US President Donald Trump and Iran’s senior officials have traded new threats of further action, after the two sides exchanged strikes.

Trump said Tehran had taken “too long to negotiate a deal” and would now “have to pay the price”, without giving specific details. He said Iran had been “completely defeated” and was “all talk and no action”.

It came after Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi earlier warned his country would “leave no attack or threat unanswered”, saying that the US had suffered “defeats on the battlefield”.

The US said it struck Iranian sites on Tuesday in response to the downing of a US army helicopter in the Gulf. Iran then launched strikes at US bases in the region.

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With world attention recently diverted to the wars in Iran, Lebanon and Gaza, there’s been a rise in the number of Palestinians forced from their homes in Occupied East Jerusalem.

According to UN figures, some 200 Palestinian households – about 900 people – are facing eviction cases filed against them in the Israeli courts, mostly by settlers. Israel sees the whole of Jerusalem as its capital – Palestinians want the East to be the capital of their hoped-for future state.

Our Middle East Correspondent, Yolande Knell has been to meet Palestinians whose homes are being taken over or demolished.

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A model is suing Kanye West after claiming he assaulted her on a music video set in 2010.

Jennifer An told Fame Under Fire podcast the US rapper choked her and stuck his fingers in her mouth while filming a sequence for the music video in which he was making a cameo appearance, leaving her feeling “suffocated, unsure and scared”.

Lawyers for the rapper do not deny the encounter took place, but have argued it was part of an “intense and provocative theatrical performance”. His representatives have been contacted for further comment.

If you are affected by any of the issues in this story, help and support is available at BBC Action Line.

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Extra police are brought into Belfast and public transport is closing early, after a night of violence.

The violence erupted after a knife attack in the city on Monday. The suspect has appeared in court charged with attempted murder, threatening to kill an NHS radiographer, and possession of a knife. Hadi Alodid, 30, was remanded in custody for four weeks and is due to re-appear in court via video-link in July.

The family of Stephen Ogilvy, the victim in Monday night’s knife attack in Belfast, say “unrest is not welcome, and peaceful protest is the only way forward”. Meanwhile the Chief Constable of the PSNI has sworn to prosecute those involved in spreading misinformation online.

Adam and Chris are joined Ciarán Dunbar, BelTel podcast presenter, to discuss.

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The World Cup has officially kicked off this week – but alongside the football, there are questions around heat, cost, climate impact and travel restrictions.

The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins takes a look at the challenges facing this year’s tournament.

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