A tiny island you have probably never heard of now matters to the whole world.

Reports from Yemen say fighters from the Iran-backed Houthi movement have reached Perim Island on the Red Sea.

But what does that mean for the rest of the world? In this video…

00:34 Who are the Houthis?
02:07 Why is Perim Island so important?
03:00 What’s the impact of the Houthi advance?
05:26 Saudi reaction
07:12 What next – could it become a wider war?

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The oldest known sentence in the ancient language of Canaanites has been decoded by at team of Israeli archaeologists.

The inscription was discovered on an ivory head-lice comb, unearthed at Tel Lachish, an ancient city in the Biblical Kingdom of Judah.

Experts translated the comb to read: “May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard.”

The landmark discovery provides evidence for the use of the alphabet 3,700 years ago.

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After Reform’s £72 million record donations, we’re looking at whether they’ll be allowed to keep the money.

Legislation is going through Parliament that could limit the amount of money foreign donors can give, and be applied restrospectively, but Robert Jenrick has said the recent donations were “entirely in line with the law”.

And there’s been a shift in tone from tech bosses since the concerns about AI raised by researchers this week. We look at what a more controlled future for AI might look like.

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After Chester Bennington’s death in 2017, Linkin Park went on an indefinite hiatus. In 2024, the band returned with new music and a new co-vocalist, Emily Armstrong.

But what happened behind closed doors during the years in between? In their new documentary film Unshatter, Linkin Park share the process of deciding to make music together again.

BBC News’ Mel Ramsay speaks with band member and Unshatter director Joe Hahn about navigating grief as well as dealing with criticism – and why the band felt ready to return.

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Gamescom, the biggest gaming convention in the world, is full of big surprises.

Tech Now’s Laura Cress has the highlights from this year’s event.

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