Lindsey Hilsum , International Editor

Today, the fighting in southern Lebanon claimed the lives of seven Israeli soldiers, killed by Hezbollah fighters.

At least 25 people have been killed in continued Israeli airstrikes across the south of Lebanon.

In Lebanon, Israel continues to strike across the country as their army targets Hezbollah members who have moved beyond their traditional areas.

There have been more attacks across Lebanon – with at least 21 people killed in an Israeli airstrike on a building in a mostly Christian area in the north of the country.

There have been more attacks across Lebanon – with at least 21 people killed in an Israeli airstrike on a building in a mostly Christian area in the north of the country.

In Lebanon, Israeli attacks have killed nine people in two villages – one south of Beirut and one to the north. This, after a fifth UN peacekeeper was injured when their headquarters were hit again.

Lebanon’s prime minister has said the 22 people who were killed in last night’s airstrikes in central Beirut were all civilians. Israel has not commented directly on the attacks – which left more than 100 others injured.

There were loud explosions in the centre of the Lebanese capital Beirut after missiles were heard flying over the city – reports claim Israel was targeting a leading Hezbollah official.

At the UN Security council – ambassadors for Iran and Israel accused each other of representing “terrorist states” and threatened to launch further military action.

This isn’t the first time Israeli troops have gone into Lebanon, but previous invasions have failed to bring any long term peace. Will it be any different this time?

Air strikes and clashes have rocked Khartoum after Sudan’s army launched a major offensive to take back areas it lost early in its war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

The news that six British diplomats were being effectively expelled broke on Russian state TV this morning. Russia accused them of spying – something that was hastily denied by the Foreign Office. 

Over 100 Afghan women have gathered in Tirana for a summit on women’s rights – just two weeks after new Taliban laws banned women in Afghanistan from speaking in public.

Since the Taliban returned to power three years ago, they’ve turned Afghanistan into a cage for women and girls.

Torrential rain and flooding have left more than a hundred thousand people displaced in the east of Sudan – with dozens of villages reportedly washed away.