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Oil nears $110 a barrel after gas field strike
Iran's military warned it would take "decisive action" in response to the strike on its energy infrastructure.
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 5:41 pm
Forty years after the last one was poached rhinos are back in the wild in Uganda
Hunting for the horns and meat, Ugandan poachers once wiped out the southern white rhinos from the country.
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 5:36 pm
Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in air strike
Israel said it had killed Khatib, whose death was confirmed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 5:05 pm
Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules
Archaeologist Alexander Butyagin is accused of conducting illegal excavations in Crimea - Ukraine's peninsula annexed by Russia.
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 4:39 pm
'Very difficult to stop': BBC visits scene of Iran cluster bomb strike on Israel
An elderly couple was killed after a bomb flew into their apartment in central Israel and exploded.
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 4:04 pm
Celebrations in Morocco but devastation in Senegal after Africa Cup of Nations decision
Moroccans feel justice has been done but the Senegalese are angry after being stripped of the title.
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 3:48 pm
Quantum pioneers win Turing Award for encryption breakthrough
It is hoped Charles H Bennett and Gilles Brassard's work will make digital communications secure for decades ahead.
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 3:23 pm
King Charles greets Nigerian president in Windsor sunshine
The King and President Tinubu will give speeches later at the state banquet, to be attended by political leaders and celebrities.
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 2:58 pm
Hittler faces Zielinski as French town's election contest goes viral
Charles Hittler, mayor of Arcis-sur-Aube, has always faced jokes about his name but now he faces a rival with another unlikely name.
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 1:57 pm
Norway prosecutor asks for seven years' jail for crown princess's son in rape trial
Prosecutors in the trial of Marius Borg Høiby argue he should be found guilty of 39 of the 40 charges he is accused of.
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 12:44 pm
US judge orders Trump administration to reopen Voice of America
Some 85% of VOA staff were laid off by Trump who accused the international broadcaster of bias.
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 11:01 am
Will the Iran war squeeze India's piped gas next?
The Iran war has already rattled LPG users. Will India’s piped gas network face the next squeeze?
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 5:45 am
Death of Ali Larijani deepens crisis at heart of Iran's leadership
Larijani has long been seen as one of the Islamic Republic's most experienced and influential policy makers.
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 4:36 am
Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war, urging Trump to 'reverse course'
National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent says Trump "started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby".
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 2:12 am
India's cheap weight-loss drugs could reshape global obesity fight
With India’s semaglutide patent expiring on 20 March, about 50 branded generics are expected to enter the market.
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 12:30 am
Total repression and air strikes bring unrelenting dread for Iranians
Tehran residents tell the BBC they're caught between US-Israeli bombing and an Iranian regime trying to reassert its power.
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2026 🕒 12:07 am
Iranian security chief Ali Larijani killed in air strike
His death is confirmed on state TV, alongside that of another senior figure, Gholamreza Soleimani
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 10:49 pm
Italy warns Russian tanker could explode in Mediterranean at any time
Italy is one of nine EU countries urging the European Commission to act over the Arctic Metagaz, drifting out of control in the Mediterranean Sea.
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 7:21 pm
US Attorney General Bondi formally summoned to Congress in Epstein case
It comes weeks after a Republican lawmaker accused the justice department of a "cover-up" in releasing the Epstein files.
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 6:59 pm
Spanish king reopens debate on conquest of Mexico by acknowledging 'abuse'
King Felipe appears to have helped thaw frosty relations with Mexico while reviving a fierce debate over events 500 years ago.
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 6:55 pm
Air strike hit Kabul rehab centre as patients ate dinner, survivor tells BBC
The exact number killed in Monday night's strike by Pakistan is still not known, but is feared to be in the hundreds.
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 6:45 pm
What have US allies and China said about sending ships to the Strait of Hormuz?
US allies have either pushed back or remained cautious on Trump's initial request to send ships to the crucial oil route.
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 4:35 pm
Water supply cut in Moldova after oil spill blamed on Russian strike in Ukraine
Moldova has imposed a 15-day state of alert in the Dniester river basin as a precaution.
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 4:10 pm
Chile's president begins building border barrier less than week into term
José Antonio Kast visited the ditch - a few feet wide and deep - on Monday, calling it a "milestone".
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 3:49 pm
Aspiring female Zambian politicians were asked for sexual favours, official says
These reports harm attempts to close the wide gender representation gap in Zambia, activists say.
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 1:31 pm
Pakistan air strike kills at least 100 at Kabul drug rehab centre
Some of the bodies were injured beyond recognition, forensic laboratory sources told the BBC.
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 12:38 pm
Why did only two Iranian football players stay in Australia?
After Australia gave humanitarian visas to seven team members, only two decided to stay - the BBC's Katy Watson explains what happened.
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 5:22 am
And the burger goes to... Michael B Jordan marks Oscars win at In-N-Out
Hours after winning best actor, Jordan joins an exclusive list of famous faces to celebrate an Oscar victory with a burger.
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 4:41 am
Sri Lanka declares Wednesdays off as Asian countries try to conserve fuel
This is the latest in a series of measures undertaken by Asian countries which rely on oil from the Gulf.
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 4:17 am
Utah mother who wrote book about grief found guilty of poisoning husband
A jury found that Kouri Richins killed her husband in March 2022 by poisoning him with a fentanyl-laced drink.
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 1:14 am
Surge in US gas prices deepens political peril for Trump over Iran
The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only growing.
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 12:24 am
'Fire came from the sky and burned them' - life on the brink of civil war in South Sudan
Some 50,000 people are told to flee their homes as the army warns of a huge military offensive in Jonglei state.
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2026 🕒 12:08 am
Watch: Reunion resident gets close to lava from erupting volcano
Lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reached the Indian ocean for the first time in 19 years.
📢 Published on 📅 16 March 2026 🕒 8:39 pm
'My mother cried out one last time': Palestinian boy, 12, describes how Israeli forces killed his family in car
Khaled Bani Odeh's parents and two brothers were shot dead as they drove home from a shopping trip in the occupied West Bank.
📢 Published on 📅 16 March 2026 🕒 5:57 pm
Wary allies show there's no quick fix to Trump's Iran crisis
European leaders are hesitant to help Trump secure the Strait of Hormuz, but they know inaction on the Iran war is not really an option.
📢 Published on 📅 16 March 2026 🕒 5:34 pm
Mexico City breaks Guinness Record with giant football training session
Mexico City set a Guinness record for the largest football training session as 9,500 participants filled the capital’s Zocalo square ahead of World Cup.
📢 Published on 📅 16 March 2026 🕒 5:23 pm
Iran taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, Tehran residents tell BBC
Residents describe new security checkpoints around the capital, where they say people are stopped and searched.
📢 Published on 📅 16 March 2026 🕒 4:43 am
Historic firsts, emotional speeches, and a tie: Watch the top Oscars moments
One Battle After Another dominated the night with six awards, while Sinners and Frankenstein weren't far behind.
📢 Published on 📅 16 March 2026 🕒 3:15 am
