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BBC News with David Harper.
German police have shot dead the man accused of carrying out a deadly attack at a Pride event in Berlin. Abdul Ballout's death brings a huge manhunt to an end. Police had been searching for him after a van was driven into crowds on Saturday, killing a woman and injuring nearly 30 people. Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the scene of the attack in Tiergarten Park. "These perpetrators, these Islamists have no place in our society. We will not allow the poison of terrorism to continue to affect our society." The suspect, a German citizen with Lebanese heritage, has previously tried to join the Islamic State group and had recently been convicted of preparing violent acts. Syria's president says he's working to reach a security agreement with Israel. Ahmed al-Sharaa said any such deal would not compromise Syria's claim to the Golan Heights, which Israel has illegally occupied for nearly 60 years. Jacob Evans reports. Under the ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad, Syrian relations with Israel were deeply hostile. These latest comments by the man who ousted Assad appear to mark a change. Speaking to Al Jazeera, Ahmed al-Sharaa said he did not want confrontation with Israel and that several other countries were involved in the security talks. He added that a deal with Israel could hopefully serve as a gateway to a comprehensive peace. However, Syria still does not officially recognize Israel. And after the toppling of Assad, Israel has deployed troops into the U.N.-patrolled buffer zone between the two countries. It has also used the Golan Heights to launch incursions beyond the buffer zone and into Syrian territory. Oil prices have fallen in the wake of the U.S. pausing military strikes on Iran. The last attacks were on Thursday night. Iran says it too has halted strikes in the region. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, said President Trump wanted to give diplomacy more time. Our correspondent Peter Bowes says there may be other explanations for this pause. There has indeed been speculation for the last couple of days that there could be some kind of pause like this in large part because officials, it is reported, have told President Trump that weapons stockpiles are running lower, especially Patriot missile interceptors, and this is something that clearly would concern the president and in fact we heard from Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, last week appealing to Congress for more money to pay for this war. Brazil has recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires after Argentina's president denounced Brazilian leaders and judiciary during a visit. Javier Milei was attending a rally in São Paulo formally nominating the right-wing candidate Flávio Bolsonaro to run in October's presidential election. In a speech, he hit out at President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, calling him the "thief" and the "convict." He also questioned the conviction of Flávio Bolsonaro's father Jair, who was sentenced for planning a coup after losing the last election. World news from the BBC. A Turkish-owned cargo ship has sunk off the Ukrainian coast one week after it was hit by a Russian strike which killed ten of its crew. The Golden Leo had left the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk carrying corn when it was a task. The sinking came as Russian forces increased their focus on commercial shipping in the Black Sea, with some companies now refusing to send ships there. India's prime minister has announced the formation of a special task force to investigate the country's exam system. It follows weeks of protests over the leaking of university entrance papers which forced the Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign on Saturday. Here's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "The government is taking several steps to safeguard the future of our students. We have already established fast-track courts to deal with such cases and tomorrow in the Parliament we will be moving towards enacting stricter laws but we have to think of the future. Our examination process should be reliable and trustworthy and should be equipped with modern technology." Gaelic football fans in County Mayo have been celebrating victory in the All-Ireland final ending a so-called "curse" blamed for a 75-year losing streak. Mayo beat the Irish sport's most successful team Kerry in a tense game in Dublin. Mayo have lost 11 finals since their last title. Superstitious supporters have put the losses down to a story about Mayo's championship winning side in 1951 which reportedly failed to show respect to a funeral they passed on their homecoming route. And the Women's Africa Cup of Nations football tournament has got underway in Morocco, with the hosts thrashing Kenya by four goals to nil. Earlier, Algeria beat Senegal 2-0. A record 16 teams are taking part. The defending champions Nigeria are chasing an 11th title while Morocco are hoping to improve on their past two performances when they finished runners-up. Cape Verde and Malawi are making their debuts while Egypt are returning to the competition. And that's the latest BBC News. |