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A mother whose son killed himself just six hours afterbeing targeted by "sextortionists" is campaigning to raise awareness. Jordan DeMay died in 2022 after brothers Samuel andSamson Ogoshi targeted him from Lagos, pretendingto be an attractive girl his age, and then blackmailedhim with explicit images of himself. Now, his mother, Jenn Buta, is using the TikTokaccount Jordan set up for her to warn young peopleabout such criminals, largely based in Nigeria - and her videos have more than a million "likes". Nigerian police have told BBC News any suggestionthey are not taking the crimes seriously is "laughable".

France and Britain are holding commemorationsmarking the eightieth anniversary of the D-Daylandings during the Second World War. In Portsmouth in England, King Charles called on people to live up to the freedom soldiers died for,paying tribute to surviving veterans. In France,President Macron also evoked the spirit of sacrifice at a ceremony in Brittany. The D-Day landings saw troops from the UK, US,Canada and France attacking German forces inNormandy, northern France, during World War Two. It was the largest seaborne invasion ever attempted,and marked the start of the campaign to liberateNazi-occupied north-west Europe.

Boeing's Starliner has lifted off from the KennedySpace Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The past two attempts to launch a crewed Starliner tothe International Space Station (ISS) were abortedbecause of technical problems. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams areriding aboard the Starliner capsule on a journey thattakes them to the International Space Station.

United Nations Secretary General António Guterressaid the world's fossil fuel industries should be banned from advertising to help save the world from climate change. Mr Guterres called coal, oil and gas corporations the"godfathers of climate chaos" who had deceived the public for decades. Just as tobacco advertising was banned because ofthe threat to health, the same should now apply to fossil fuels, he said. His remarks were his most damning condemnation yetof the industries responsible for the bulk of global warming. They came as new studies showed the rate ofwarming is increasing and that global heat records have continued to tumble.

President Joe Biden has issued a sweeping executiveorder aimed at curbing record migrant arrivals at theUS-Mexico border that have left him politicallyvulnerable in an election year. Under the order, which took effect at midnight, officialscan quickly remove migrants entering the US illegallywithout processing their asylum requests. Rival Republicans say Biden has not gone far enough,while some of the president's Democratic allies - andthe United Nations - have expressed concern. A spokeswoman for the UN's refugee agency saidthose fearing persecution should have access to safe territory.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set for a thirdconsecutive term in a much tighter general election than anticipated. His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lost its outrightparliamentary majority for the first time in 10 years. The opposition coalition, INDIA opposition alliance,performed far better than expected, securing 232 seats. It has not accepted defeat and said it will meet today to decide next steps. More than 640 million people voted in the marathonseven-week election, hailed as a "world record" by election authorities.

Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty in his federal gun charges case. The US president's son is accused of knowingly lyingon a form to buy a revolver and ammunition from aWilmington, Delaware, gun shop on 12 October 2018. It is the first time a sitting US president's son has gone on trial. Mr Biden could face up to 25 years in prison if foundguilty of all three federal counts in the case. He is charged with lying to a federally licensed gundealer, making a false claim on the application bysaying he was not a drug user, and illegally having the gun for 11 days.

Palestinian locals said the burnt-out remains of theal-Shifa hospital "reeked of death" after Israeli forces left on 1 April. During the past eight months of war, hospitals havecome under repeated attack, with Israel claiming theyare used as bases by Hamas; something the group denies. But events at al-Shifa - once the biggest and bestequipped medical facility in the Gaza Strip - havearguably been the most dramatic. The two-week surprise raid, launched after Israel saidHamas had regrouped at the site, was described bythe Israeli government as "precise and surgical". Its spokesman, Avi Hyman, asserted that it had set"the gold standard of urban warfare". He said: "Wetook out over 200 terrorists. We apprehended over 900terrorists with not a single civilian casualty. With decaying bodies sticking out of the sand piled upby combat bulldozers in the courtyards of al-Shifa, theclaim that there had been no civilian casualties was immediately questioned. In recent weeks, four mass graves have beenuncovered at the site, with Palestinian search teamssaying that several hundred bodies have been found.

