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Gunmen in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan have killed six police officers in a series of attacks, security officials say. Twelve other officers were also wounded in the attacks. A synagogue, two churches and a police checkpoint were targeted in the cities of Derbent and Makhachkala.
Also in the programme: Countdown to Iran's Presidential elections next week with five hard-line candidates and a reformist; and the absent landlord who found that his family home had been turned into a cannabis farm.
(Photo: A view shows plumes of smoke rising from building in Derbent, Dagestan, June 23, 2024, in this still image obtained from a video. Credit: Reuters/via a third party)

The Israeli military says it is to investigate an incident in which an injured Palestinian was strapped to an Israeli military vehicle in the West bank. But Israeli human rights group B'Tselem is sceptical.
Also on the programme: French feminists protesting against what they see as the threat to women's rights of the far right National Rally party; and chaos over the exams for higher education that has sparked further protests across India.
(Photo: Footage shows wounded Palestinian strapped to Israeli army jeep. Credit: BBC)

At least 22 Palestinians have been killed in shelling near the Gaza office of Red Cross, the agency says. We hear from William Schomburg, the head of the ICRC delegation in Gaza.
Also in the programme: The lawyer for a Florida family suing Nasa for space junk that fell on their property; and why the King of the Competitive Eating circuit has been banned from taking part in the annual Fourth of July Nathan's Hot Dog Eating competition.
(Photo: A delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) inspects a makeshift displacement camp in Rafah's Mawasi area in the southern Gaza Strip on 29 May 2024. Credit: Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images)

The Red Cross says 22 people were killed in shelling near its offices in Gaza. It's called on both Hamas and the Israeli military to do more to protect civilians. We speak to William Schomburg who is the head of the ICRC delegation in Gaza.
Also in the programme: Ukraine says there has been another massive Russian attack on its energy infrastructure; a new documentary about the designer of the wrap around dress - Diane Von Furstenberg; and should NASA pay for damage caused by falling space junk?
(Photo credit: AFP)

Also on the programme, The US state of Hawaii has agreed to take action to decarbonize its transport by 2045 after a lawsuit was brought by thirteen young people – we hear from one of their representatives, and four members of the Hindujas, known as Britain’s wealthiest family, have been handed jail sentences for exploiting servants in their villa in Geneva.
(Picture: A fire blazes on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border following attacks from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in northern Israel June 18, 2024. REUTERS/Ayal Margolin )

The UN says more than a million people are at risk. Meanwhile a US-built pier designed to facilitate aid deliveries into the Gaza Strip was re-anchored on Wednesday. In recent weeks, strong winds and heavy seas had struck the $300m structure. So how much aid has got in via the pier?
Also on the programme: we visit the hometown of French president Emmanuel Macron in the run up to the general election in July; and new research suggests wild chimpanzees in Uganda are ‘self-medicating’ with healing plants.
(Picture: A child in Gaza waits to receive food. Credit: Reuters / Khaled)