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BBC NEWS — BBC News
Friday 24 July 2026 · 01:00 BST · 30m · 5 stories · 15 annotated moments · 20 of 30 min on news stories (67%)
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The United States announced a 13th consecutive night of airstrikes on Iranian military targets, with Iran retaliating by targeting US assets in Kuwait and Jordan and threatening a British air base in England. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement claimed missile and drone strikes on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, pushing oil prices above $100 a barrel and opening a new front in the conflict at the Bab al-Mandab Strait. An analyst noted the Houthis are using the attacks to leverage concessions from Saudi Arabia, while the US has not yet committed to a direct response.
The Trump administration attached a condition to a civilian nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia, requiring the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel via the Abraham Accords, a move that could derail the agreement. The US has still not released findings from its investigation into a strike on a school in Minab, Iran, that killed 156 people, including 120 children, with the BBC gaining access to the site and hearing from grieving families. In India, activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a three-week hunger strike after being forcibly removed from a protest site, as a youth-led movement demands the education minister's resignation over an exam-leak scandal.
Repeated heatwaves are fueling wildfires across Europe, with Spain declaring a national emergency in two regions and France activating an EU civil protection mechanism to combat blazes that have forced thousands of evacuations. Even camels are falling victim to the climate crisis, with rising temperatures causing blisters, dehydration, and death among herds in North Africa and the Horn of Africa. The US imposed new tariffs on imports from around 60 trading partners, including the UK and EU, citing forced labor concerns, while five newborn lion cubs were born at Whipsnade Zoo in the UK, bringing the pride to 11.
- 0:10 Story begins Houthi attacks two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
- 0:13
Claim Houthi attacks two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
Oil prices reached $100 a barrel for the first time since May.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 24 July 2026, 0:13-0:24
- 0:52
Claim Houthi attacks two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
The US announced new airstrikes on Iran, the 13th consecutive night of strikes.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 24 July 2026, 0:52-1:12
- 0:57
Claim Houthi attacks two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
The US announced new airstrikes on Iran, the 13th consecutive night of strikes.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 24 July 2026, 0:57-1:08
- 1:28
Claim Houthi attacks two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
Iran threatened RAF Fairford as a legitimate target after a US B1 bomber flew from there.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 24 July 2026, 1:28-1:39
- 1:28
Claim Houthi attacks two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
Iran threatened RAF Fairford as a legitimate target after a US B1 bomber flew from there.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 24 July 2026, 1:28-1:39
- 1:44
Claim Houthi attacks two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
Oil prices reached $100 a barrel for the first time since May.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 24 July 2026, 1:44-1:54
- 4:11
Claim Houthi attacks two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea
Oil prices reached $100 a barrel for the first time since May.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 24 July 2026, 4:11-4:31
- 9:44
- 9:55
Claim Trump conditions US-Saudi nuclear deal on Israel recognition
President Trump stated that the US-Saudi civilian nuclear deal is contingent on Saudi Arabia recognizing Israel, while Saudi Arabia insists on a path to a Palestinian state, and earlier reports had indicated the deal was signed without such a condition.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 24 July 2026, 9:55-10:05
- 11:28 ~6 min without annotations
- 17:00 Story begins Thousands protest in Delhi over exam leaks
- 18:14
Claim Thousands protest in Delhi over exam leaks
Prime Minister Modi pledged fast-track courts for exam leak cases.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 24 July 2026, 18:14-18:27
- 18:44
- 24:54
Claim US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
The US is imposing new tariffs on imports from around 60 trading partners.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 24 July 2026, 24:54-25:06
- 24:54
Claim US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
The US is imposing new tariffs on imports from around 60 trading partners.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 24 July 2026, 24:54-25:12
- 25:00 Story begins US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
- 25:12
Claim US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
The US administration says the tariffs target countries that have failed to stop forced labour.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 24 July 2026, 25:12-25:22
- 25:12
Claim US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
The US administration says the tariffs target countries that have failed to stop forced labour.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 24 July 2026, 25:12-25:22
- 25:28
Claim US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
The new US tariff strategy follows a Supreme Court ruling that Trump's use of emergency powers for global tariffs was illegal.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 24 July 2026, 25:28-25:45
- 25:28
Claim US imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners
The new US tariff strategy follows a Supreme Court ruling that Trump's use of emergency powers for global tariffs was illegal.
BBC NEWS, BBC News, 24 July 2026, 25:28-25:45
- 25:45 ~4 min without annotations
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