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A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has come into effect after it was brokered by the United States. Hezbollah have indicated they will observe the truce, though Israeli troops are to remain in Lebanese areas they have occupied. Iran has welcomed the development but wants a full Israeli wi...
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Ceasefire in Lebanon begins
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has come into effect after it was brokered by the United States. Hezbollah have indicated they will obse...
Pope Leo: 'world ravaged by handful of tyrants'
In unusually forceful political remarks, Pope Leo has said the world is "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants". Addressing a crowd during his visit t...
BBC in Iran as mediation efforts continue
The BBC's Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet gains rare access to report from Iran. Residents living under the fragile ceasefire tell her t...
Iran warns it will block Gulf and Red Sea
Iran warns that it will block trade through the Red Sea as well as the Gulf and the Sea of Oman, if the United States continues its own blockade of Ir...
Three years of war in Sudan
Sudan marks the third anniversary of its civil war. The fighting has led to a de facto partition of the country and created the world’s largest humani...
China calls US blockade of Iranian ports 'dangerous'
China has described the US blockade of Iranian ports as "irresponsible and dangerous". The measure came into force on Monday, after peace talks failed...
US Vice President suggests talks with Iran could resume
JD Vance says progress was made in discussions with Iran at the weekend and the ball is in Tehran's court. But he also accuses the Iranians of "econom...
Pope: 'I will not debate war with Trump'
Pope Leo has said he has "no intention to debate" Donald Trump, after the US leader criticised the pontiff's comments about the war in the Middle East...
Péter Magyar wins the Hungarian election by a landslide
Péter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party, has promised closer ties with the European Union - and an anti-corruption drive - after winning the Hungarian...
The Global Story: The medications that can trigger sex and gambling addictions
A BBC investigation has heard from hundreds of people who say they developed sex and gambling addictions after taking a category of prescription drugs...
'Historic' US Iran talks end without deal
Marathon talks between senior US and Iranian officials on ending the Middle East conflict have ended in failure. Speaking after the negotiations in Pa...
The Happy Pod: From a small town, to the moon
The mayor of Ingersoll beams with pride at the Canadian town being represented on Artemis II. Ingersoll is home to 15,000 people, including the astron...
Artemis II splashdown
Nasa's four Artemis astronauts: commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen ha...
JD Vance heads to Pakistan for talks with Iran
Islamabad warns that the gap between the negotiating positions of the US and Iran remains wide. Each has accused the other of breaking the terms of th...
Israel to hold direct talks with Lebanon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructs his cabinet to begin direct talks with Lebanon, but states "there is no ceasefire" and Israel will "contin...
Iran: Attacks on Lebanon are 'grave violation'
The Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Israel's attacks on Lebanon violate the ceasefire agreement with the United States, and warns that upcomi...
US-Iran ceasefire under strain
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard says it will deliver a "regret-inducing response" if Israeli strikes on Lebanon don't stop immediately, according to s...
Hegseth claims 'historic battlefield victory' over Iran
As a fragile ceasefire begins, both the United States and Iran claim victory. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says Iran will no longer enrich uraniu...
The US, Israel and Iran announce two-week ceasefire
Iran and the US have announced a two-week ceasefire which includes the reoping of the Strait of Hormuz and safe passage for ships. Peace talks will co...
Trump warns Iran 'whole civilisation will die tonight'
President Trump has warned that "a whole civilisation will die tonight", as his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approaches. Iran's Re...
Artemis II astronauts fly around the Moon
The Artemis II astronauts have travelled farther from Earth than any human in history and successfully looped around the far side of the Moon. The NAS...
Intelligence chief of Iranian Revolutionary Guard killed
The intelligence chief of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards Corps, general Majid Khademi, has been killed in a US-Israeli air strike. An Iranian st...
Trump extends Iran's deadline to open Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump has changed the deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to Tuesday, and threatened to bomb Iran's bridges and power plants if...
US gives Iran 48 hours to make deal or open Strait of Hormuz
President Trump has given Iran 48 hours to make a deal or open up the Strait of Hormuz - an ultimatum Tehran has rejected. Both countries are trading...
The Happy Pod: The decades long wait for the World Cup
We now know the 48 nations that will be competing in the summer's FIFA World Cup. The final two sides to qualify - Iraq and the DRC - have each waited...
US in desperate search for missing aviator in Iran
American forces are searching for a missing crew member after a US fighter jet was downed in Iran. Iranian state media says Iran's security forces are...
Iran says it has shot down US fighter jet
Iran says it has shot down a US fighter jet over the west of the country. Iranian state media has published pictures and videos purporting to show par...
Artemis II leaves Earth's orbit and heads for Moon
The Artemis II mission has completed a critical engine burn that's propelling the Orion spacecraft and its four astronauts on a journey to the far sid...
UK and allies discuss reopening Strait of Hormuz
Representatives from more than 40 countries took part in a virtual summit on Thursday to discuss the Strait of Hormuz crisis. French President Emmanue...
Reach for the Moon
Nasa has said it's back in the business of sending astronauts to the Moon, after the Artemis II mission successfully blasted off from Cape Canaveral i...
Iran war: World leaders respond to economic impact
Countries outline measures to try to reduce the impact of rising energy prices, as stock markets rise on President Trump's statement that the war may...
Trump: US to leave Iran in '2 or 3 weeks'
President Trump says the US will end its war against Iran in the next "2 or 3 weeks" - but it will be up to other countries to secure the vital Strait...
Hegseth: US 'closer than ever' to defeating Iran
US Defence Secretary says President Trump is willing to make a deal to end the fighting, but if Iran doesn't accept the terms, the war will continue....
US downplays suggestions it could commit war crimes in Iran
The White House has downplayed concerns that Donald Trump's threat to hit Iran's civilian infrastructure could lead to the US potentially carrying out...
Can the US really take control of Iran's oil?
President Trump says the US is in serious discussions with what he described as a new and more reasonable regime to end military operations in Iran. A...
Recommending: 13 Minutes Presents Artemis II
Humans are returning to the Moon - hear all about it on the BBC’s space podcast. 13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II is following Nasa’s mission to loop a...
Trump says he could 'take the oil in Iran'
President Trump has said he could "take the oil in Iran" and possibly seize Kharg Island through which most Iranian oil is exported. He spoke to the F...
The Global Story: Are we heading for World War Three?
It’s been almost a month since Israel and the US launched their war against Iran, and already there have been strikes in more than a dozen countries,...
Yemen's Houthis launch missile attack on Israel
The Houthis in Yemen have carried out a second missile and drone attack on Israel, and have warned they'll keep conducting strikes in the coming days....
The Happy Pod: The hug that stopped a bombing
A patient who stopped a bomb attack at a hospital has revealed he hugged the would-be-attacker to calm him down. Nathan Newby spent two hours talking...