Croatia – meant that all bets were off.”The elections were already decided before that move,” says Kresimir Macan, a political analyst and consultant.”It was obvious that the ruling party, the HDZ, would be in a position to make a new governing coalition quite easily. But then Milanovic started a crusade against corruption and everything he says [the current] Prime Minister, Andrej Plenkovic, stands for.””People may not approve of Milanovic as president, but they like the way he talks.”Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Whatever the result of the election, Mr Milanovic is likely to remain centre stagePromoting the president as a potential prime minister had an immediate impact on the opinion polls. The previously yawning gap between the SDP and HDZ narrowed significantly. Smaller parties started smacking their lips at the prospect of being kingmakers in the formation of a new government.But then the judiciary intervened. Croatia’s constitution insists that the president should not be a party-political figure – but act as the head of state for all citizens. And the Constitutional Court duly ruled that Mr Milanovic could play no part in the election campaign – unless he resigned.The president’s response was, predictably, one of outrage. He accused the judges of doing the bidding of the HDZ – “the gangster clique”, as he put it.Just for good measure, he described the country’s senior jurists as “peasants” and labelled their judgement “illiterate”.For Mr Milanovic, this was very much on-brand. Officially, he is no longer a candidate in the election, but that has not stopped him from travelling around the country and launching invective at the HDZ.This has been highly discomfiting for Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, who has been in office since 2017. He finds himself having to respond to the president’s accusations and comments, despite Mr Milanovic’s lack of an official role in the campaign.This was very much the situation on a sunny late afternoon in the capital, Zagreb, when the prime minister attended an event at a children’s playground in the city and faced the media under the shade of some nearby trees.Image caption, Prime Minister Plenković has found himself having to respond to the president’s accusations and commentsHe rattled off a list of his government’s achievements – and set out his plans for his next term. But reporters still wanted to hear his views about the president’s latest comments.”It’s bizarre,” Mr Plenkovic told the BBC.”I’m trying to minimise the negative effects of the unconstitutional acts that were committed by the president. The Constitutional Court couldn’t have been clearer. For us, it’s the continuation of a very odd behaviour, to be very polite, for the BBC.”The president, on the other hand, relishes being impolite. And he is not just rude about the prime minister and his party.People in neighbouring Bosnia, illegal immigration, and military aid to Ukraine have all been lashed by Mr Milanovic’s sharp tongue. Meanwhile, he has spoken admiringly about Russia’s military prowess.These are all unusual positions for an ostensibly centre-left leader to adopt. Not to mention worrying for people who would rather Croatia did not have a populist government.For now, however, many on the left are hoping that the president is playing a cunning game, rather than revealing his true character.Image caption, Sandra Bencic, prime ministerial candidate for the green-left Mozemo party, says the president is being tactical about his approach”A lot of the reaching out towards the right wing is actually tactics,” reckons Sandra Bencic, the prime ministerial candidate for the green-left Mozemo party, which is not part of the SDP coalition, but says it would be willing to join a Milanovic-led government.”He’s taking [on] the issue of security and the army, he’s taking [on] the issue of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He’s taking on all these mythical [positions] that are [usually] part of the HDZ’s strategy.”Whether he can take the SDP to victory is another matter. If the party succeeds, Mr Milanovic is likely to resign so he can become prime minister.But even if his party falls short, the president plays a major role in the post-election formation of a governing coalition. So, either way, Mr Milanovic is likely to remain centre stage.Related TopicsCroatiaMore on this storyAlleged Serbian war criminal found hiding in IrelandPublished14 April 2023Bosnia and Herzegovina to begin talks to join EUPublished21 MarchTop StoriesBowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?Published10 hours agoUS tells Israel it won’t join any Iran retaliationPublished3 hours agoAnalysis: What will Israel do next?Published17 hours agoFeaturesBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on Israel. VideoBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on IsraelIsrael to respond to Iran attack ‘when time is right’Sarah Snook’s chicken and nine other Olivier momentsWatch: Rushdie reveals extent of his wounds from knife attack. VideoWatch: Rushdie reveals extent of his wounds from knife attackWatching my country fall apart day-by-dayThe sharp-tongued