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Is the US blockade of Iran working?

The US military has claimed its blockade of Iranian ports has completely halted economic trade going into and out of Iran by sea since it came into force on 13 April. Ben Chu from BBC Verify has been looking into whether the evidence from ship tracking data supports that.

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Ros Atkins on... unanswered Andrew questions

The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at the questions around the way Buckingham Palace has responded to the various accusations against the King's brother.

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Ros Atkins on... Mandelson and the vetting system

Revelations over Peter Mandelson’s links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have raised questions about how he became ambassador. Our Analysis Editor Ros Atkins reports.

Three Israeli protestors stand in a row holding up posters of hostages who are still being held captive in Gaza. The left poster reads "two years" in yellow letters, with a photo of a man with glasses and dark hair. The middle poster says "48 hostages" in red letters and shows a picture of a young man with stubble and a fade haircut. The poster on the right also reads "two years" in black letters, and shows a 21 year old man. Every poster has the name of each hostage in Hebrew.

What we know about the hostages still in Gaza

Two years after the 7 October attacks, dozens of hostages remain in Hamas captivity. BBC Verify has been examining what we know about them.

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The BBC's analysis editor looks at a decision that leading Democrats have called "an abuse of power".

What video and flight data tell us about Air India crash

Using footage and flight data, BBC Verify has pieced together what we know so far about the Air India crash in Ahmedabad.

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BBC Verify examines tunnels footage after IDF says Hamas leader body found

The IDF have released new footage that they say shows the underground tunnel network underneath the European hospital in southern Gaza. BBC Verify pieces together the evidence.

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Ros Atkins on... Ukraine's Operation 'Spider's Web'

BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins and the BBC Verify team build up a picture of what happened and how it was done.

A compound image showing two stills taken from a video at a Gaza aid distribution site showing people and a food parcel

BBC Verify examines footage of chaos at aid site in Gaza

The UN Human Rights Office has said it believes 47 people were injured in Gaza on Tuesday when crowds overwhelmed an aid distribution centre run by a controversial US and Israeli-backed group.

A composite image showing plume of smoke from explosions near Gaza's European Hospital and a graphic design on the right visualising what 'bunker buster' bombs look like

Investigating Israel's strike on Gaza's European Hospital

BBC Verify analysed footage, gathered witness testimony and spoke to munitions and legal experts to examine how one of Gaza's last functioning hospitals came under Israeli attack.

Israeli 'bunker buster' bombs used in Gaza hospital strike, experts say

CCTV footage obtained and verified by the BBC shows the moment before impact and the immediate aftermath. Munitions experts told BBC Verify that the strikes and destruction are consistent with the use of so-called "bunker buster" bombs - designed to hit underground targets. BBC Verify's Merlyn Thomas has more.

BBC Verify reporter Merlyn Thomas standing in front of a map of Ukraine and Russa, with areas under Russian control highlighted in red

What would it mean for Ukraine to temporarily give up land?

As Ukraine reckons with the terms of a possible peace deal, BBC Verify asks what it could mean in practice.

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BBC Verify analyses video showing Israel's killing of Gaza medics

The IDF's killing of 15 emergency workers has drawn international condemnation. BBC Verify examines new footage of the incident.

BBC Verify: Earthquake video proven fake gets millions of views

BBC Verify: Earthquake video proven fake gets millions of views

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BBC Verify: Israel's hospital assassination in Gaza

An air strike on a hospital in Gaza is reported to have killed a senior Hamas leader

Pro-Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil speaking to the press during a protest at Columbia University

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Treated image of President Vladimir Putin visiting an army command centre in the Kursk region of Russia

BBC Verify: What does Putin video tell us about the battle for Kursk?

An analysis of verified footage reveals Moscow is taking back territory in Kursk, the area of Russia that Ukraine attacked in 2024.

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BBC Verify examines moments before cargo ship and oil tanker collision

Ship tracking data sheds light on what happened before the two vessels, the Solong and Stena Immaculate, collided in the North Sea.

A grainy photo taken in the north sea off the east coast of England. It shows oil on the surface of the water that is on fire, with bright orange flames and a huge plume of dark grey smoke billowing into the sky.

What we know about the oil tanker and cargo vessel collision

BBC Verify examines how a ship carrying a highly-toxic chemical hit a tanker in the North Sea transporting jet fuel.