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An Israeli air strike on a building in the Lebanese capital Beirut targeting a member of Hezbollah has killed at least four people.

The surprise attack came at about 3:30am (00:30 GMT) on Tuesday during the Eid al-Fitr Muslim holiday marking the end of the Ramadan fasting month. The second strike on the city in three days has raised fears that the shaky ceasefire between Israel and the armed Hezbollah group that took effect four months ago could collapse.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health said…

In 2025, the world’s largest social media company, Meta, has taken a defiant new tone on the question of whether and to what extent it accepts responsibility for the real-world harm that its platforms enable.

This has been widely understood as a gambit to curry favour with President Donald Trump’s administration, and Meta CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg all but said so in a January 7 video announcing the end of third-party fact-checking.

“We are going to work with President Trump to…

Niall Stanage, a White House columnist at The Hill, talks about the disintegration of the historic alliance between the US and Europe, and what’s behind it.

When the Assad regime fell in December 2024, opposition forces opened prison doors across Syria. For many, Assad’s demise was both a shock and a moment of long-awaited freedom. Yet for those who had endured years of torture, the scars – both physical and emotional – remain. How did they survive the unimaginable?

On this week’s episode of Now You Know, we talk to Maysaa…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned of a forceful response if the United States or its allies bomb his country.

That follows a threat made by US President Donald Trump if there is no deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme.

How dangerous is this standoff – and can a solution be found?

Presenter: Adrian Finighan

Guests:

Hassan Ahmadian – assistant professor, University of Tehran

Ali…