president livening up Croatia’s electionPrimary school places 2024: When do parents find out offers?New ‘Gen Z’ Scrabble: ‘It feels a bit like cheating”I felt anger hearing my dad’s experience of racism’Elsewhere on the BBCCharlotte Church explores her working class childhoodExpect mindful moments, laughter and a few tales of teens sneaking into clubs…AttributionSoundsCould switching to olive oil be good for your health?Michael Mosley discovers the surprising benefits of this component of the Mediterranean dietAttributionSoundsMaggie Rogers performs in Radio 1’s Live LoungeEnjoy her song ‘Don’t Forget Me’ and an incredible cover of Tate McRae’s ‘Greedy’AttributioniPlayerThis is the poetry show without the poetry!Tim Key’s smart, comedic chaos with guests Stephen Merchant and Lolly AdefopeAttributionSoundsMost Read1’Obvious’ Sydney killer targeted women – police2Dad of girl missing since 1981 to hand back medals3Salman Rushdie: Losing an eye upsets me every day4Boycott of Downing Street Eid celebration planned5Universal Credit ‘must change’ to tackle sickness6Sunset Boulevard equals Olivier Awards record7Bowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?8US tells Israel it won’t join any Iran retaliation9Trump’s first criminal trial to begin in New York10Israel ‘vows revenge’ as it ‘weighs up response’

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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityBusinessMarket DataEconomyYour MoneyCompaniesTechnology of BusinessCEO SecretsAI BusinessIran-Israel tensions: Oil prices lower after attackPublished1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Iran is the seventh largest oil producer in the worldBy Peter Hoskins & Nick EdserBusiness reportersOil prices fell in early Asian trade after Iran’s reprisal attack on Israel over the weekend.Brent crude – a key benchmark for oil prices internationally – was lower but still trading close to $90 a barrel on Monday morning.Prices had already risen in expectation of action by Iran, with Brent crude nearing a six-month high last week.Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has said the confrontation with Iran is “not over yet”.”Clearly, the oil market does not see the need to factor in any additional supply threat at this point,” energy analyst Vandana Hari said.Brent crude may well fall below the $90 mark, but a sizeable pullback is unlikely as traders remain focused on the risks associated with the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, she added.Analysts also said Israel’s reaction to the attack will be key to global markets in the days and weeks ahead.”I think we’ll see naturally volatility. If there was to be some sort of counter-move by Israel, then that would, I think, rocket energy markets very much to the upside,” Peter McGuire from trading platform XM.com told the BBC.Share markets in the Asia-Pacific region also slipped on Monday as investors weigh the impact of the attack.The Hang Seng in Hong Kong, Japan’s Nikkei and the Kospi in South Korea were all more than 1% lower in morning trade.Why has Iran attacked Israel?Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel at the weekend after vowing retaliation for an attack on its consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus on 1 April.Israel has not said it carried out the consulate strike, but is widely believed to have been behind it.At the end of last week, the price of Brent crude touched $92.18 a barrel, the highest since October, before falling back to close at $90.45.Iran is the seventh largest oil producer in the world, according to the US Energy Information Administration, and the third-largest member of the Opec oil producers’ cartel.Analysts say that a key issue for the oil price going forward is whether shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will be affected.The Strait – which is between Oman and Iran – is a crucial shipping route, as about 20% of the world’s total oil supply passes through it.Opec members Saudi Arabia, Iran, the UAE, Kuwait and Iraq send most of the oil they export through the Strait.On Saturday, Iran seized a commercial ship with links to Israel as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz.Related TopicsIsrael-Gaza warEconomicsIranOilGoldMore on this storyWhy has Iran attacked Israel?Published11 hours agoWhat was in wave of Iranian attacks and how were they thwarted?Published1 hour agoIran warns Israel against ‘reckless’ retaliationPublished14 hours agoTop StoriesBowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?Published9 hours agoUS tells Israel it won’t join any Iran retaliationPublished2 hours agoAnalysis: What will Israel do next?Published16 hours agoFeaturesBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on Israel. