Hello. While Israel's PM says his country will "make its own decisions" about a response to Saturday's attack by Iran, the repercussions of the escalation are being felt in Washington, as Gary O'Donoghue reports. In Thailand, Jonathan Head hears from young Burmese men who have fled the Myanmar junta's conscription. And on a lighter note, as Paris prepares to host the Olympic Games, you should check out BBC Sport's beautifully produced feature looking back at the last time the city hosted the event - a century ago.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Biden treads a diplomatic tightrope

The US military was involved in co-ordinated action to repel Iran's barrage. Credit: Reuters.

Joe Biden had been showing increasing frustration with Israel's approach to the war in Gaza. But after Iran's weekend attack on Israel, the US president restated his country's "ironclad" commitment to its ally. Even so, it has changed the political calculus - and narrowed the White House's options.

What are the implications?

A fundamental and worrying change in the regional situation, according to former US envoy Dennis Ross, a 40-year veteran of US diplomacy in the Middle East. Iran's direct retaliation against Israeli territory for the strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria has "rewritten the rules" of the Israel-Iran relationship, he says.

What does that mean for Joe Biden?

The tightrope he was walking on the Israel-Gaza war has got even thinner, as he seeks to both de-escalate the situation and deter Iran, while facing domestic pressure from both left and right over the relationship with Israel. Mr Biden now faces an uncomfortable paradox, says Mr Ross. The president has to lower the temperature with Iran but simultaneously make Tehran understand there is a cost to its actions.

What about the situation in Gaza?

American diplomats have been working around the clock to get Israel to agree to a six-week pause in fighting to allow for the release of both hostages from Gaza and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. The agreement would also facilitate the movement of desperately needed aid into Gaza, where starvation is looming. All that is now in jeopardy as the world waits to see how Israel will respond.

• More US support: The House of Representatives will on Saturday vote on foreign aid bills, including for Israel and Ukraine, Speaker Mike Johnson has announced.

• Israel's response: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will "make its own decisions", after being urged to keep action "smart" and limited.

• Tensions in Iran: A significant proportion of citizens oppose what they see as the reckless adventurism of the country's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. They have been telling BBC Persian of their fears.

THE BIG PICTURE

How City of Light changed the Olympics

Paris hosts this year's Olympics - 100 years after a transformative Games in the French capital. Credit: BBC.

The 1924 Olympics in Paris was notable for many first and lasts - and helped shape the modern sporting festival that will return to the French capital this summer. With the help of some beautifully evocative photographs, BBC Sport looks back at a Games that broke new ground in terms of media coverage and athletes' accommodation - and which inspired the Chariots of Fire legend.

• Sports, spectators, security: Everything you need to know about Paris' preparations - and the Games themselves.

And finally... in England

Margaret Seaman is not your regular knitter. The 94-year-old has built a reputation as the Queen of Knitting for accomplishing incredible feats of the stitch. Now, her showstoppers, which include Buckingham Palace and Sandringham House, have been gathered for a final show in a bid to find them new homes.