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(BBC News) Archaeologists believe they have discovered an earlier, much simpler version of Stonehenge about 5 kilometres away from the prehistoric monument. All that remains of the older structure is two holes in the ground, but the team says they held wooden posts that lined up with the Sun on the summer and winter solstices – the longest and shortest days of the year – in the same way as Stonehenge. The site has been dated...

(Al Jazeera Media Network) Ukrainian drones have hit a Moscow oil refinery for the second time ⁠this week while Russia fired missiles at Kyiv, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy seeks support from the United States and Europe to reach a deal to end the war. Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that its air defences shot down 555 Ukrainian drones over several regions overnight, with almost 200 intercepted as they were approaching the Russian capital. Moscow Mayor...

(BBC News) Israeli forces have carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon, state media say, despite renewed criticism from US President Donald Trump of Israel's actions in the country. Israeli drone strikes injured several people in Mansouri and Aaziyyeh on Wednesday, while jets attacked Nabatieh al-Fawqa and Kfar Tebnit, Lebanon's National News Agency reported. Israel's military has not commented, but it did say five soldiers were injured in a drone attack in Lebanon by the Iran-backed...

(BBC News) Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) admits its staff were accused of sexually abusing at least 59 Sudanese refugees who had fled the civil war in search of safety. Young girls were exploited in some cases, and often food or jobs were offered in exchange for sex. The offences were committed in eastern Chad and date back to 2024 – about a year into Sudan's still-raging civil war. MSF says it has sacked 18 culprits...

(BBC News) Pakistan's Prime Minister says a peace deal has been reached between the US and Iran. "Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon," said Shehbaz Sharif. Donald Trump said: "The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all!" Iran is yet to comment. The war began on February 28, with US and Israeli strikes across Iran. It prompted...

(BBC News) Elon Musk on Friday became the world's first trillionaire after shares in his SpaceX rocket company soared during the biggest-ever stock market debut. The Tesla and SpaceX founder comfortably cemented his status as the world's richest man, with his total net worth standing at $1.11 trillion USD, according to the Bloomberg rich list. It came as the rocket, telecommunications and artificial intelligence (AI) company listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange with a value of...

(Al Jazeera Media Network) The United States and Iran engaged in some of the most intense fighting overnight since all-out hostilities in the ongoing US‑Israeli war on Iran were halted with a Pakistan‑mediated temporary ceasefire on April 8. A comprehensive peace agreement remains elusive as Iran and the US have exchanged a series of proposals and counterproposals in the weeks since that pause. After a string of smaller escalations, however, the US struck targets in Iran following the downing...

(BBC News) At least 35 people have died after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao island in the southern Philippines, officials say. The quake hit at 07:37 local time on Monday (Sunday 23:37 GMT), triggering tsunami alerts in the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and Australia. The warnings were cancelled or downgraded hours later. Videos and images showed buildings collapsing, including a clip of a Jollibee fast food restaurant reduced to rubble, and landslides have been...

(Al Jazeera Media Network) The Nigerian army says it has secured the release of 360 people abducted by Boko Haram earlier this year in the northeastern part of the country. The rescue operation unfolded in a Boko Haram stronghold in the south of Borno State, the military said in a statement on Sunday. Forces descended upon the Mandara mountains where Boko Haram fighters were holding hundreds of people “under harsh conditions”, it said. Two infants “succumbed...

(Al Jazeera Media Network) Jamaica has emerged from a rare islandwide power outage that struck the Caribbean nation overnight. On Saturday morning, Daryl Vaz, Jamaica’s minister of energy, telecommunications and transport, announced that he had received an update that “all affected customers have been restored”. He added that residents should contact him if they are struggling with “isolated issues” related to the blackout. But he and Prime Minister Andrew Holness shared statements online communicating that the situation was “unacceptable”. Only one...