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaWhat was in wave of Iranian attacks and how were they thwarted?Published34 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, Watch: Sirens ring through Jerusalem as projectiles shot down from skyBy Tom SpenderBBC NewsFor the first time ever, Iran has carried out strikes against Israeli territory.In the middle of Saturday night, air raid alerts went off in Israel, residents were urged to seek shelter while explosions were heard as air defences were activated. Interceptions lit up the night sky in several places across the country, while many drones and missiles were shot down by Israel’s allies before they reached Israeli territory.At least nine countries were involved in the military escalation – with projectiles fired from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen and downed by Israel, the US, the UK and France as well as Jordan.Here’s what we know about the attack so far.Attack involved drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missilesIran launched more than 300 drones and missiles towards Israel, the Israeli military said on Sunday. The attack included 170 drones and 30 cruise missiles, none of which entered Israeli territory, and 110 ballistic missiles of which a small number reached Israel, military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said in a televised statement. The BBC has not independently verified those figures.The shortest distance from Iran to Israel is about 1,000km (620 miles) across Iraq, Syria and Jordan.Bombardment launched from several countriesOn Saturday night Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said it had launched drones and missiles. Iraqi security sources told Reuters that projectiles were seen flying over Iraq in the direction of Israel.The IRGC said ballistic missiles were fired almost an hour after the slower moving drones so that they would strike Israel at roughly the same time.The US defence department said US forces intercepted dozens of missiles and drones launched from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen.The Iran-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon also said it had fired two barrages of rockets at an Israeli military base in the occupied Golan Heights, a plateau which Israel has annexed from Syria in a move not recognised by most of the international community.LIVE: Follow the latest on the Iran-Israel attackEXPLAINED: Why has Iran attacked Israel?UPDATE ME: All eyes on Israel’s response to Iranian drone and missile attacksUPDATE ME: Israel on high alert after unprecedented Iranian attackLEARN: What is Israel’s Iron Dome missile system?WATCH: Explosions in sky over JerusalemWATCH: Iran drone attack ‘major escalation’ – Israeli militaryIsrael and allies intercept majority of drones and missilesSome 99% of the incoming barrage was intercepted either outside Israeli airspace or over the country itself, Rear Adm Hagari said.They included all the drones and cruise missiles, which follow a flat trajectory, and most of the ballistic missiles, which are fired on an arcing trajectory that uses gravity to reach very high speeds.US President Joe Biden said US forces “helped Israel take down nearly all” drones and missiles launched by Iran on Sunday. In a statement, he said the US had moved aircraft and warships to the region before the unprecedented attack.US Central Command (Centcom) later issued an update saying its forces had destroyed more than 80 drones and at least six ballistic missiles. Among these were a ballistic missile on its launcher vehicle and seven drones, which were destroyed on the ground in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen before they were launched. Operating from undisclosed bases in the region, US forces shot down a number of Iranian drones over southern Syria near the border with Jordan, security sources told Reuters.UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed that UK RAF Typhoon jets also shot down a number of Iranian attack drones. Mr Sunak said the Iranian attack was a “dangerous and unnecessary escalation which I’ve condemned in strongest terms”.Jordan – which has a peace treaty with Israel but has been highly critical of the way it has carried out its war against the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza – also intercepted flying objects that entered its airspace to secure the safety of its citizens, a Jordanian cabinet statement said. France helped to patrol airspace but it was unclear if they had shot down any drones or missiles, the Israeli military said. How many missiles got through and what damage did they cause?In Jerusalem BBC correspondents reported hearing sirens and seeing Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system in operation, which uses radar to track rockets and can differentiate between those that are likely to hit built-up areas and those that are not. Interceptor missiles are only fired at rockets expected to strike populated areas.A few of the ballistic missiles got through and struck Israeli territory, Rear Adm Hagari said.One of them “lightly hit” the Nevatim air force base in the Negev desert in southern Israel. Rear Adm Hagari said the base was “still functioning”.Iran’s official IRNA news agency said the attack had dealt “heavy blows” to the air base.A 10-year-old girl was severely injured by shrapnel, Rear Adm Hagari said. The girl from a Bedouin Arab community near the southern town of Arad, was reported to have been injured after an Iranian drone was intercepted overhead. She was in intensive care.Jordan also said that some