Wyre Davies, BBC correspondent reporting from southern Lebanon, hears from families in Tyre refusing to flee as strikes intensify. John Bennett, BBC Sport journalist, unpacks the AFCON ruling that handed Morocco the title. Also: fear and repression in Iran, a court rescue for Voice of America, a Hiroshima survivor remembered, and bull sharks with surprising social circles.
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Lebanon Displacement Is Outpacing Global Aid Capacity
Lebanon’s displacement crisis has exploded so fast that aid systems cannot absorb it.
Jeremy Konyndyk says 1 in 6 people have fled, while Syrian and Palestinian refugees also face US funding cuts to UN services.
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Why Some Tyre Residents Refuse To Evacuate
Residents in Tyre are staying under bombardment because they cannot afford to leave or abandon fragile relatives and businesses.
One woman cares for parents in their 90s, a disabled husband, and young grandchildren; a shopkeeper removed his van roof to avoid being targeted.
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Larijani Death Could Harden Iran's War Calculus
Ali Larijani’s killing may narrow Iran’s room for pragmatism and push decision-making toward harder-line forces.
Jeremy Bowen says Larijani had the clout to help seal a deal; an IRGC-linked successor might prefer escalation instead.
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Israel has launched a series of deadly strikes in central Beirut and ordered mass evacuations in southern Lebanon, as it ramps up its air and ground offensive against the Iran-backed group Hezbollah. About a million people are estimated to have been forced from their homes in Lebanon since war resumed two weeks ago. The BBC speaks to citizens in a Lebanese border town who have refused to evacuate, as the offensive fuels fears of a prolonged occupation.
Also: Iran vows to avenge the death of its security chief, Ali Larijani, who was killed in an Israeli strike. We hear from people in Iran, living in fear of both US-Israeli strikes and the Islamic regime. Senegal's AFCON victory is handed to Morocco after a review of the football team's behaviour in January's final. A US judge has ordered the Trump administration reinstate the jobs of more than a thousand employees of Voice of America and allow the government-funded outlet to resume global broadcasting. We look back at the life of Shigeaki Mori, a prominent survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. Sri Lanka introduces a four day work week amid fuel shortages. And just how lonely are sharks - researchers say bull sharks in Fiji have "best friends".
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