Votes are being counted in India after the world'sbiggest election was held in seven phases over sixweeks with hundreds of millions of people voting. Early trends show Prime Minister Narendra Modi'sBJP-led NDA alliance is leading in nearly 300 seats. Most exit polls had suggested a comfortable win forMr Modi's party, which is eyeing a rare third consecutive term in power. However, the opposition alliance INDIA is performingbetter than expected and is ahead in more than 200 seats. A party or alliance needs to win 272 seats in the543-member parliament to form the government.Results are expected later on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the Labour leader KeiraStarmer clashed over the NHS, cost of living,education and immigration in the first head-to-head TV debate of the election. In opening statements, Starmer said this election wasabout a choice between "chaos" with theConservatives or "rebuilding with Labour". Sunak said"uncertain times call for a clear plan and bold action". You can hear from the other political parties on Friday,when leading figures from seven parties debate on the BBC from 19:30.

US President Joe Biden has announced a sweepingnew executive action aimed at curbing migrant arrivalsat the US-Mexico border. It will stop migrants who cross unlawfully fromreceiving asylum, but only takes effect when thesouthern border has been "overwhelmed." The Biden Administration says the action makes iteasier for immigration officers to remove people who are in the US illegally. Immigration is one of the key voter issues ahead ofNovember's presidential election, and both Democratsand Republicans are seeking to prove their credentials on the topic.

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk presented achoice ahead of the European elections this weekend:go to vote if you don't want to go to war. Previously, Tusk has warned Europe is in a "pre-warera" and Ukraine must not be defeated by Russia for the good of the whole continent. Tusk's campaign team has been highlighting the threatof Russian aggression for months. Tusk's Civic Coalition is stressing that the EU needs tostand firm and united against the danger from Moscow. Vladimir Putin has recently said he has no plans to attack a Nato country.

Italy's current government is led by the Brothers ofItaly party, which has roots in post-war fascism. Its leader, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, has said hermovement has completely changed and that it is clearher politics are not those of the people raising their arms in Milan. But some fear she and her party have not moved faraenough away from their political origins and that whatwas once considered the extreme is becoming mainstream. Ms Meloni's Brothers of Italy party bears the samethree-coloured flame logo adopted by neo-fascistgroupings after the second world war, but she hasprogressively shifted her movement away from the far right. BBC's Mark Lowen looks into the world of neo-fascismbin Italy for BBC InDepth.

Early trends in India's election vote count are notashowing the expected landslide for the current prime minister. Narendra Modi's BJP-led alliance is leading in justunder 300 seats, while opposition parties are ahead in about 200. Modi is eyeing a rare third consecutive term for himself and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but earlyresults are not showing the landslide win expected. Early results show the Congress party along with otheropposition parties doing better than expected. The world's biggest election was held in seven phasesover six weeks with almost a billion people registered to vote.

After two decades of construction, work will soon be completed on the world's first geological tomb forspent nuclear fuel - half a kilometre underground. Finland opened Europe's most powerful nuclearreactor last April - it's betting on nuclear to boostenergy security and help it reach its climate goals.

China says its lunar probe has successfully taken offfrom the far side of the moon to begin its journey backto Earth carrying the first samples ever collected from the region. On Sunday, the robot landed in a giant crater close tothe moon's south pole in a world-first feat celebratedby the international science community. China is the only country to have landed on the far sideof the moon, having also done so before in 2019. China aims to be the first country to bring back rockand soil samples from the far side of the moon, whichscientists say could be very different from rockformations on the near side.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won a thirdconsecutive term in a much tighter general election than anticipated. His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may fall short of amajority, despite confident claims that it was heading for a clearcut victory. The results are a personal blow to Mr Modi, who hasalways secured majorities in elections as both chiefminister of Gujarat state and India's prime ministerand has dominated the country's politics for a decade. The verdict marks a surprising revival for the CongressParty-led INDIA opposition alliance, defying earlier predictions of its decline. More than 640 million people voted in a marathonseven-week election, hailed as a "world record" by election authorities. Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Yogita Limaye in Delhi.