shrapnel had fallen on its territory “without causing any significant damage or any injuries to citizens”.What happens now?Israel’s Channel 12 TV cited an unnamed Israeli official as saying there would be a “significant response” to the attack.Israeli airspace has been reopened as has that of neighbouring countries, but Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said the confrontation with Iran was “not over yet”.Meanwhile Iran has warned Israel its response “will be much larger than tonight’s military action if Israel retaliates against Iran”, armed forces chief of staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri told state TV.He said US bases would also be attacked if the US took part in any Israeli retaliation.IRGC commander Hossein Salami also said Tehran would retaliate against any Israeli attack on its interests, officials or citizens.The UN Security Council is due to meet at around 20:00 GMT to the latest crisis at Israel’s request.Mr Biden said he would also convene leaders of the G7 group of wealthy nations on Sunday to coordinate a “united diplomatic response” to Iran’s “brazen” attack.Related TopicsMiddle EastIsraelIranTop StoriesBowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?Published7 hours agoUS tells Israel it won’t join any Iran retaliationPublished45 minutes agoAnalysis: What will Israel do next?Published13 hours agoFeaturesBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on Israel. VideoBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on IsraelNew ‘Gen Z’ Scrabble: ‘It feels a bit like cheating’Why has Iran attacked Israel?’I felt anger hearing my dad’s experience of racism’The 276 schoolgirls whose kidnap shocked the world’I envy my peers with grandkids’ – Hillsborough mumBeing blind helps me connect with people, says diplomatFirst ladies rebel against being in husband’s shadowUkraine could face defeat in 2024. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaIsrael says it will respond to Iran attack ‘when time is right’Published2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Ministry of Defense, IsraelImage caption, Israel’s war cabinet met early on Sunday as Iran’s aerial attack was under wayBy Hugo BachegaMiddle East correspondent, in JerusalemIsrael is weighing possible responses to Iran’s attack with hundreds of drones and missiles, amid growing calls for restraint to avert a wider war.Israel and its allies shot down nearly all projectiles fired in the first ever direct Iranian attack on Israel.The US has said it will not take part in any Israeli response, to avoid an escalation in regional hostilities.Centrist Israeli minister Benny Gantz said the country would “exact the price” from Iran when timing is right.For almost two weeks Iran had telegraphed its plans to respond to the 1 April air strike on its diplomatic compound in the Syrian capital, Damascus, that killed several military advisors, including two top generals. Iran blamed Israel for the attack, saying it was equivalent to a strike on its own soil.Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israeli military, said Iran fired around 300 explosive drones, cruise and ballistic missiles, but that 99% of them were intercepted by Israel, supported by US, British, Jordanian and other allied forces.In Jerusalem, the air raid sirens went off at around 01:45, followed by loud blasts after the air defence intercepted projectiles over the city. A map published by the Israeli military showed the entire country covered with red dots, symbolising areas at risk of being hit and where residents were urged to seek shelter.The attack, in the end, had limited impact. A military base in the south sustained minor damage, the Israeli military said, and a seven-year-old Israeli girl was critically wounded by a missile that got through the defences.What will Israel do next?Can the US and allies stop a slide into all-out war?In a phone call overnight, US President Joe Biden reaffirmed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu America’s “ironclad commitment” to the security of Israel, but said the US would not support an Israeli retaliation.Later, a senior administration official said Israel’s successful defence was already a victory over Iran, and that the country should “think carefully” about what it does next.”Big question is not only whether, but what the Israelis might choose to do, so this is a decision for them,” the official said.This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.Media caption, The BBC’s Hugo Bachega says it was a “very long night and a dangerous moment”Tensions between Israel and Iran have been high for decades and, since the start of the Gaza war, Iran’s proxies in the region – such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen – have carried out attacks on Israel and on targets linked to Israel or its allies.The overnight attack, and the possibility of an Israeli response, risked putting the two old enemies in open confrontation, and sparked a flurry of international diplomatic activity aimed at reducing tensions.Israel’s five-member war cabinet – which includes Mr Gantz – met on Sunday to discuss a possible reaction, but no decision was