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Here are the key events on day eight of the Israel-Iran conflict.

IAEA’s Grossi and Security Council members urge diplomacy as Israel strikes at heart of Iran’s nuclear capability.

The Gaza Strip has experienced at least 10 communications outages since the war began in October 2023, according to Palestinian telecom company Paltel

Letters: Tom Collinson stands up for local fishing fleets, Christopher Hird is worried that after Attenborough’s Ocean everyone will think ‘job done’, and Dr Sally Campbell urges the UK to ratify the UN high seas treaty

A week ago, Israel launched an unprecedented attack against Iran, saying the country was on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon, a claim Tehran has always denied.

Fears grow of drought as well as hunger as medics report more killings by Israeli forces of Palestinians seeking aid

The U.N.'s Children in Armed Conflict report noted that violence against children in Haiti has increased by almost 500% over the past year

In the past 20 months, more than 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip and nearly 950 in the occupied West Bank. International law specialist Monique Chemillier-Gendreau says Israel’s retaliation for the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks is part of a wider plan to prevent the creation of…

The hosts of the most recent UN climate talks are worried international lenders are retreating from their commitments to help boost funding for developing countries' response to global warming.

Surge in violations to more than 40,000 – the highest since records began in 1996 – must serve as a ‘wake-up call’

The moon is a key step in the journey of space exploration, but making it habitable brings up lots of questions around space law and policy