Israel's military says it has established the deaths offour more people abducted by Hamas on 7 October. It says the four were killed while together during anIsraeli operation in Khan Younis in southern Gaza,adding that their bodies were still being held by the militants. The men were named as British-Israeli NadavPopplewell, 51, Chaim Peri, 79, Yoram Metzger, 80, and Amiram Cooper, 85. The announcement comes as the US says it hassubmitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Councilsupporting the ceasefire plan outlined by President Biden. The three-phase plan involves an end to the conflict,the release of the hostages and reconstruction of the Palestinian territory. At least 36,470 people have been killed in Gaza inalmost eight months of fighting, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

Destiny 2: The Final Shape expansion could bring theseries' story to an end after more than a decade years. Twitch streamer IFrostBolt talks to BBC Newsbeatabout what he hopes fans like himself will discoverand why he doesn't want the game to end.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has madeclear that his forces will continue the war in Gaza untilit has achieved its objectives of destroying Hamas andfreeing Israeli hostages. President Biden has unveiled a peace plan which callsfor an immediate ceasefire by Israel and Hamas,leading to negotiations on a permanent end to hostilities. Fiona Bruce presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Lucy Williamson.

The US has "every expectation" Israel will accept aceasefire proposal that would begin with a six-weekcessation of hostilities in Gaza if Hamas takes thedeal, a senior White House official has said. The three-part plan unveiled by President Joe Bidenlast week would also see a "surge" of humanitarianaid, as well as an exchange ọf some hostages forPalestinian prisoners before a permanent end to the war. The proposal, however, has encountered vocalopposition from some members of Israel's government. The negotiations come as fighting continues in Rafah,which came under intense Israeli airstrikes over the weekend.

"The situation now in Russia in similar to Nineteen Eighty-Four," librarian Alexandra Karaseva tells BBC's Steve Rosenberg. "Total control by the government, the state and the security structures." In Nineteen Eighty-Four, the Party manipulatespeople's perception of reality, so that citizens ofOceania believe that "war is peace" and "ignorance is strength". Russia today has a similar feel about it. The state media here claims that Russia's war inUkraine is not an invasion, but a defensive operation;that Russian soldiers are not occupiers, but liberators;that the West is waging war on Russia, when, in reality,it was the Kremlin that ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, hasbecome the first child of a sitting US president to nẹ acriminal defendant. Prosecutors allege Hunter Biden, 54, lied about hisdrug use on application forms when he purchased a handgun in 2018. He faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of thethree federal counts, in a case that began on Monday with jury selection. Mr Biden, the only surviving son of President JoeBiden, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

In the patriotic run-up to the 25th anniversary of QueenElizabeth Il's accession to the throne - the punk groupThe Sex Pistols released an incendiary single thatignited a firestorm of controversy and brought them overnight notoriety. With its provocative title and lyrics that openlyattacked the UK establishment, during this week in1977 the Sex Pistols' God Save The Queen sparked outrage with its release. Six months earlier, the BBC tried to get to the bottomof the chaotic youth movement that seemed to bechallenging the very foundations of British society.

China has accused the UK's intelligence agency of recruiting a couple as spies. According to China's Ministry of State Security, the twostate department employees were successfullyrecruited after Ml6 operatives exploited the man's "strong desire for money". China did not reveal how it uncovered the caseinvolving Mr Wang and Ms Zhou, saying only that itcame after a "thorough investigation". The case is still under investigation and Chineseofficials did not say if the couple would be charged. The BBC has contacted the UK authorities for a response.