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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has resumed combat with "full force" after deadly Gaza strikes, adding "this is just the beginning”.

The Hamas-run health ministry say the strikes killed more than 400 people.

Netanyahu also says he remains committed to securing the release of all hostages still in Gaza - Israel believe there are 59 people being held, with 24 thought to be alive. A group representing hostages' families has accused the Israeli government of choosing "to give up the hostages" by launching new strikes.

Hamas accused Israel of attacking "defenceless civilians" and said mediators should hold Israel responsible for "violating and overturning" their deal

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine energy targets for 30 days, the Kremlin says, after a phone call with US President Donald Trump.

Fresh Ukraine peace talks will also begin in the Middle East immediately, the White House says.

After the call, the White House said: "The leaders agreed that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire".

The Kremlin says the two presidents had a "frank exchange of opinions" and agreed to stay in touch.

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A group of scientists due to work together for months at a remote Antarctic research station has been rocked after a member of the team was accused of physical assault.

Nine researchers were due to spend the Antarctic winter at the South African-run base.

But a spokesperson for the South African government told the BBC "there was an assault" at the station, following earlier allegations of inappropriate behaviour from inside the camp.

In a further message seen by the BBC, the South African environment ministry said it was responding to the concerns with "utmost urgency".

 

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Germany's Parliament, the Bundestag, is voting on whether to take the brakes off defence spending. The voting will impact the entire future of Europe's defence and its ongoing support for Ukraine.

This could pave the way for a massive uplift in military investment just as Russia makes gains in Ukraine and Washington signals that Europe can no longer rely on US protection.

Defence spending in Germany rose by 23.2% last year, helping to drive a record 11.7% rise in European defence outlay.

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The Israeli military says it is carrying out "extensive strikes" in the Gaza Strip, with the Hamas-run health ministry reporting that more than 400 people Palestinians have been killed.

The biggest wave of strikes since the ceasefire began in January comes after the Israeli military said talks to extend the ceasefire failed.

Hamas accuses Israel of attacking "defenceless civilians", and says mediators should hold Israel "fully responsible" for "violating and overturning" the ceasefire.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says Israel will "from now on act against Hamas with increasing military strength", accusing Hamas of "repeated refusal to release our hostages", and of rejecting proposals to extend the ceasefire.

In a statement, Hamas says the United States "bears full responsibility for the massacres" in Gaza, after it emerged Israel briefed the US on the strikes prior to launching them.

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The Israeli military says it is carrying out "extensive strikes" in the Gaza Strip.

A spokesperson for Gaza's Hamas-run Civil Defence agency – the strip's main emergency response service – told the BBC that at least 34 Palestinians have been killed and 70 others injured.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was targeting what it called "terror targets" belonging to Hamas.

This is the largest wave of airstrikes in Gaza since the ceasefire began on 19 January. Talks to extend the Gaza ceasefire have failed to reach an agreement.

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US President Trump has been speaking to journalists ahead of his phone call with Russia’s President Putin on Tuesday.

Trump told reporters that the two men will discuss land and powerplants. James and Alex speak to BBC diplomatic correspondent James Landale in Kyiv where Ukrainian officials will be waiting to hear if the phone call brings Russia any closer to agreeing to a 30 day ceasefire deal outlined with the US last week.

Plus, as the UK government prepares to announce changes to the welfare system, James and Alex speak to Faisal Islam, BBC Economics editor about the underlying causes driving up welfare claims and what it has meant for the economy.

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Economic organisation has said that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will be bad for global economic growth and living standards.

The leading economic think tank the OECD has shared its forecast saying the global economy will only grow by 3.1% this year.

The biggest changes will be felt in the United States's neighbours Mexico and Canada.

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Bereaved families are calling on the UK’s online regulator to shut down a "vile" website which promotes videos of the deaths of their loved ones.

The website, which we are not naming, has more than three million members and contains thousands of graphic photos and videos of real-life killings and suicides as well as executions carried out by extremists.

From Monday, Ofcom gets new powers to crack down on illegal content, but it may not be enough to close the site.

The site's admin team have said they would give their "full attention" to any Ofcom requests.

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More than 200 Venezuelans, alleged by the White House to be gang members, have been deported from the US to a super maximum-security prison in El Salvador, even as a US judge blocked the removals.

A group of 238 alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and 23 members of the international MS-13 gang were sent to the notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot).

Neither the US government nor El Salvador has identified the detainees, nor provided details of their alleged criminality or gang membership.

Meanwhile, the White House has denied an accusation from rights groups that it flouted due process by defying a judge's order while carrying out deportations at the weekend.

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