made amid a division over the timing and scale of any such response, according to the Reuters news agency.Image source, ReutersImage caption, Remains of an Iranian rocket booster that fell near Arad, southern IsraelThe Iranian army chief of staff Maj Gen Mohammad Bagheri warned Israel against retaliation, saying an Iranian response would be “much larger than [Sunday’s] military action”. Despite the rhetoric, Iranian officials have indicated not being interested in an escalation of hostilities.In Israel, the country seemed to be returning to normal on Sunday. The airspace was reopened and the airport was again operational. “The power of Israel is that we have a shield, a defence from these threats,” 54-year-old Ariel said, in Jerusalem. “[The attack] was expected. I hope there won’t be a war.”Related TopicsMiddle EastIsraelIranMore on this storyAll eyes on Israel’s response to IranPublished12 hours agoBowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?Published6 hours agoWhat was in wave of Iranian attacks and how were they thwarted?Published12 hours agoTop StoriesBowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?Published6 hours agoUS tells Israel it won’t join any Iran retaliationPublished5 hours agoAnalysis: What will Israel do next?Published12 hours agoFeaturesBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on Israel. 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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & Canada’Obvious’ Sydney killer targeted women – Australian policePublished3 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingThe man who went on a stabbing rampage in a Sydney shopping centre appears to have targeted women, police say.Joel Cauchi, 40, sent the crowded Westfield Bondi Junction complex into panic on Saturday when he began stabbing people with a long blade.Five of the six people who died were women. Several others, including a baby, were injured.The New South Wales police commissioner told Australia’s ABC News that it was “obvious” Mr Cauchi focused on women.The man killed was security guard Faraz Tahir, 30, who tried to intervene in the attack. “The videos speak for themselves, don’t they?” commissioner Karen Webb told ABC News Breakfast.”It’s obvious to me, it’s obvious to detectives that seems to be an area of interest that the offender focused on women and avoided the men.”We don’t know what was operating in the mind of the offender and that’s why it’s important now that detectives spend so much time interviewing those who know him, were around him, close to him.”So we can get some insight into what he might have been thinking.”Authorities previously said the attack was most likely “related to the mental health” of Cauchi, who was shot dead by a lone police officer on Saturday.He was already known to police but had never been arrested or charged in his home state Queensland. He had lived itinerantly for several years and was first diagnosed with a mental illness at 17, Queensland Police said.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts.Related TopicsSydneyAustraliaMore on this storyMum killed protecting baby was ‘beautiful person’Published11 hours agoSydney police identify mall attacker who killed sixPublished13 hours agoTop StoriesBowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?Published5 hours agoUS tells Israel it won’t join any Iran retaliationPublished4 hours agoAnalysis: What will Israel do next?Published11 hours agoFeaturesBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on Israel. VideoBBC Verify examines video from Iran’s attack on IsraelNew ‘Gen Z’ Scrabble: ‘It feels a bit like cheating’Why has Iran attacked Israel?’I felt anger hearing my dad’s experience of racism’The 276 schoolgirls whose kidnap shocked the world’I envy my peers with grandkids’ – Hillsborough mumBeing blind helps me connect with people, says diplomatFirst ladies rebel against being in husband’s shadowUkraine could face defeat in 2024. Here’s how that might lookElsewhere on the BBCWhat went disastrously wrong at Pontins?An investigation into the state of three holiday parks before their sudden closure…AttributioniPlayerA life-changing declutter!Stacey Solomon and her crack team help families transform their homesAttributioniPlayerFound on every continent and in every oceanSir David Attenborough reveals how mammals have conquered the EarthAttributioniPlayerFancy a film tonight?There’s something for everyone on BBC iPlayerAttributioniPlayerMost Read1Dad of girl missing since 1981 to hand back medals2Boycott of Downing Street Eid celebration planned3US tells Israel it won’t join any Iran retaliation4Bowen: As Israel debates Iran attack response, can US and allies stop slide into all-out war?5Sunset Boulevard equals Olivier Awards record6Sydney police identify mall attacker who killed six7’Obvious’ Sydney killer targeted women – police8Crooked House owners propose rebuilding pub in different place9Gordon Ramsay pub squatters defend occupation10Hundreds of Manchester bomb survivors to sue MI5

[ad_1] Joel Cauchi, 40, fatally stabbed six people in a crowded Sydney shopping centre on Saturday.

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