BBC News - World

• Israel shoots down 'Hezbollah drones' heading for gas rig
  The drones were allegedly launched from Lebanon, amid border tensions between the nations.
• Russia dredges up landing ship hit by Ukraine missile fire
  The Russian troop ship Saratov sank in a Black Sea port after a Ukrainian missile strike.
• Crew member of sinking ship airlifted to safety
  Over two dozen crew are still missing after an engineering vessel split in two in the South China Sea.
• Lysychansk: Heavy fighting rages in Ukraine-held eastern city
  Ukrainian forces say they are being pounded by Russian heavy artillery as they battle to keep the city.
• Durban July: South Africa's most fashionable horse race returns
  Tens of thousands of South Africans head for the Durban July after a two-year break for Covid.
• Hormozgan: Quake near southern Iran coast kills five
  A strong earthquake rocks Hormozgan province, killing five and wrecking a village near the coast.
• Jerry Hall files for divorce from Rupert Murdoch
  The model cited "irreconcilable differences" with the media tycoon in court papers filed in California.
• Libya protesters storm parliament building in Tobruk
  Rallies take place in Tobruk, Tripoli and other cities amid anger at the country's political deadlock.
• New York overhauls gun laws after Supreme Court ruling
  The restrictions adopted in New York are likely to end up in another legal challenge.
• Gambia bans all timber exports to combat rosewood smuggling
  In 2020, the BBC revealed that vast quantities of protected rosewood were being trafficked from Senegal.